Singapore To Middle-East Undersea Cable Project Reaches Chennai
On 22nd January, Chennai Coast has seen divers entering the waters in small boats and investigating the area for laying the optic fiber cables as a part of the Undersea Cable Project.The Undersea Cable...
Drone Completes Inspection In Gulf Of Mexico
Sky-Futures, Drone services company, has completed the first drone inspection in Gulf of Mexico for the oil and gas industry.Highlights:The drone inspection scope included the derrick, helideck and four cranes on a drill ship.
Current...
Historical Wreck: The SS President Coolidge
The SS President Coolidge was one of the most extravagant luxury ocean liners ever built—until 1941, that is, when she was converted to carry troops for the war effort.On her approach to Espiritu Santo...
BIMCO – Container Lines are like a “Cat On a Wall” as the Bunker...
Lower bunker costs are “very welcome in an industry struggling to make a profit”, says shipping industry association BIMCO in its latest container market analysis, but added that the potential impact of much cheaper...
In Conversation with Vinay Gupta – Managing Director, Union Marine Management Services (UMMS).
UMMS has won SME One Asia Awards 2015.About SME One Asia Awards - RECOGNISING SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE SMEs IN ASIA:
SME One Asia Awards was created to recognise successful Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Asia...
Panama Canal – Tankers to Cool Deck during Transit – Now Mandatory!
Effective immediately, and until further notice, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) will require transiting crude oil tankers, product carrier, and chemical tankers carrying cargoes with flashpoint of less than 18 deg. C, to cool...
Loss Of Steering – Rudder Flange Bolts Missing
Type Of Ship
Bulk Carrier.What Happened
Fitted Bolts found missing between Rudder Flange and Rudder stock.Incident:
A 23,400 GRT Bulk Carrier, built in 1982 was on a ballast voyage when the Master noticed a loss of steering....
Cargo Ship Sank, Panama Canal Normal
Cargo ship at anchor, awaiting scrapping, collided with another vessel at the Caribbean entrance to the interoceanic waterway.The seafarers reported to have abandoned ship before it sank and nobody was injured in the...
Cargo Ship Sinks After Colliding With A Tanker
A bad weather on Monday afternoon caused a general cargo ship to collide with a product tanker off Myanmar. The cargo ship sank whereas all fourteen seafarers have been rescued as reported by Vietnamese...
[Watch] Drum Explodes and Kills a Worker While Welding
Fitters and welders onboard ships are experts in creating “Make-shift” tools or equipment. When such things are being fabricated, a careful risk assessment has to be made on steps involved in such fabrication. Watch...