[Watch] Ship-to-Ship Transfer Operation – a 360 Video
Watch what happens during an STS operation conducted by one of our specialized Mooring Masters.
Disclaimer: This video is intended for informational purpose only. This may not be construed as a news item or advice...
Interest in LNG as a Marine Fuel is Growing
EVOL LNG announced that, after having completed the first Australian commercial LNG bunkering for Woodside in Western Australia’s north‐west, on 23 January 2017, just completed the first LNG bunkering at Fremantle Port, on 19 February 2017.
Under an...
Daring Escape of 3 Sailors from the Pirates
3 Sailors have returned after being captured in February.
What happened?
Three Russian sailors captured by pirates in early February near Nigeria have returned to Russia, Director of Briese Shipping crewing agency’s St. Petersburg office Pavel Fedulov said.
"The...
Car Carrier Held Captive
Ship Seized by Military Released
A ship seized by Libyan military was released Tuesday after being held captive.
What happened?
A South Korean ship with 24 crew members and some 5,000 cars was released Tuesday after being...
Latest Flag State Performance Table by ICS
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has published its latest Flag State Performance Table which can be downloaded free of charge via the ICS website. See www.ics- shipping.org/docs/flag-state-performance-table
The ICS Table provides an annual overview...
ABS Issues Industry’s First Cyber Safety Notation
ABS, a leading provider of classification and technical services to the marine and offshore industries, has issued its first notation for the ABS Guide for Cybersecurity Implementation for the Marine and Offshore Industries.
“The focus...
South Africa Honors more than 600 Dead in WWI Ship Sinking
It was a cataclysmic loss among many during World War I. On the foggy early morning of Feb. 21, 1917, in the channel between Britain and France, a British steamship accidentally rammed the smaller...
Hyundai Global Services Enters into Eco-friendly Ship Services Business with KSS Line
Hyundai Global Services (HGS), Hyundai Heavy Industries’ (HHI) newly spun-off company specializing in providing total marine services announced it signed an MOU with KSS Line, a Korean shipping company, for entering into eco-friendly ship...
LNG Carriers Prepare for Sulphur Changes
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Engine Co (MHI-MME) has completed retrofit work on boilers onboard 80 gas carriers as owners prepare for regulations limiting fuel sulphur content.
From 2020 a global sulphur cap, limiting...
Shipping Investors will Fill the Gap Left by the Banks
BY LOUISE VOGDRUP-SCHMIDT
Several prominent family-owned shipping companies, mainly with Norwegian roots, have invested in new company Maritime Asset Partners, which will offer alternative financing for shipping and offshore companies.
"We are an upstart company...