Deepest Ever Sub Dive Finds Plastic Bag at Bottom of Mariana Trench
Victor Vescovo an American explorer found plastic waste on the seafloor while breaking the record for the deepest ever dive, reports BBC News.
Where was plastic waste found?
Victor Vescovo descended nearly 11km (seven miles) to...
TT Club Presents a Way Forward for Safer Supply Chain
TT Club’s Risk Management Director suggests a path to improved safety amid the complexity of a container supply chain currently experiencing a serious ship fire, on average every sixty days, reports Marine Insight.
Dangers of...
Converting Box Ship To Gas Fueling Will Cost $30 Million
Hapag-Lloyd reveals details about its plans to convert 15,000 TEU containership Sajir to LNG propulsion, reports MarineLog.
Engine converted to burn dual-fuel
The conversion, to be carried out at Chinese shipyard Shanghai Huaran Dadong Dockyard, will...
Maersk Doubles Down on Logistics with Integration of Inland Services
A.P. Moller - Maersk has planned to offer customers end-to-end solutions from August 1, 2019.
Inland Services offers services including container equipment maintenance, transportation, warehousing, and temperature-controlled storage.
APM Terminals will continue offering...
Coast Guard Airlifts Container Ship Captain in Medical Emergency
According to an article published in the San Francisco Bay, U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew hoisted the captain of a container ship and airlifted him to a hospital.
What happened?
The captain was airlifted after he...
CSU Maritime Academy Ship Crashes in Barbados During Training Cruise
According to an article published in San Francisco Chronicle, hundreds of students on board a California State University Maritime Academy ship for a two-month training cruise got the lesson of their lives.
What happened?
On May...
Will Batteries Power Next Generation of LNG Carriers?
LNG demand has spurred operators to battery-hybrid propulsion as a means of reducing operational costs and emissions.
Wärtsilä and South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) is exploring battery-hybrid propulsion applications in LNG carriers and...
Maersk Orders Five 2,200 teu Feeder Ships at Jiangnan Shipyard
In a recent development, the world’s largest container shipping company AP Moller – Maersk has announced that they have signed a contract five 2,200 teu feeder ships with the Chinese shipbuilding company CSSC Jiangnan...
Sailor Gives Out Distress Call, Carnival Ship Rescues Him
According to a Fox News article, a Carnival Cruise Line ship came to the aid of a sailor after he sent out a distress call that his boat was taking on water.
What happened?
Carnival Paradise...
IMO Considers Ballast Water Treatment Proposals At MEPC 74
Last week happened to be the busiest week for the Ballast Water Review Group at IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 74). And possibly a frustrating one: ballast water topics were originally listed for...