The 10 Step Guide to Selecting a Ballast Water Management System
Selecting the most suitable ballast water management system (BWMS) for a specific vessel is a critical, and often, underestimated task. With over 50 commercial systems available, operating on numerous combinations of different technologies and...
[Watch] Challenging Transportaion of Shell’s Factory Aboard RollDock
The transportation of the modules for Shell’s new Solvent DeAsphalter factory in Pernis was not only a challenge but also a great opportunity to film the work where, RollDock is so proud of.
The heavy-load...
Dangerous Goods: Call to Actions
Compliance with international regulation requires awareness to change. In international trade, compliance also needs sophisticated collaboration.
It’s time to grasp the opportunity, as most of the supply chain practitioners will be familiar with the...
Escape Hatch Blocked! Top 4 Checks When Contractors Onboard
Summary:
During a general walk around on a vessel an electrical transformer was discovered as pictured below. After checking it transpired that the transformer had been left by a contractor who had placed it on...
Mayflower Autonomous Ship Prepares to Sail the World
Four centuries after the voyage of the Mayflower, an autonomous vessel is about to undertake new historic missions. In 2020, the Mayflower Autonomous Ship, or MAS 400, will cross the Atlantic, followed by the...
[Watch] Freighter Severed Lock Gate in Kiel
On February 19, a freighter reportedly slammed into the Great Northern Lock of the Kiel Canal in Kiel-Holtenau.
What happened?
The freighter ‘Akacia’ was enroute from Bremerhaven to St. Petersburg when it slammed into the Great...
Crane Crashed into Cargo Hold
On February 19, a mobile crane reportedly broke free and crashed into the cargo hold of a vessel docked at the port.
What happened?
A 60 ton mobile crane reportedly broke free from a crane while...
Class Approved Drone Inspection of Confined Spaces from KRS
RIMS (Robotics In Maintenance Strategies) have secured a further class approval from Korean Register of Shipping (KRS) for the use of Remote Inspection Techniques (drones) during surveys of enclosed spaces.
The KRS certification for the...
Less Fuel Oil and More LNG Bunkered in 2017
Although the sale of bunker oil at the Port of Rotterdam decreased in 2017, the throughput of bunkered liquefied natural gas (LNG) was up during the year.
Namely, the sale of fuel for shipping in the Rotterdam...
Liner Shipping M&A has ‘Destroyed $110bn of Shareholder Value
A new report estimates that over the past 21 years the container industry has “destroyed” about $110bn of shareholder value.
Its author, McKinsey & Co, said this had mainly been due to continuous overcapacity in the sector.
The...