[Watch] Sailors Rescued by a Passing Cargo Ship
The sailors were taking the voyage from Indonesia to Australia aboard their yacht, the Jepeda IV, when inclement weather dismantled their mast some 370 kilometres north of Darwin.
Disclaimer: This video is intended for informational...
Alert! Fuel System Related Failures Due to Contaminated Bunker
What happened?
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has recently published a Safety Alert relating to unplanned releases of different and unrelated gases:
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Can You Name this Ship Part?
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If you have any picture based or text based challenge...
Trade War Casts a Shadow Over LNG Ship Boom
The booming market for liquefied natural gas can weather an escalating US-China trade war. But the risks are mounting.
So far, LNG has been left off the growing list of tit-for-tat tariffs. If that changes,...
Wartsila Sees Rising Orders in Marine Segment as IMO Rules Loom
As the demand for environmental solutions for marine fuels rise ahead of impending IMO regulations, the global technology company Wartsila is witnessing a steep increase in LNG and scrubbers orders, reports Platts.
Rising Orders
Wartsila...
Ironbark Zinc Secures Services of 30,000-tonne Cargo Ship
Ironbark Zinc Ltd has secured the services of a 30,000-tonne cargo ship to sail to its flagship Citronen base metal project site in Greenland next month.
The company continues to advance discussions with potential project...
Through Steel: A Ship-wide Sensor Mesh
A new networked, radio mesh technology that could offer an affordable solution to one of shipping’s biggest safety challenges, writes Charlie Bartlett on Motorship.
Network of battery radios
Being a network of battery-powered radios which can...
First LNG-powered ConRo Ship for Crowley Delivered
Crowley Maritime Corp. has taken delivery of El Coquí, one of the world’s first combination container/roll on-roll off (ConRo) ships powered by LNG, from shipbuilder VT Halter Marine Inc.
LNG powered ConRo ship
El Coquí...
2 Scrubber Ready New Builds for OSG
A new US-based Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) has signed binding contracts with Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Company (HMD) for the construction of two tankers.
OSG primarily provides energy transportation services for crude oil and petroleum products...
Questions on US Clean Up Operation
Numerous reports of marine fuel contamination on an unprecedented scale in the US Gulf Region have left stakeholders with more questions than answers.
Reports suggest that possibly up to 100 vessels may have been affected...