[Watch] How AR Can Improve Ship Safety
Augmented reality can improve navigation safety and help prevent maritime accidents. This technology provides seafarers with additional information on bridge systems that assists them in avoiding hazards during voyages.
AR is one of 10 technologies...
Install Scrubber to Stay Insured Before 2020
As the International Maritime Organization's 2020 0.5% global sulfur cap draws ever nearer there are plenty of questions that remain unanswered, one of which is the impact on insurance policies.
The implications of the IMO...
Treat Stair Trunks as Enclosed Spaces! Two Collapsed Inside the Stair Trunk
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A fatal accident happened on a Hong Kong registered general cargo ship that two stevedores and one bulldozer operator were killed inside the stair trunk, after they entered the enclosed stair trunk without following...
Wärtsilä Aquarius BWMS Retrofit Reduces Installation Risks
With entry into force of the ballast water treatment regulation now less than 2 years away, Wärtsilä BWMS and scrubber retrofit engineering services are seeing considerable increase in interest in their experience and risk...
Cargo Ships Sinks After Collision Near Prvic’ Island
A cargo ship named Plavi Jadran and Jadrolinija's passenger ship Tijat collided on Wednesday around 18:30 near Prvić island, reports Morski.hr on February 2, 2018. The collision caused enough damage for the cargo ship...
Engine Fire Disables Container Ship 21 Crew Stuck Off B.C.
Two crew members had to be rescued from a container ship off the B.C. coast after they suffered burns due to an engine fire, on Thursday.
The MOL Prestige is now adrift the southwest of...
Oil Platform Could Not Transit the Bosphorus
The "GSP Saturn" could not transit the Bosphorus enroute from the Marmara Sea to Constanta on Jan 31, 2018, being towed by the Norwegian-flagged "GSP Antares". The platform which has a height of 110...
TEU Tokens – First Cryptocurrency for Container Shipping is Launched
Container shipping could see the first widespread use of a cryptocurrency this week.
A Hong Kong-based blockchain developer, ETH Smart Contract Tech, will start distribution of its bespoke TEU tokens to shippers, forwarders and 3PLs...
Seaman’s Plea: HC Orders Arrest of UK-regd Ship
Coming to the rescue of a seaman who was abandoned by a UK-based cargo vessel company after he sustained serious injuries while clearing fishing nets stuck in the propeller of a cargo ship owned...
Ship Violated Ballast Water Convention
On Jan 31, 2018, the "Pilion" was the subject of an inspection in Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg at Southern Reiherstieg, during which officials of the Water Police (WSPK 32) found a violation of the Ballast Water Convention....