Double Trouble in Kiel Canal
On November 24, a vessel reportedly suffered from engine failure twice when it was transiting through the Kiel Canal.
What happened?
The vessel ‘Scot Leader’ reportedly suffered from rudder engine failure when it was enroute from...
Freighter Ran onto Breakwater, Japan
On Nov 24, a General cargo vessel Fukuyoshi Maru No.1 ran onto breakwater while approaching Taketoyo Port, South of Nagoya, Honshu Island, Japan.
The vessel was en route from Osaka with cargo of coal...
Wärtsila Contradicts Maersk Scrubber Comments
Recently, Wärtsilä came out with a statement in response to Maersk scrubber comments.The apprehension was about the scrubbers not being the ideal solution for them.
Container Shipping & Trade website reports that Mr Sigurd Some Jenssen,...
Floating Prisons in the Pacific Ocean, Outside US Legal Protections
By TRACI TONG
If you've followed the War on Terror at all, you're almost certainly familiar with the US detention facility at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba — a US prison that exists outside the realm of the...
[Watch] World’s Largest Spar-platform Sail Away
The Aasta Hansteen gas platform is the world’s largest Spar-platform. In total the platform will be 320 metre tall, weighing 70 000 tonnes.
In the spring 2017 the 46 000 tonne spar substructure was...
Drug Smugglers Spark Fear! Deliberate Plan to Capsize Vessel
Pirating and smuggling has gone a sea change in this age. With the advent of high throughput technology, smugglers easily can hack into ship’s computer servers and can control the movement of vessels. Security...
Bad Pilot, Master Relationship! Passage Plan Deviation Grounds the Vessel
Summary
On 22 November 2016, at 1357, the Maltese registered bulk carrier Robusto ran aground and remained stranded in the entrance of El Dekheila Channel, Egypt in position 31° 10.18’ N 029° 48.25’ E. The...
Pirates Robbed Tug and Barge
The Malaysian tank barge "Ever Omega", carrying about 3,700 ton of palm oil has been robbed in the waters near Indonesia while under tow of the "Ever Prosper". The barge was hijacked in the...
Finntide Back to Finland After Lengthening
Finnlines’ EUR 70 million Energy Efficiency and Emission Reduction Investment Programme progressing well – first lengthened vessel delivered.
The lengthening programme of Finnlines’ vessels is in full swing in the Remontowa S.A. shipyard in Gdansk,...
Crew Crushed Between the Closing Hatch Covers of the Ship
On November 15, a Filipino national reportedly died after being injured in a fatal harbour accident at the seaport town of Rauma, 352 kilometers from the capital of Helsinki.
What happened?
The victim has been identified...