König & Cie Continues Fleet Downsizing
König & Cie has sealed an en bloc price for two of its vessels at $ 18m to a South Korean buyer, says an article published in Splash 247.
The sale info
Hamburg shipping and investment...
Chinese Shipyard Mega Merger Being Fast-tracked
China’s two major state-run shipbuilding majors – CSSC and CSIC – are accelerating preparation for a potential merger, and a detailed merger plan is expected to be finalized this year, writes Jason Jiang in...
Tanker Owner Uses Norway’s Export Credit Agency for Scrubber Retrofits
A Bergen-based tanker owner is installing scrubbers on its entire fleet using financing from Norway’s export credit agency, reports Marine Propulsion.
What is it?
Inventor Chemical Tankers’ seven 19,000-gt chemical tankers qualify for export credit because...
Weekly Maritime Security Report – Week 11, 2019
Protection Vessel International has released the Maritime Security Report for Week 11 of 2019. The report formulated on 26th March 2019 highlights the various security breaches that have happened over the past week.
Peru: Robbers...
Innovative Pump Vaporizer Based MAN Engines for 11 Vessels
11 engines from Eastern Pacific Shipping will be powered by MAN B&W-branded two-stroke engines, and will be constructed at HSHI.
Currently 55 ME-GI engines are in service logging over 265,000 running hours, by...
Low Oil Levels That Led To Vessel’s Engine Failure
The Viking Sky cruise ship that had to be evacuated off the coast of Norway over the weekend had low oil levels that led to engine failure, reports USA Today.
What happened?
The Viking Sky sailed...
Houston Ship Channel Movements Through Contaminated Zone Restart: USCG
Movement of ships through the roughly seven-mile contaminated zone of the Houston Ship Channel has resumed.
The stretch has been closed since March 22 in the aftermath of a fire which resulted in serious water...
Cargo Ship Hijacked by Migrants It Rescued!
Around 100 rescued migrants have hijacked the cargo ship that rescued them off Libya's coast.
Italy's Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini described the hijackers as "pirates" and announced to end navy patrols in the...
An Iconic Career in Wärtsilä Sales Team
As Wärtsilä turns 185 in 2019, they are celebrating this milestone by introducing their people and their work, and what has motivated them to be a part of the companies success story.
Competent sales team
Sachin...
German Cargo Ship Detained in NSW
The cargo ship Anna Elisabeth was detained by Australian authorities at Port Kembla on Monday.
The vessel was not crewed in accordance with minimum safety standards.
It didn't have enough food for its...