Guided-Missile Cruiser and a Dry Cargo Ship Collided Stern-to-Stern
While Navy collisions are rare, in 2017 two destroyers were involved in separate deadly collisions that killed a total of 17 sailors.
This Tuesday, two Navy suffered another incident wherein two ships collided...
Master’s Failure to Plan and Execute a Safe Docking Causes Allision of Vessel
What happened?
About 1400 Alaska daylight time on June 3, 2016, the cruise ship Celebrity Infinity allided with its arrival berth in Ketchikan, Alaska. No one was injured and no pollution occurred, but the ship...
[Answer] Is This Cruise Ship Dumping Human Waste Into the Ocean?
An image supposedly showing a cruise ship dumping human waste into the ocean near a coastal city is frequently shared on social media. One popular iteration with more than 30,000 shares was posted by...
Beware of Local Restrictions Before Discharging Washwater from Scrubbers
Despite the IMO's approval for scrubbers as a safe bet for the new sulphur regulations, some local authorities of coastal countries are concerned about the washwater discharged from these scrubbers, reports the Gard.
To...
Box Ship Market Looks To LNG and Scrubbers
The outlook for the ultra-large container ship (ULCS) orderbook has softened - 23,000 TEU newbuilds belonging to MSC are due to be delivered this year.
Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) signed contracts for 20...
Free Self-Assessment Tool for Container Ship Operators
Free Self-Assessment tool launched to understand how much idle port time affects bunkering consumption.
The Port Call Calculator is part of a range of tools and services that Intelligent Cargo Systems offer to...
ABS Grants AIP to Dalian LNG-Fueled Bulker and Ore Carrier
ABS and DSIC collaborate on LNG as fuel innovation.
DSIC’s designs include a 208,000 dwt bulk carrier and a concept 260,000 dwt Very Large Ore Carrier (VLOC).
Both designs have Type C LNG...
Oldendorff Takes Delivery of Five Eco-Ships
Oldendorff Carriers has taken delivery of five new eco-ships - 'Jan Oldendorff', 'John Oldendorff', 'Julius Oldendorff', 'Christiane Oldendorff' and 'Kai Oldendorff'.
The vessels are fitted with a fuel-efficient and energy saving duct by Becker, Germany.
The new eco-ships have...
Will General Average (GA) Be Declared on the APL Vancouver?
Container vessel APL Vancouver caught fire with 4,500 containers onboard the vessel, of which 100 were hazardous in nature.
General Average (GA) to be declared on the APL Vancouver, given the potential size of...
Poor Situational Awareness Of The Vessel’s Position Results in Allision
What happened?
At 2213 on February 2, 2016, the tanker Nordbay allided with a dock and water intakes on the Lower Mississippi River in New Orleans, Louisiana. Less than an hour later, as the ship...