Seal Repairs Keep Semi-Sub on Hire
Underwater Repairs To Twelve Sterntube Seals Keeps Semi-Submerisble On-Hire
An underwater mobile dock, mobdock, was installed to provide repair technicians with a dry environment in which to work
When a semi-submersible offshore platform completed an oil...
Watch Out for Dangerous Fire Ants
In the 2015 movie "Ant-Man," Dr. Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) develops an armored suit that can shrink someone to the size of an ant and give that tiny creature superhuman strength.
When the technology falls...
Competent and Well-trained Crews: The Only Way to Safety
Behaviour Based Safety (BBS) can improve safety performance onboard. It is a systematic process to identify, measure and positively impact the unsafe individual behaviour of the human element. Considering that safety is a continuous...
YSA Design Vision for Fast-changing Cruise Market
Strong design vision and comprehensive project management capabilities will be essential ingredients if the cruise industry is to capitalize on fast-changing passenger demographics and ensure that vacations at sea are more than a ‘once...
D’Amico Group Sells Tanker for $14.2 mn
On October 10, the Marine transport company D’Amico D'Amico Tankers Dac, an Irish subsidy of D'Amico International Shipping after it signed an agreement for the sale of its medium-range oil products tanker vessel, MT...
Container Ship Conversion Sails on Wind Power Demand
Two ships that were converted into specialized vessels for wind power components after being designed for containers carried 164 nacelles, 150 towers, and 162 blades during their first 10 months of operation, project forwarder...
Training Offices for Onboard and Onshore Shipping Needs
The Cyprus Maritime Academy was launched by Intercollege under the umbrella of the University of Nicosia in 2016 to encourage more people into the booming shipping industry both onboard and on land as so...
Ship with 16 Crew Disabled in the Yellow Sea
On October 12, a cargo vessel was reportedly stranded in the Yellow Sea after suffering from Engine failure.
What happened?
The vessel ‘Feixiong 6’ was disabled in the Yellow Sea with its crew members. The vessel...
[Watch] Wind Blows Ship Across Harbour Mouth in Durban
#DurbanStorm #durbanfloods #DurbanWeather entrance to Durban Port pic.twitter.com/RcFAqpo3fi
— KS (@KwaneleSandiswa) October 10, 2017
On October 10, strong winds reportedly battered the Durban coastline and blew a containership across the Harbour.
What happened?
Recently strong winds due to...
[Watch] How Columbia River’s Navigation Channel is Maintained
Video depicts the Dredge Oregon, a vessel owned and operated by the Port of Portland which aids in maintaining the Columbia River’s 43’ navigation channel on behalf of the US Army Corps of Engineers.
Dredge...