Pirates Behaved Well Says Crew
The family of crew members are elated about the release of an oil tanker that was hijacked by pirates off the Benin coast in Africa on February 1.
What happened?
On February 1, the oil tanker...
[Watch] Stricken Boxship Taken Under Tow
Teamwork at its best: @RCAF_ARC aircraft from Comox rescued three injured people from a ship off the coast of BC, while @CCG_GCC , @Transport_GC and civilian ships in the area assisted the ship in...
Expect a 3.6 Percent Reduction of Childhood Asthma Globally from 2020
Marine shipping fuels will get a whole lot cleaner in 2020, as the regulation by International Maritime Organization (IMO) requires fuels to contain 80-86 percent less sulphur.
A new study
This is the most significant improvement...
[Watch] These Swimming Drones Can Find Underwater Mines
This concept of drone is making a splash. Rutgers is behind the Naviator. It can manage just fine in the air, but it really shines once it dives below the water. The Naviator uses...
Taiwan to Implement 0.5% Sulphur Cap in 2019
Beginning 1 January 2019, all vessels entering Taiwanese ports will be required to use fuel with a sulphur content of less than 0.5%.
A statement from Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications announced the move...
LNG Owners Choose Low-pressure, Two-stroke Engines
The present LNGC orderbook features 16 vessels which will be powered by these units, which WinGD terms as its Generation X dual-fuel (X-DF) engines.
Of the 13 conventional LNG carriers contracted in 2017, four were...
Top 5 Hatch Cover Checks To Avoid Cargo Damage
Summary:
The bulk carrier had 7 cargo holds which had been fully loaded with soybeans. The vessel had side rolling cargo hatch covers. For six days, the vessel encountered heavy weather at Beaufort scale 9...
Major Step to Bring Rigid Sails Onto Powered Ships
In another major step towards bringing rigid sails onto powered ships, Eco Marine Power (EMP) announced today that it has signed a patent license agreement with Teramoto Iron Works Ltd concerning patents related to...
Volumes to Drop for Europe’s Bunker Sellers
Sellers of marine fuels should have a more profitable start to 2018, compared with the past year. But changes in regulations and falling consumption at some European ports will continue to be a drag...
Ship Financing with Blockchain has Arrived
Former GE Capital and DVB Bank executives are launching a blockchain based shipowing investment platform Shipowner.io.
Shipowners.io is aiming to reverse the trends of consolidation.
They plan to open up the owning of shipping...