How Protectionism Sank America’s Entire Merchant Fleet
IN APRIL 1956 the world’s first container ship—the Ideal X—set sail from New Jersey. A year later in Seattle the world’s first commercially successful airliner, Boeing’s 707, made its maiden flight. Both developments slashed the...
Navigating ECA Just Got Easier! Chevron Gets NOL from WinGD
"Navigating ECA Just Got Easier" Says Chevron Marine Lubricants, Following Latest NOL from WinGD.
Chevron Marine Lubricants has declared that "navigating ECA just got easier" following the receipt of a No Objection Letter (NOL) from Winterthur...
Telemotor Solenoid Malfunction Leads To Grounding
Summary
On 19 August 2016 at 14:58, a Port Phillip Sea Pilot boarded ‘Bow Singapore’ outside Port Phillip, Victoria. The pilot was to conduct the ship through The Rip and the South Channel to an...
[Watch] Casting a Gigantic Propeller at 1,800°F
The video shows a 23-foot propeller which gets cast in one piece, an alloy of eight metals – mostly copper- at 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit. It takes five days for it to cool into one...
Bulk Carrier Collided with Cargo Ship in Yellow Sea
On Oct 6, a bulk carrier “HE BO” reportedly collided with cargo ship “FANG ZHOU 568” off Qingdao, China, Yellow sea.
The Bulk carrier was sailing in southern direction, en route from Tang Shan...
Pirate Attack Averted by Indian Navy in Gulf of Aden
An Indian warship, stealth frigate INS Trishul, thwarted a piracy attempt on a merchant vessel Jag Amar in a swift operation by deploying an armed helicopter and marine commandos in the Gulf of Aden...
BP Secures More than $1 Billion for Six LNG Newbuilds
BP is taking delivery of six new, state-of-the-art liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers to support its expanding global LNG portfolio, and to respond to growing demand for lower-carbon energy sources around the world.
BP’s finance...
Maersk Ship Carries Dead Whale to Port
In a bizarre incident, New Zealand’s Department of Conservation (DOC) is disposing of a dead 14-meter whale, which came into Tauranga Harbour on the front of the Lexa Maersk container vessel.
DOC staff worked with...
Cargo Vessel Sinks Off Sumatra Coast
On October 5, a cargo vessel reportedly sunk around midnight off the Sumatra coast.
What happened?
The cargo vessel ‘KM KTC 1’ with 3.050 tons limestone reportedly sunk few minutes past midnight, north of Karang Jamuang...
[Watch] Car Carrier Breaks Away from its Mooring Due to Storm
On October 5, a car carrier vessel reportedly broke away from its mooring after being hit by the storm ‘Xavier’.
What happened?
The car carrier ‘Splendid Ace’ which was anchored at the New Ems Pier in...