Up to 45% Toll Cut for VLCCs in Suez Canal
From July 24, the Suez Canal Authority has announced a decision to reduce the toll on empty US oil vessels sailing through the canal to the Gulf by between 20 and 45 percent.
The new toll...
In Eight Hours The Propeller Damage Fixed As Cargo Operations Continued
The narrator : Jean-Paul Engels, General Manager. vgrouplimited.com.
Being able to repair a vessel without any interruption to its schedule will be music to the ears of ship owners, charterers, crew and the fleet superintendent...
Data Visualization & Piston Ring Breakage – What Viswa Lab has to say?
Fuel Data Visualization & Piston Ring Breakage - What Viswa Lab has to Say?
Viswa Lab has been studying the piston ring breakage problem in-depth. With more than 200 cases and with all the data...
[Watch] The MV Benita Refloated
The Refloat Operation of MV Benita
Bulker Aground in Lake Superior
Watch the salvage and refloat operation of Mv Benita which got refloated on June 23rd and is currently being towed to ship breaking...
Towing MV Benita by the Stern Ruled Out
Towline Switch Required for Towing MV Benita
On July 23, MV Benita was finally refloated after a month long grounding since June 17 in the southern part of Mauritius, resulting out of a fight between the...
Very Large Ore Carrier Spills Oil
Very Large Ore Carrier Spills Oil Off Tanjung Piai
On July 26, a Very Large Ore Carrier “BERGE BUREYA” spilled nearly a ton of bunker fuel into the Straits of Malacca off Tanjung Piai, Malaysia....
Divers in Sweden Sniff Out 340-year-old Shipwrecked Cheese
Divers exploring a historic royal shipwreck off the south-east coast of Sweden have discovered what they believe is probably a chunk of exceedingly smelly, 340-year-old cheese.
“We’re pretty sure it’s some kind of dairy product,...
Bulk Carrier Faces a Lawsuit for Alleged Non Payment of Bunker Dues
A financial servicing firm alleges a vessel did not pay for bunkers and has filed suit for payment.
ING Bank NV filed a complaint on July 8 in the U.S. District Court for the Western...
Speed Boat Collides with a Container Ship in the Port of Montreal
On July 26, a speed boat hit the container ship MSC Diego docked in the Port of Montreal. Police say no one has been reported missing and it's not clear if someone actually fell...
[Watch] New US Drone Ship May Change Naval Combat Forever
Bulker Aground in Lake Superior
New US Drone Ship May Change Naval Combat Forever. Think of it as a Google Self-driving car, but that's 130-feet long and built for hunting submarines. ... “Although ACTUV...