Boiler Overpressure On Ship Cause Lethal Injuries
A drill ship holding position offshore was due to carry out the annual servicing of its two auxiliary boilers and the boiler room suffered fatal injuries.
Incident
A drill ship holding position offshore was due to...
Increase In Emissions Represents An Inconvenient Truth For IMO
GLOBAL shipping’s carbon dioxide emissions posted year-on-year gains of 4.9% in 2021.
The IMO has agreed to cut ships’ carbon intensity by 40% by 2030.
About 75% of the global fleet of bulk...
Trends Of Technology In Maritime Industry
Technology is only a tool.
The maritime industry cannot deal with decarbonisation by itself or in isolation.
We believe this is an area that will garner growing attention with changing weather patterns and...
Fuel Change-Over Procedure To And From Low Sulphur MDO/MGO
The fuel change-over procedure to and from low sulphur MDO/MGO is relevant with respect to the MARPOL Annex VI.
Sox and particulate matter emission rules apply to all fuel as defined in regulation...
Rotterdam 2021 Annual Bunker Sales Down By 0.5%
Conventional bunker sales at Rotterdam, the world's second-largest marine fuels hub, were essentially flat last year having declined just 0.5% overall in 2021 after a year-on-year decline in the fourth quarter.
Total conventional...
Rising Oil Prices and Relief in Sight
Anyone who’s bought food, paid rent or looked for a used car recently has come up against the billowing inflation that has engulfed the U.S. economy.
And, with surging oil prices keeping gasoline...
Maersk To Install Ship-charging Buoys To Reduce Air Pollution
Shipping group Maersk plans to install hundreds of offshore charging stations around the world.
It will allow vessels to power themselves with electricity instead of fossil fuels while waiting outside ports, it said...
Global Shipping’s CO2 Emissions Rise By 4.9% In 2021
Rise to 833m tonnes in CO2 emissions seen despite intensifying regulatory landscape and reduction targets.
GLOBAL shipping’s carbon dioxide emissions posted year-on-year gains of 4.9% in 2021 and were higher than 2019, according...
Crude Moves Up Amid Mounting Geopolitical Tensions
Crude oil prices rose during early morning trade in Europe Jan. 25 amid increased concerns about rising interest rates in the US and geopolitical tensions between Russia and Ukraine, reports Platts.
At 12:15 am London...
[FAQ] How To Survive A Sinking Ship?
History is stuffed with tragic tales of lives lost at sea all through the ages. Whether by a tragic accident, dangerous climate, aggressive motion throughout a battle, piracy or different causes. Countless folks have...