Ship Detained for Deficiencies in Aberdeen
On June 15, an Indian offshore supply ship was detained by Britain’s maritime authorities after surveyors found three deficiencies when it docked in Aberdeen.
The deficiencies on the ship:
Related to wages (missing)
Calculation...
A Bulk Carrier Ran Aground in Canadian Waters
On July 12 at about 6 p.m, a bulk carrier hauling coal product has gone aground in Canadian waters along the St. Lawrence River near Hamilton Islands.
The vessel experienced a “mechanical failure” at...
Japan’s First LNG-fueled Tugboat Gets Technological Development Award
NYK, Wing Maritime Service Corporation (head office: Yokohama; president: Toshinori Yamashita), and Keihin Dock Co. Ltd. (head office: Yokohama; president: Tsutomu Shoji) have jointly received the Technological Development Award at the 17th annual Logistics...
Oil Market Report: Balancing Act? Could It Tip Over?
The recently published Oil Market Report (OMR) has signalled a return to balance as being the big picture direction in which the market is heading. This report follows after oil prices saw some big...
Serious Injury To Crew Member During Mooring Operations
Summary
On 11 January 2015, an able seaman on board a Maltese registered tanker lost his lower left leg as it became entangled in the tug’s messenger line and got stuck between a deadman roller...
[Watch] Wärtsilä’s New Future Through Augmented Reality Goggles
Bulker Aground in Lake Superior
The future through new goggles: Wärtsilä has taken a huge step forward in the development of the next generation of service and maintenance technologies with its innovative augmented reality...
Aliens in Mars? Nasa Finds Morse Code Message in the Dunes of Mars
Astronomers Just Discovered a Morse Code Message in the Dunes of Mars
NASA has spotted a series of strange, dark dunes on Mars that look uncannily like the dots and dashes that make up Morse...
If your Bunker Supplier Goes Bankrupt Will You Have to Pay Your Bunker Debts...
Introduction
In November 2014 OW Bunker – one of the world's largest bunker suppliers and traders – filed for in-court restructuring for major parts of its business. This triggered a number of cases involving shipowners...
Innovation: Container Ship Features Hemispherical Bow
A container ship with a hemispherical-shaped bow, which can significantly reduce wind drag, is under construction at Japanese shipbuilder Kyokuyo Shipyard, at its facility about 7km northeast of the Kanmon Straits in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
The...
Ship Fires: A Major Threat to Maritime Safety
Ship fires pose a threat to maritime safety in Europe with the highest risk on roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro) passenger ships because a single ship may carry more than 1000 people and tens of millions use...