Weekly Maritime Security Report – Week 6, 2019
Protection Vessels International has published the weekly maritime security report of the 6th week of this year. The report formulated on 13th February 2019 provides valuable insights regarding the various security breaches and threats...
Diana Shipping Announces Sale of Two Panamax Dry Bulk Vessels
Diana shipping has signed MoA to sell to two affiliated parties, the m/v Danae and m/v Dione, each a 2001-built dry bulk vessels for US$7.2 million each.
It has entered into a time...
Crew Transfer Vessel Collides with Cargo Vessel
On February 19, wind turbine technicians on a crew transfer vessel operating on the Wikinger offshore windfarm in Germany are reported to have been injured.
What happened?
The men were injured following a collision with another...
[Watch]Oxford Scientists Studies & Recreates Rogue Wave
In 1995, a powerful rogue wave dubbed the "Draupner wave", slammed into an offshore gas pipeline platform operated by Statoil in the southern tip of Norway. The wave generated intense interest among scientists since...
Scorpio Tankers Expects 62 Scrubber Installations by 2020
Scorpio Tankers to fit 62 of its vessels with scrubber systems to comply with IMO 2020 sulphur cap.
Scorpio to pay $1.5 million-$2.5 million per vessel to retrofit another 75 vessels, with 60%-70%...
[Answer] How Does Ship Engines Work?
According to Newton’s third law of motion, every action has an equal and opposite action. Though not always obvious (in a literal sense), it’s the essence of anything that moves us through the world.
Ships...
The Rise of Reefer Shipping
Søren Leth Johannsen, Maersk, discusses next-gen efficiency in reefer operations in a recent Port Technology technical paper
Neil Davidson, Drewry, discusses the challenge of fragmented capacity in a recent Port Technology technical paper
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[Watch] Underwater Drone Test for Vessel Bottom Inspection – MOL
MOL conducted underwater drone demonstration test for vessel bottom inspection.
This was done by checking condition of submerged areas of the hull using remotely operated subsea vehicle.
TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. has partnered...
Dry Bulk Report – Week 7, 2019
The Baltic Briefing has released a report about the dry bulk market of the 7th week of shipping activities of this year. The report dated 15th February highlights the plight of the dry bulk...
Tanker Report – Week 7, 2019
The Baltic Briefing has released a report about the tanker market of the 7th week of shipping activities of this year. The report dated 15th February highlights the plight of the tanker market at...