Is RoRo Shipping the Right Move for Vehicle Transportation?
Importers usually have hot only two major options, when it comes to the international transportation of vehicles, either Container shipping or RoRo shipping. Although they make it secure for shipments, it is worth seeing...
Almighty Thud! Ship Crashes Into Sea Wall
On May 30, a cargo ship crashed with a loud thud into a sea wall located at Gorleston-on-Sea.
What happened?
The sequence of collision was described in detail by a holidaymaker Mr. Andy Rockall who described...
Tragedy at Sea Leads to Dangerous Cargo Overview
A fatal fire onboard a container ship claiming five lives earlier in 2018 has raised questions on safety measures.
What happened?
A fatal fire erupted onboard the 18-month old 15,000 TEU container vessel ‘Maersk Honam’ which...
Chennai Port Set to Become Major Bunkering Hub
The Chennai Port has been declared as a major fuel hub for ships due to its strategic location on the East Coast.
Dedicated bunkers to be set-up
The South Indian city is ensuring that efforts are...
How Nightclub Design Evolved
Nightclubs are traditionally seen as unprepossessing spaces and their design has been hardly documented. But a new perception, Night Fever: Designing Club Culture, 1960-Today, at the Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein in...
[Watch] Brutal Footage Man Thrown OVERBOARD
THIS is the moment a man was thrown overboard during a huge ocean storm.
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Source: Daily Star
Bunker Fuel Contaminated with Phenolic Compounds Found in Stricken Houston Ships
Phenolic compounds found in the bunker fuel used in Houston.
80 Ships had 300-1000 ppm of 4-cumylphenol in their bunker fuel.
Shipowners are facing issues in finding and fixing them.
The fuel...
It’s Measuring Crankshaft Deflections!
Change in distance between crank webs, measured during one rotation of the crankshaft. Crankshaft deflections are an indirect indication of the crankshaft loading condition.
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Refit for Jack-up at Damen Verolme Rotterdam
Damen Verolme Rotterdam (DVR) has completed a refit project on the MPI Enterprise, a 120-metre, self-elevating, DP2, wind turbine installation vessel owned and operated by MPI Offshore, part of the Vroon Group.
The retrofit included...
Klaipėda LNG Terminal Receives the 50th Cargo
According to media reports, the 50th LNG reloading operation is taking place at the liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal operated by KN (AB Klaipėdos Nafta). Known to be the most efficient LNG terminals of...