Lack Of Remote Emergency Cut-off Valves Cause Fire Onboard
Failure of a diesel generator caused an engine room fire aboard a commercial fishing vessel in the Gulf of Mexico, according to the National Transportation Safety Board’s Marine Accident Brief 21/19, released.
Incident
On December 1,...
How Much Antibody is Enough To Neutralize Omicron?
The Omicron coronavirus variant, reported in more than 60 countries, poses a "very high" global risk, with some evidence that it evades vaccine protection but clinical data on its severity is limited, reports Reuters.
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Korea Shipbuilding Turns Hydrogen Leaks To Power Source
South Korea Shipbuilding converts the vaporized hydrogen from liquid hydrogen into energy, reports the Korea Herald.
Liquid hydrogen
Chill hydrogen to liquid at minus 253 degrees Celsius and the volume shrinks to one-eight-hundredth of its size....
What Made Reinforced Ships Go Extinct?
Construction of reinforced concrete ships was not a great idea, reports d1softballnews.
Ships made of reinforced concrete
Not far from the coast of Powell River, a Canadian city overlooking the Malaspina Strait in the British Columbia...
Bad Weather Forces Backlog of Boxships To Move Further Out To Sea
Winter weather is causing the backlog of ships at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles to move further offshore.
The ships waiting to dock off California's coast are complying with a...
How is Amazon Beating the Logistics Dilemma
Amazon, beset by a number of logistical challenges, is taking matters into its own hands by chartering its own ships and planes. The initiative is to avoid bottlenecks in delivery networks as the world...
Bunker One Partnership Adds HSFO Supply In Prime Location
Deliveries are made by the bunker barges MT Red Sea 1 and MT Ver.
The partnership between Bunker One and Red Sea Bunkering has added HSFO supply to its offering in Djibouti.
A Ship and Bunker news source says...
Hyundai Daewoo Tie-up Set for Antitrust Vote
South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (267250.KS) has proposed acquisition of rival Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co Ltd (042660.KS) .
It is set for an EU antitrust veto after the companies declined to offer remedies...
Box Spot Rates Rises To “New Heights”
In a year that has felt like one long Christmas for liner operators, a bumper end of year bonus is materialising.
It is to cement 2021’s position as the greatest period of earnings...