VIKING Life-Saving Equipment is ‘Polar Code Ready’
It’s been a full year since the IMO launched the Polar Code to enhance the protection of seafarers and the environment in Arctic and Antarctic regions. As shipowners and operators now scramble to ensure...
Inmarsat Adapts Fleet Xpress for Offshore Support Vessels
Inmarsat has launched a new set of Fleet Xpress plans designed specifically to meet the technical and commercial requirements of offshore support vessels (OSVs).
The new plan exploits the technical capabilities inherent to Fleet Xpress,...
Carriers to Postpone Newbuild Box Ship Deliveries
More carriers may join Cosco and Yang Ming in exerting pressure on Asian shipyards to defer the delivery of newbuild ultra-large container vessels (ULCVs), scheduled to hit the water before the end of June,...
Captains and Pilots Called for Testing of Sea Traffic Management
The European Maritime Simulator Network EMSN aims at improving the exchange of information and route guidance in maritime transport and at reducing waiting times in ports.
This network enables testing of Sea Traffic Management in...
One Stop Fleet Management Program – KR e-Fleet v2
European Maritime Simulator Network EMSN issues open call for all mariners to participate in a joint simulation activity.
Why?
The European Maritime Simulator Network (EMSN), aims at improving the exchange of information and route guidance in...
Deep Tracking Technology Installed on German Vessel
The Sonardyne International is making headlines for installing a deepwater acoustic tracking technology onboard its research vessel.
The organization is in the news, for developing ‘Ranger 2’, deepwater acoustic tracking technology that has been installed...
Cargo Vessel Refloated After Grounding Off St. Thomas
On January 23, a cargo vessel reportedly ran aground near Charlotte Amalie Harbor in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.
What happened?
The cargo vessel ‘Ocean Spirit I’ reportedly ran aground just off the entrance of the...
[Watch] Overview of Efforts To Salvage Oil Tanker
The Iranian oil tanker Sanchi was carrying nearly 140,000 metric tons of condensate – a highly flammable form of ultralight crude oil – when it sank around 300 nautical miles off the coast of...
Engine Cooling and Water Leak That Disabled Vessel
Navy 11MPL small boat being launched from Carter Hall, about 1530, prior to transiting
to stricken fishing vessels Capt. David and Miss Kaylee. (Photo by USS Carter Hall crew)
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued...
First Bitcoin Freight Deal Executed in Shipping
Prime Shipping Foundation piloted blockchain payment system
Vessel carried 3,000 tons from Rostov to Samsun in December
Cryptocurrencies are making inroads into food commodity trading.
The first freight deal settled in Bitcoin was executed last...