[Watch] The Franklin Expedition and the Discovery of HMS Erebus

The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in Halifax launched the Franklin Exploration Exhibit, which highlights the 1845 Franklin Exploration along with the discovery of Her Majesty’s Ship, Erebus. Watch the video taken inside HMS Erebus,...

MAN’s Ethane-Fuelled Engine Passes Type Approval

MAN Diesel & Turbo’s first G50 ethane-fuelled two stroke engine for the 36,000m3 liquefied ethane gas carrier, which is under construction, has passed the type approval test. MAN Diesel & Turbo's G50 Engine has successfully...

Coltraco Ultrasonics Launches Portamonitor

Coltraco Ultrasonics has unveiled a miniature Portamonitor which can be used onboard ships to identify mechanically deteriorated bearings. Complementing the Coltraco’s range of Portascanner Watertight devices, the miniature Portamonitor is designed to enable testing of...

Capesize Bulk Carrier Ran Aground After Losing Propulsion Power

Capesize bulk carrier ran aground while transiting the Suez Canal in southern direction at 114 kilometer mark on March 23rd. A 292m long capesize bulk carrier was proceeding in southern direction through the canal, but...

Massive Oil Slick From A Broken Ship Off Taiwan

A 15,487-ton container ship broke apart and became stranded on a reef near Shihmen in New Taipei City, causing a massive oil slick. Accident type Shipwreck Vessel type Container vessel Enroute Hong Kong to Keelung Port in Taiwan Casualties All 21 crew...

Top Hat For The ‘Cap’tain

The Port of Hamilton presented the port's annual ceremonial top hat to the captain of the iron ore ship, marking the 2016 shipping season. Marking the 69th year of the ceremony, the port's ceremonial headwear:...

Marine Bunker Fuels – Quality Concerns And ISO 8217 – Are We Moving Ahead?

It is not rare to come across poor quality marine bunker fuels even though these met the test parameters of the standard ISO 8217:2005 and /or ISO 8217:2010/2012.  Often marine bunker fuel are seriously...

Franklin Exploration Exhibit Goes On Display In Halifax

The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic launched a new exhibit with photos and interactive videos from the HMS Erebus and the Franklin Expedition. Videos taken inside HMS Erebus, one of the two ships lost during...

Who Will Be The Future Mariner? – An Update From The CMA Conference 2016.

The Annual CMA conference held in Stamford, Connecticut once again established it primacy as the largest and the most successful gathering of top shipping professionals under one roof.  The networking possibilities of this conference...

How an Onion picker turned out to be a Ship’s Environmental Solutionist!

The world celebrates people who are tech world's hero, who either launched an innovative product which people think that these products will really save the world.  And in most cases, such tech heroes as...