World’s Dangerous Cruise Trip Ever Sets Sail
On August 16, a luxury cruise ship “Crystal Serenity” with 1,070-capacity embarks on a first-ever Arctic cruise through the Northwest Passage.
The once forbidding Arctic region, home to polar bears and ice-covered seas, has melted...
Unintended Activation of Safety Functions Leading To Blackout of MOUs
Though the below update is mainly for rigs/offshore and DP operation, this can also apply to Ocean going ships and other merchant vessels.
Course of events
Single failures in the safety system caused a blackout...
Braemar Adjusting Agrees Strategic Partnership in Iran
Braemar Adjusting is pleased to announce that it has agreed a strategic partnership with Calm Sea Culture Marine Services Limited (CSC) to act as its local resource partner in Iran.
Braemar Adjusting provides Loss...
[Watch] Boats Crash At 200mph
This is what happens when people race each other in dinghies with 3,000+bhp
The Lycoming T-55 L-7 is a very powerful, noisy engine. You’ll normally find two of them sat atop big, heavy olive drab...
Tanker Failing to Maintain Oil Record Book Fined $275,000
Korean Shipping Company Slapped with Second Hefty Fine
A South Korean shipping company slapped with a $950,000 fine in April for dumping polluted water into the ocean off Hawaii is in trouble again.
Doorae Shipping Co.,...
Caterpillar Marine to Establish New Marine Center in Singapore
Caterpillar Marine expands presence at former Caterpillar Remanufacturing site to establish new dedicated Marine Center in Singapore
Caterpillar Marine is establishing a new Marine Center in Singapore in the facility previously occupied by Caterpillar Remanufacturing,...
Maritime Human Element Training – is it Working?
Statistics continue to show that human factors are the root cause of 65% of maritime related incidents and accident with tangible and direct financial costs, safety and environmental issues.
IAMI (International Association of Maritime Institutions)...
Tanker With 900,000 Liters of Diesel has been Hijacked
Malaysian Authorities Say Ship Carrying Diesel Hijacked
An oil tanker carrying 900,000 liters of diesel has been hijacked and taken into Indonesian waters, Malaysian maritime authorities said on Tuesday.
The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) said...
[Watch] High-tech Shipwreck Lab to Open in St. Augustine
A first-of-its-kind facility opening in northeast Florida will be a large laboratory to conserve and save artifacts from shipwrecks. It will be called the Maritime Archaeology and Education Center and be located at the...
New Group Boiler Division Established by Harris Pye
The Harris Pye Engineering Group has formed a new dedicated global Boiler Division, with Jan Bloksgaard appointed Managing Director, to optimise their existing knowledge and understanding of all types of marine boilers. The Group,...