USCG Warns of Dangers of Illegal Charter Operations
Illegal passenger vessel operations pose a risk to public safety, credentialed mariners, and legitimate operators. A Coast Guard posting on its Maritime Commons blog highlights a recent case in Miami as an example of...
Shipping to Become Attractive for Women Seafarers
European Transport Workers Federation (ETF) and the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) have today discussed possible solutions to increase women’s participation in the shipping industry in Europe. Currently only 2% of the seafaring workforce...
It’s a Bollard Pull! How to Measure it?
The thrust developed at zero ahead speed. Bollard pull is the most commonly used measure of ship-assist tugs performance which have propellers optimized for maximum thrust at close to zero speed. Ships requiring high...
Caterpillar’s Multi-engine Optimizer Delivers Savings for Vroon
Vroon Offshore Services (VOS) is already achieving industry-leading low fuel consumption. However, that is not stopping the Netherlands-based company from driving down fuel costs even further.
Predictive fuel consumption
In fact, Vroon recently invested in...
Star Bulk’s Scrubbers Gets Thumbs Up from Deutsche Bank
According to media reports, Deutsche Bank is the latest financial institution to be bullish on the prospects of shippers opting for scrubbers to comply with the upcoming global 0.50% sulfur cap on marine fuel...
LNG Yards Record Buoyant Half-year Ship Delivery and Order Levels
Both LNG carrier orders and newbuilding deliveries during the first half of 2018 are higher than they’ve been for many years.
In two months, upto 30th June 2018 eight LNG carriers were ordered and seven...
Human Element is Part of the Maritime Cyber Problem
Most ship cyber security breaches are consequent of human error but can easily be avoided by implementing cutting edge technology and policies to prevent crews from inadvertently infecting shipboard systems.
That was one of the...
Simple Security Flaws can Steer Ships Off Course
A proof-of-concept attack could cause ships to dangerously veer off course, and it all stems from simple security issues, including the failure to change default passwords or segment networks.
Attack demonstration
Researcher Ken Munro, with...
Underwater Ship Inspection Using Remote Method
The company Oceaneering has announced its plan to use a remote method for conducting underwater inspection in lieu of drydocking (UWILD) services.
Working with major classification societies, Oceaneering developed a program that provides a safer,...
Grounding on New Breakwater
On June 24, a new breakwater ran aground while entering the Torshavn on the Faroe Islands.
What happened?
The new breakwater vessel ‘Perseus’ ran aground while entering Tórshavn upon the Faroe Islands.
The ship struck the newly...