Cargo Liens for Unpaid Hire and Freight Due Under a Time or Voyage Charterparty
During periods in which the global shipping economy is volatile, the likelihood of unpaid freight or hire occurs with higher frequency. Recently, the Club has witnessed charterers facing difficulty in meeting their obligation to...
Settling Tank Full of Sludge Caused a Ship to Drift Outside the ECA!
From 1st January 2015, ECA came into force and this was followed by new Chinese ECZs where fuel sulphur % are limited to 0.1% and 0.5% respectively - This has been a game changer...
Retired Freighter Transformed into Rest Spot for Museum Visitors
A retired cargo ship that operated between Mokpo and Jejudo Island for 35 years has become an architecture installation that serves as a summertime shelter in the courtyard of the National Museum of Modern...
HHI in Plans to Build Smart Ships with Microsoft, Intel and SK Shipping
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the world’s largest shipbuilder has announced that it has signed a MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) for creating an eco-system for Smart Ships.
The MoU is with SK Shipping, Intel, Microsoft, the...
Freighter Collides With a Sailboat Off Port Huron
On July 8, a freighter, saltwater vessel Lubie, collided with a sailboat at 11.15 a.m. LT in the St. Clair River near the Blue Water Bridge. No one was injured on a sailboat Port...
Ship Recycling Licence Required for the Entry to EU Ports
Current EU regulation requires sound recycling for EU flagged ships. But this criterion can easily be circumvented by shipowners through timely re-flagging to a non-EU flag.
To fix this loophole, a report by Ecorys,...
New Green-field Deep Sea Port at Enayam, India
The Government of India has approved the construction of a green-field deep sea port at Enayam near Colachel in the state of Tamil Nadu.
A special purpose vehicle (SPV) will be formed to develop the...
Typhoon Snaps Cables on Freighter in Taiwan
On July 8, strong gale snaps the cables on Singapore registered Cargo vessel AVATAR but tugs managed to secure them safely.
The Ro-ro cargo vessel docked at Kaohsiung port snapped its moorings in the early...
How Wine Cures Alcoholism?
The ideal treatment for chronic alcoholism is abstinence. But at some rehab centers residents are given a measure of wine at hourly intervals. It is called the Managed Alcohol Program, and aims to change...
ABB’s Ambitious ‘Internet of Things’ and ‘Integrated Operations’!
‘Internet Of Things’
ABB has recently announced its new Integrated Operations center in Singapore, Asia - and this would be the third such center where ABB aims high to track sun across the globe which...