Sink or Sail? – Shipbuilders Face Critical Point for Survival

The nation's shipbuilding industry officials are maintaining a cautious outlook, despite growing expectations about recovery following an increase in the number of orders that shipbuilders have obtained this year. Although global market conditions seemingly support...

Cargo Ship Saves Stranded Boy

On March 17, a 11 year old boy was rescued by a merchant vessel in Helsinki Vuosaari after the child was stranded on thin ice. What happened? The 11 year old boy was walking on the...

Coating Over a Coating Problem

Subsea Industries’ NACE coatings inspector Manuel Hof explains why shipowners can no longer afford to gloss over the marine environment issue. Today’s ships are expected to demonstrate their environmental credentials in many different areas, including...

Removing Oily Water Discharge Risks

Despite many years of strict enforcement when it comes to oily water discharge limits, there are still high-profile cases that result in extreme fines or jail terms. Naturally, no company can afford to take...

Aqua-Tools to Urge Tanker Owners to Assess Treated Ballast Water

Water microbiology expert aqua-tools will present a paper to Asian tanker owners on the importance of taking onboard analysis of ballast waters in verifying system performance and compliance with the Ballast Water Management Convention. Carine...

Stunning Revival of the Humble Shipping Container

In 1937, a young trucker named Malcolm McLean was delivering a load of cotton to a harbor in Hoboken, New Jersey. As he watched workers slowly transport the boxes by hand onto a ship,...

Container Fire Breaks Out on a Second Maersk Box Ship

Just days after a fatal fire broke out on board the Maersk Honam, the carrier has recently reported another similar incident on a different vessel, reports The Loadster. Second fatal fire A spokesman said the 6,188...

Dutch Shippers Sentenced for Toxic Ship Scrapping

On March 15, the Dutch shipping company Seatrade and two of its directors were found guilty by a Dutch court for illegally sailing ships to India to demolish them, which is the first criminal...

Pilot Helicopter Crashed Near a Vessel

On March 14, a Mackay Helicopter Airbus was left to destroy after it crashed into the Sea while approaching an iron ore carrier in Western Australia. What happened? The helicopter was approaching the bulk iron ore...

Wheelhouse Crushed in Accident

On March 14, a wheelhouse was left damaged after it was crushed in an accident at the quay on the Mittelland Canal. What happened? The vessel ‘Nawatrans 1’ was left damaged in an accident at the...