Leaky Lubricant Distributor Disables Engine Off Fair Isle
On February 17, a cargo vessel was reportedly stranded at Sea after it suffered an engine failure, resulting it to be towed to safety.
What happened?
The cargo vessel ‘Kristine Bonnevie’ was enroute from Hanstholm with...
Walk on Tipping Doors Turns Fatal, Man Overboard
Summary:
On 23 June 2016, Scott Rennie, a deckhand on the scallop dredger King Challenger (Figure 1), fell overboard from a scallop tipping door. He was not wearing a lifejacket. The vessel was 12 nautical...
China’s New Tool in Becoming a Global Maritime Power
China began 2018 by making important strategic moves in the shipping industry. On January 10, COSCO Shipping Development, COSCO Shipping’s leasing finance arm announced a plan to establish a shipping fund with state-controlled China Cinda Asset...
Bulk Carriers Held Up in Burnie Port
Up to five merchant ships were seen anchored near Burnie Port on Sunday as they made way for the Norwegian Jewel cruise ship.
The bulk carriers included those used for logs, woodchips and fertiliser.
The Norwegian...
Hedge Funds Make Bets on Shipping Stocks Grappling for Recovery
Shipping stocks may still be in the doldrums in the view of many investors, but hedge funds have bet at least $675-million on signs of renewed buoyancy in the industry.
Hedge funds made initial forays...
Moving as ONE (Ocean Network Express)
ONE, an unified ocean network system seeks to combine the strengths of 3 Japanese shipping giants.
It’s designed to meet the customers’ needs by innovative out of the box thinking.
This strategic integration...
Rescue of 1,200 Tonne Cargo Ship Off Skye
The 65m long cargo ship, CEG universe carrying 1200 tonnes of cargo was rescued by lifeboats down the coast of Skye.
What happened?
The vessel carrying 1200 tonnes of road salt to Gairloch, was heading through...
Pirates Driven Using Oil and Boiling Water
A pirate attack on the southern Philippines sea was repelled by the ship’s crew by using a mixture of boiling water and oil purpose.
What happened?
Not more than 12 pirates were trying to board the...
[Watch] Collision of Vessels Caught on Video
A video footage of a turkish coast guard vessel colliding with a stationary Greek patrol boat, near a pair of Aegean Sea islets, emerged on Saturday. The 2 nations were fighting over this for...
Maersk’s CEO Can’t Imagine Self-Sailing Box Ships in His Lifetime
CEO sees limited cost benefits in removing last crew members
Rolls-Royce has put its autonomous marine activities for sale
The chief executive officer of the world’s biggest shipping company says it’s unlikely container vessels...