World’s First Floating Wind Farm – Under Construction by Statoil
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be
Statoil has made the final investment decision to build the world’s first floating wind farm: The Hywind pilot park offshore Peterhead in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
This will entail investments of around NOK2bn ($235m).
Statoil will install a...
Fire Alert on a Cargo Ship at Port of Tyne
Firefighters from across Tyne Wear Fire and Rescue services rushed to the port after the Port of Tyne raised a fire alert on a cargo ship.
Incident
: Fire
Vessel Involved
: A Cargo Ship
Cargo on board
: Thousands...
Container Ship Detained After Oil Spill in Bremerhaven
Incident
: Vessel grounding
Vessel Involved
: Containership Sylt
Location
: Bremerhaven
Pollution
: Oil spill
The vessel, en route from Vuosaari, Finland to Copenhagen, Denmark, arrived at the German port and grounded in a sandy shallow. The initial assessment revealed that...
Pink Dolphin Witness Simon Holliday’s World Record
Open-water swimmer Simon Holliday swam from Hong Kong to Macau on 24 May 2014. In that he created a record for fastest swim from Hong Kong to Macau: 35 km in 10 hours and...
Livestock Carrier on Fire in Portland
Accident
: Fire
Vessel Involved
: Awassi Express, a livestock carrier
Cargo Onboard
: Grains
Date
: 3rd November 2015
Location
: Off the coast of Victoria in Australia
Casualties
: None
A livestock carrier, carrying grains, caught fire at Portland, off the coast of Victoria...
A Tablet for Onboard Inspection
"Enekarte" is a vessel inspection system based on tablet computer. This was developed in cooperation with Azbil Corporation (a major Japanese provider of instrumentation devices) by MOL (TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd) capable of onboard Inspection,...
Extension of Strike by Greek Port Pilots Stirs Concern
The strike by pilots and tugs in the Greek port of Piraeus began at 6:00 am local time (0400 GMT) Monday and was scheduled to last till 6:00 am on Wednesday. The strike affected...
Isthmus: The History
One of the most important projects of modern Greece, which played a catalytic role for the Mediterranean trade, the canal of the Isthmus of Corinth, has constituted an inspiration for centuries and was completed...
Hydraulic Oils – Care for its Cleanliness
One common problem which the shipboard staff experience with the hydraulic oil systems, especially the mooring winches and anchor/windlass hydraulic systems is - “Contamination and High Particle counts”.
Viswa Lab reports that almost 60% of...
Fatigue & Jet Lag Caused Fire On a Cableship
Fatigue may have contributed to mistakes which led to a fire onboard a cableship during a bunkering operation.
The French accident investigation body BEAmer said an engineer officer coordinating the refuelling on the 13,978 GT...