Jinhui Holdings Co Announces Disposal of a Vessel for US$8.4 Mln
Jinhui Holdings has announced the disposal of a VESSEL to Xiangshan Xingning Shipping Co for US $8.4 million.
It is expected to yield a book gain of about HK$15.3 million upon disposal of the vessel.
Did...
Vroon Sells MPI Offshore to Van Oord
Vroon Group has signed a letter of intent with Van Oord to sell MPI Offshore. Van Oord will take over the MPI organization in Stokesley, UK, along with the vessels and crew of the...
Tanker was in Danger of Sinking
On July 14, a tanker suffered water ingress in the engine room and suffered a blackout.
What happened?
The tanker ‘T.Caroline’ was enroute from the Aliağa district to Mersin when it suffered a water ingress in...
Wärtsilä Signs a EUR 170 Million Scrubber Deal
The year 2020 is approaching along with the Sulphur cap regulation of 0.5%, putting pressure on maritime agents to decrease emissions – and to utilise new innovations for environmentally sound vessels and services in...
The Curious Art of Launching a Cruise Ship
Gone are the days when hundreds of dockworkers used to assemble each cruise vessel bit by bit on gigantic slipways before launching the finished product into the water with a gigantic splash.
The scenario has...
Crew Training Vital for Safe Sailing of LNG-fuelled Ships
In recent years, the IMO has rubber-stamped a series of regulations that seek to suppress the environmental impact of global shipping operations. The installation of technologies on board ships to limit invasive species transfer...
Main Engine Clutches Disengaged Automatically Resulting in Collision
Summary
On 04 December 2017, at 1908, the dredger FRPD 309, owned by Fraser River Pile and Dredge (GP) Inc., departed a shipyard in Delta, BC, to begin dredging in the Fraser River. The vessel...
As Blue Haze Rises, so do Cruise Ship Complaints
More people are complaining against cruise ships due to a blue haze.
Blue haze, a mixture of exhaust stacks and sulfur scrubber emission is not an environmental problem.
It requires a trained eye...
Check Hoses Before Transferring Cargo
Failure of equipment lead to halting of the ship-to-ship (STS) oil cargo transfer in an UK offshore terminal recently, reports TankerShipping.
Sequence of the Incident
UK P&I club investigated the incident, described below:
A tanker...
[Watch] Waterspout Spins Close to Ship in Gulf of Mexico
A waterspout was seen close to a ship in the Gulf of Mexico on July 14, according to footage posted on YouTube. Trent Watson told Storyful that he captured the footage as he was...