How Höegh Autoliners are Investing in Fuel Efficiency – Nose Cuts, Tail Spins and...
Höegh New York - a eleven year old vessel, underwent drydocking in April this year, and the vessel received a new bulbous bow, a propeller boss cap fin and a new hull coating. These...
Top 10 Hazards in the Engine Room – Standard P&I Club
Engine Room Hazard Awareness
The Standard P&I Club is distributing the posters it created, to help those working at sea to identify hazards and understand how they could escalate into serious incidents. Here are the...
Top 5 Liveaboard Dive Boats in the World
Liveaboard Dive boats can be compared to cushy yachts, with floating hotels. These aren't massive cruise ship cities. They're more like private yachts, ranging from 100 to 200 feet and hosting 10 to 20...
[Watch] The Voyage Data Recorder of El Faro on the Ocean Floor
On Tuesday morning, the NTSB Investigation team located the voyage data recorder of the ill fated Cargo Vessel EL FARO. Watch the 15 second video footage of the voyage data recorder next to...
El Faro’s Voyage Data Recorder Located
On Tuesday morning, April 26, a team of investigators and scientists reportedly located the voyage data recorder of the ill-fated cargo ship El Faro, about 41 miles northeast of Acklins and Crooked Islands. The...
Wärtsilä Enters Solar Market and Alignment Services
Wärtsilä Diversifies Its Products As Well As Its Services
Wärtsilä, a renowned Finnish corporation, seeks entry in solar energy markets and in alignment and measurement services.
Solar energy business
Wärtsilä starts delivering utility-scale solar photo-voltaic (PV) solutions....
“Lucky Draw” – to Decide the First Ship to Pass Through the Expanded New...
Panama Canal to Hold Draw to Select the First Vessel to Transit the Expanded Canal
The Panama Canal will hold a draw on Friday, April 29, to select the first vessel which will transit through...
Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior
Rainbow Warrior was a former UK Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF) trawler called the Sir William Hardy. It was built in 1955, in Aberdeen, Scotland.
She served until 1977 when she was put...
Bulk Carrier Dumps Oil in Hudson River on the Earth Day
Waste Oil Discharge Observed from a Freighter on the Earth Day
A general cargo vessel has discharged nearly 20 gallons of waste oil into the Hudson River on 22nd April 2016, the Earth day, for...
A Greek-flagged Ferry Sinks at Piraeus Port
A docked ferry started sinking at Greek port of Piraeus on Tuesday, April 26. Apparently no one on board, hence no reports of injury.
Reports say that the 5,500-ton vessel started taking on water early...