Going Green can Save the Green

Thordon Bearings will present a paper at a major conference in Copenhagen next week, where the polymer bearings specialist will emphasise how the adoption of green technologies can slash ship operation costs. As part of...

The Maritime Standard Awards 2018 Maintains Winning Formula

The Maritime Standard Awards (TMS Awards) 2018 will take place at the Atlantis, The Palm, on 15th October this year. This is the fifth year in a row that the Awards and gala dinner...

Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement: a Strategy for Growth

Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement is expanding rapidly through acquisition, and new business development. LNG World Shipping catches up with this ambitious group. In early 2018, Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) purchased PRONAV and its fleet of six managed LNG...

7 Tips to Reduce Freight Costs

If your company ships occasionally, you don’t have to worry about the rising freight costs. But if shipping is an integral part of your operations, these rising costs is a matter of concern, reports...

Biggest Container Vessel Casualty may Cost Multi-million-dollar Insurance Claims

A Maersk spokesman told The Loadstar today no decision had yet been reached on the port of destination for the fire-damaged 15,262 teu Maersk Honam. Galloping insurers The insurance industry is urging to brace itself from...

Faulty Crane Installation Kills Skipper Onboard

The MAIB released its report on the incident in which skipper, Jamie Kerr, died on the Carol Anne when the crane fitted to the vessel collapsed leaving the reader in little doubt that this...

[Watch] Ship Battles Against HUGE Waves

 In the clip, the large boat can be seen being thrown into the air as it tries to advance through unstable waters. As it slams down, the entire vessel is almost engulfed. Huge waves ripple...

Ban Carriage of Non-compliant Fuels Says SEALNG

SEALNG, the multi-sector industry coalition aiming to accelerate the widespread adoption of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel, voiced its support for the carriage ban on non-compliant fuels proposed by the IMO...

Drones Inspect Vessel During Refuelling

This month onwards, all vessel refuelling and resupplying at the Port of Santos will be monitored by drones, a move that the port authority hopes will boost security and identify leaks, which it can...

30-foot Fall into an Empty Ballast Water Tank

On March 14, a man was critically injured after falling into the cargo hold of a vessel docked at the Marine terminal. The man was inspecting the vessel ‘Denebola’, a 947-foot Algol-class vehicle cargo ship...