Vessel Oversupply to Persist in the VLGC Shipping Sector
High scheduled deliveries and low demolition prospects will drive unwanted fleet growth of very large gas carriers (VLGC) in 2017 putting additional pressure on freight rates, according to the latest edition of the LPG...
Can Coatings Increase Asset Value ?
Vessel coatings – protecting your assets from environmental corrosion
UK P&I Club, in conjunction with marine coating consultants Safinah, advise on the importance of hull and cargo tank coatings. The primary role of coatings is...
Panama Sees Shorter Transit Times, More Transit Slots
Transit times in the Panama Canal have shortened following the June 2016 opening of its expansion.
Average vessel transit times decreased by about two hours to 10.65 hours during the period July to October, compared...
Innovative Hybrid Propulsion for Hurtigruten Expedition Ships
“Hybrid propulsion on large ships is possible, today,” says Daniel Skjeldam, CEO of Hurtigruten, as Rolls-Royce announces an innovative equipment package for the Norwegian operator’s two new expedition cruise vessels.
The Roald Amundsen and Fridtjof...
MAN Powers Antarctic Icebreaker
MAN Diesel & Turbo has been selected to supply the main engines to a new, icebreaking, supply-and-research vessel for the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD). The 2 × 16V32/44CR main engines – each producing 9,600...
Fatigue Can Jeopardize Seafaring
Senior members from shipmanagement industry body InterManager met in a crewing event where they highlighted the growing problems of fatigue at sea.
Captain Kuba Szymanski, InterManager’s secretary general, chaired a panel on the findings of...
Magic Pipe: Ship Owners Penalized for Sludge Cover-Up
On November 23, U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw ordered two German shipping companies that owned and operated the cargo ship “Nils B” to jointly pay $750,000 as part of their sentences for knowingly failing...
Towing Line Breaks, Aframax Tanker Allides with Pier
The Aframax tanker Delta Pioneer allided with dolphin No 6 at Berth 1 in Primorsk Port, Russia. The vessel was maneuvering to berth at the terminal, but the stern towing line given to tanker...
Resurgence of Somali Pirate Attacks After Attack on Tanker
As the chemical tanker CPO Korea passed the coast of Somalia late last month, security personnel aboard the ship noticed a blue-hulled skiff rapidly moving towards them.
Warning shots were fired by guards as the...
Could a Large Tanker Knock Out Second Narrows Bridge?
Could a large tanker knock out Vancouver’s Second Narrows Bridge? That’s the concern of a group of engineers who say tankers serving Kinder Morgan’s Burnaby terminal could collide with the 47-year-old bridge.
The group, called...