[Watch] Coast Guard to Remove 1,500 Gallons of Fuel From Burnt Ship
The Coast Guard is performing fuel removal and salvage operations for a fishing vessel on Thursday that caught fire on Wednesday near Eureka, reports Lostcoastoutpost.
First responders
Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment Humboldt Bay’s pollution responders...
Vessel Stuck in Compressed Ice Near Marquette
On 20th April, the Kaye E. Barker vessel which was stuck in compressed ice since Wednesday, was freed. Presently it is at the Upper Harbor Ore Dock in Marquette, reports the Upper Michigans Source....
Rotterdam Into Nor Lines’ Flexible LNG-powered Service Network
From June 1, Samskip subsidiary Nor Lines will include calls at Rotterdam for the first time in its weekly multipurpose liner service connecting to Western, Mid and Northern Norway.
Equipped with heavy lift cranes
The service...
Monitoring Wash Water from Scrubbers
A company specialising in water monitoring will give a presentation on “Monitoring Waste Wash Water from Scrubbers” at the Sulphur Cap 2020 Conference, 17-18 April 2018, Amsterdam.
Compliance with sulphur cap
The Chelsea Technology Group...
Reduce Ship Accidents with STM in ECDIS
The ECDIS validation project created by EU part-funded STM (Sea Traffic Management) aims to reduce the workload for crew members and also decreases the risk of accidents.
System features
The Baltic Navigational Warning Service system sends...
Cargo Vessel Detained on Court Order
On April 9, a cargo vessel was detained at a port in India for misappropriate finance in business transactions.
What happened?
The cargo vessel ‘MV Theometor’ was detained at the Paradip port following orders issued by...
Gold Galleon Hackers Target Maritime Shipping Industry
Researchers have found that Nigerian hacking ring, targets on maritime shipping firms to try and steal millions of dollars on an annual basis, reports ZDNET.
E- Threats
On Wednesday, security experts from the Secureworks Counter Threat...
Huge Disruptions Coming with 2020 Low-sulfur Shipping Rule – IEA
The shipping industry and oil refineries are not doing enough to prepare for new rules cutting the amount of sulfur that vessels can emit from 2020, according to the head of the International Energy...
[Watch] 2.5 Million Bricks Makes The World’s Largest LEGO Ship
In recent Guinness World Record News, a Hong Kong tourism company has made its mark by making a large scale LEGO replica ship, celebrating its newly built 18-deck, 151,695-ton cruise ship.
The result was the...
Lukoil Plans to Produce up to 480,000 mt/year of 0.5% Sulfur Bunker Fuel
According to a news report published in Platts, the Russian oil company Lukoil is planning to produce 30,000-40,000 mt/month, or 360,000-480,000 mt/year, of 0.5% sulfur bunker fuel after sulfur emission limits for the shipping...