Lifetime Achievement Award Goes To Mr. Kishore Rajvanshy
‘Sailor Today’ Honours Mr. Kishore Rajvanshy With Lifetime Achievement Award
Sailor Today – an International shipping journal for seafarers - lauded Mr. Kishore Rajvanshy, Managing Director at Fleet Management Limited with a Lifetime Achievement...
BSM And Optimum Launches New Joint Venture Company
Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) and Optimum Ship Management (Optimum) today announced the launch of a new joint venture company to provide comprehensive, world class passenger vessel management services.BSM, the leading maritime solutions provider, has...
MS Estonia Sank In Baltic Sea Killing 852
MS Estonia was a cruise ferry built in 1979 at the German shipyard Meyer Werft in Papenburg.On 28th September 1994, the ship was crossing the Baltic Sea, en route from Tallinn, Estonia, to Stockholm,...
What Could Have Caused Such A High Turbocharger Lube Oil Consumption?
Vessel
ContainershipMachinery
Turbocharger on Main EngineDamage/Problem
High Lube oil ConsumptionMain Engine
12 L 90 GFCATurbocharger
Retrofitted from ABB to MANTechnical Background:
The main engine had four turbochargers and all these turbochargers have been overhauled recently. It was later observed that...
How Did Crude Tanker Stocks Perform?
The BDTI (Baltic Dirty Tanker Index) tracks the crude tanker rates. The index proves that crude tankers are still siling at solid rates holding the prices of its stocks in a favorable position.Analyst updates:
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[Watch] Video Marking The First Ship-To-Ship LNG Transfers In 1984
This video shows the first ship-to-ship transfer of LNG in March 1984. Abu Dhabi Gas Liquefaction Company (Adgas) conducted the trials using the LNG carriers Norman Lady and Hilli in the Persian Gulf.Check...
Solar & Wind-Powered Boat To Suck Up Waste
Inventors from Sussex have developed a concept of solar and wind-powered boat, SeaVax, that can suck up plastic waste. A proof of concept at the government-funded Innovate U.K. show in London late last year...
MOL Appoints Representatives To Enhance Services In Each Market
Effective from 1st April 2016, MOL will appoint Chief Country Representatives to oversee the operations in Asia and Oceania.The idea of appointing country representatives helps the group to provide services tailored to customer needs...
Did A Faulty Piping Caused Bunker Fuel Spill At The Port Of LA?
California Spill: Oiled Birds Found Near L.A. HarbourFish and wildlife officials are working to help six oiled seabirds after the car carrier spilled oil in Los Angeles.Mfame, yesterday reported the oil spill at berth...
Cargo Ship Crew Honored For Saving A Life In Frigid Waters
A lifesaving award was presented to the crew of the cargo ship Joseph L. Block by the Coast Guard in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, Saturday.On August 24, the crew of the 714-foot cargo ship diverted...