[Watch] The Towing Of Model Emma Maersk Replicating The Real Vessel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW0_MmEO7o4&feature=youtu.be Emma Maersk is the first containership in the E-class of eight owned by A.P. Moller - Maersk Group. Details of the Ship: The vessel is 398 meters long. It has a breadth of  57 meters. This 2006-built cargo...

MPA Funds S$12 Million to Build LNG Fuelled Vessels

In a bid to develop Singapore port as the key LNG bunkering hub in Asia, Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has launched an LNG Bunkering Pilot Programme (LBPP) targeted for early 2017....

NYK Welcomes The New Coal Carrier

NYK Bulkship (Asia) Pte. Ltd., (an NYK Group subsidiary company) received the new coal carrier Tenryu Maru.  It was delivered at Oshima Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. (Saikai City, Nagasaki Prefecture).  The delivery and christening celebrations...

LNG In China – Nine Shipyards Enters Into An Agreement

China LNG enters into strategic cooperation agreements with nine shipyards within China in relation to finance leasing business and LNG businesses and finance lease master agreement. The Company announced on 23 September 2015 that CLNG...

DSME Wins Orders For 2 LNG Carriers Worth $400 M

Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engines (DSME) has finalised the contract for constructing two LNG carriers worth US$ 400 Million. The deal is with the Singapore-based BM Company. The company said that the construction of the...

Faulty Ballast Pipeline Actuators Results in Engine Room Flooding

The Incident: An Oil Tanker (VLCC - Very Large Crude Carrier) was discharging its cargo. Ballasting was planned in the early hours of the day in order to correct the trim/List. The engine room...

Dense Fog Causes Collision In Kiel Canal

Accident type : Collision Vessels involved : M/v "Kösterberg", "Grona Aalsum"  and "Prince of Seas" Location : Kiel Canal at Fischerhütte Enroute : Tornio to Flushing Casualties : None The eastgoing tank M/V "Kösterberg", the westbound "Grona Aalsum" and the “Prince Of Seas” collided with each other because of...

Mitsui Engineering Acquired TGE Marine

Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (MES) has acquired TGE Marine for €164 million ($184.57 million). Bonn based TNG marine specialises in LNG and LPG bunker fuel systems for vessels.  They control about 50% market share in...

6000 Quay-side Moves- is it a Practical Possibility?

Very large carrier vessels that berth at Rotterdam port demand a quicker way to load and unload them.  They feel that by increasing the quay side moves to 6000 per 24 hours, containers could...

MOL Proudly Showcases Its SOSC Operations to Experts

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.runs a unique and innovative Safety Operations Support Center ( SOSC) to provide valuable weather related information to aid their vessels at sea as well as for their onshore operations. Recently a...