Maritime Safety Group to Reduce Marine Casualties
Singapore Authorities Form Maritime Safety Group
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has kicked off a new international safety initiative meant to reduce marine casualties in Singapore’s waters, which are among the busiest...
Who’s Driving the Huge Growth in Ballast Treatment Systems?
The introduction of invasive marine species into new environments through ballast water transfer is a major threat to the world’s oceans. In its latest report, BCC Research reveals that the global shipping industry is...
New Japanese Shipbuilding Alliance Taking Shape?
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is set to start discussions toward forming new alliances with three Japanese shipyards: Imabari Shipbuilding, Oshima Shipbuilding and Namura Shipbuilding.
MHI established two new group companies in Nagasaki, Japan, in October...
Fire Aboard a RoRo Ship
On August 30, a fire reportedly broke out in a truck onboard the ferry STENA SPIRIT near Gdynia Poland.
The ferry was en route from Karslkrona to Sweden when the incident happened.
The crew...
Alert! Antifouling in Ships are ‘Toxic Time Bomb’ in Oceans
Environmental advocate website, Wikigreen released a video that gives in-depth insights about the highs and lows of antifouling. The video released by Wikigreen also features an issue about Akxo-Nobel, one of the two largest...
[Watch] Toxic Time Bomb in The Seas
Bulker Aground in Lake Superior
Anti-fouling is supposed to make ships go faster and use less fuel. But it results in one million tons of toxic biocides being dumped into the oceans every year....
Unemployment May Increase Further! Jobless Panamax Ships Soars
Jobless Panamax Ships Soars and Unemployment may Increase Further
The idle containership fleet is back to more than 1 million 20-foot-equivalent units after a brief dip in July, with rising unemployment impacting all vessel sizes,...
Fatal Injury to Crew Member Due to Mooring Equipment Failure
Summary
On 05 May 2015, at about 2010 (LT), Amber was port side alongside ready to cast-off and depart from Skikda, Algeria. As single up of mooring lines was commencing in preparation for casting-off, a...
Cruise Ship Drug Bust: From Instagram to 95,000 Grams
An idyllic holiday came of Melina Roberge came to a shocking end in Sydney when Australian border police boarded the cruise ship with sniffer dogs and discovered 95kg of cocaine stuffed into their suitcases,...
Hanjin Shipping Collapse, Rivals Eyes Assets
South Korea's Hanjin Shipping Co Ltd (117930.KS) said it would file for court receivership after losing the support of its banks, and the country's financial regulator said a rival operator will look to buy...