Faulty Alteration of Course Resulted in Collision
Summary
At about 2030 on the evening of 22 January 2018, the 294 m container ship Beijing Bridge was about 29 NM off the southern coast of New South Wales bound for Melbourne with arrival...
[Watch] US and Allies Sink Ex-USS Racine with Missiles and Torpedoes
Live fire from an aircraft, a submarine, and land assets participating in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise sink the decommissioned ex-USS Racine (LST 1191) in waters 15,000 feet deep 55 nautical miles...
Scrubber Adoption Rate Varied by Vessel Type
Suezmax Tankers to run its vessels on 0.5pc sulphur bunkers instead.
Dry bulk carrier scrubber installations grew to 127 vessels.
Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk are relying on the 0.5% sulphur bunkers for compliance.
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Stevedores Invade Ship, Arrested
Stevedores at Brazil’s Port of Santos invaded a CMA CGM container ship, in the latest in a series of strikes and protests affecting container shipping, with the action causing a two-hour delay for shippers...
Fire in Engine Room Contained
A fire broke out in the engine room of “Volcanic de Teneguia” which was enroute to Santa Cruz from Cadiz, 85 miles north of Gran Canaria.
What happened?
On Aug 2, 2018, at 1.10 p.m. a...
Scorpio Inks Sale & Leaseback Deal for Four Tankers
A Monaco-based tanker owner Scorpio Tankers has successfully secured the sale and leaseback agreements with an unnamed financial institutions for four more product tankers.
What happened?
The Monaco based tanker has acquired two MR product tankers,...
Port of Amsterdam Offers Discount for LNG Ships
On August 1, the Port of Amsterdam has announced that it will offer discount for LNG ships.
What happened?
The Port of Amsterdam has announced this discount so as to increase the Environmental Ship Index (ESI)...
Helm Operations Agrees AIS Data Partnership
Helm Operations, a Marine software company in partnership with AIS data services provider ShipTracks to provide an integrated application to access vessel location and route data.
Integrated Platform
The company has launched this partnership in association...
Oil Pollution Going on Despite Ship Being in Port
On August 2, the damaged car carrier ‘Makassar Highway’ was moored in Oskarshamn after it was towed from the Baltic Sea.
What happened?
On July 23, the vessel ran aground off Loftahammar, Sweden, causing extensive damage...
Preparing for the 2020 Low Sulphur Limit
The IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) has decided the 1st of January 2020 as the enforcement date for the 0.50% m/m global sulphur cap on marine fuel at its 70th session held on...