Panama Canal Expansion Pits East Coast vs. West Coast
Asian shippers are siding with the Notorious B.I.G.’s declaration of regional loyalty from the 1997 hit “Goin’ Back to Cali”: “If I got to choose a coast, I got to choose the East.” The...
Fitch: Tanker Shipping Oversupply to Keep Rates Low
Oversupply in the tanker shipping market is expected to keep the rates low in 2018 while a glut can be noticed in delivering new vessels combined with limited scrapping of older ships. This move...
Poor Stevedoring Contributed To Unsecured Cargo Stack Collapse
Summary
On 18 December 2016, the bulk carrier ‘Graig Rotterdam’ was discharging a deck cargo of packaged timber at anchor in Alexandria Port, Egypt.
That day, the bosun, of Chinese nationality, fell overboard and into a...
[Watch] ABS Internal Tank Drone Inspection
Cyberhawk Innovations, the world leader in inspection and survey using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), has been certified as an External Specialist by the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) in providing inspections for internal tanks...
WinGD Engines to Power LNG Fueled Box Giants
CMA CGM’s LNG fueled box giants are all set to be powered by Winterthur Gas & Diesel Ltd.
The WinGD engines comprise of a 12-cylinder X92DF engines (12X92DF) to power the nine 22,000 TEU LNG...
Cargo Ship Drifted Across Darsena Port
On November 13, a cargo vessel reportedly drifted across the port of Darsena after breaking away from its mooring due to strong winds.
What happened?
The cargo vessel ‘Lady Aziza’ broke away from its mooring in...
Tanker Remains Seized Upon a Lawsuit
Since July 2017, two vessel have been seized with its crew members after lawsuit claims were filed against them.
What happened?
The vessels ‘Crystal East’ and ‘Carolina Wind’ were jointly seized after lawsuit claims were filed...
Six Kidnapped Seafarer Freed
On November 13, six crew members of a cargo ship who were reportedly kidnapped last month have been released by the pirates.
What happened?
The crew members of ‘Demeter’ were kidnapped by pirates last month off...
Titan LNG Premieres with Fast Bunkering in Rotterdam
Titan LNG has yet again secured a first in the LNG bunkering market. On the 27th of October, Titan LNG bunkered the Wes Amelie chartered by Unifeeder A/S, a retrofitted 1000 TEU container vessel...
Singapore’s Offshore and Marine Sector Boosts 3D Printing
Singapore has always been friendly to new technologies, and now they are going all out when it comes to embracing advanced manufacturing technology. This week, a quadripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed by Sembcorp...