Industry First Sub M Certification
On April 20, the Tampa Bay leading harbour has been awarded the Industry’s first Sub M Certification by the US Coast Guard.
Helm CONNECT
The Industry leaders use Helm CONNECT to earn First Certificate of Inspection...
Quay Crane Hits Navigational Antenna Aboard Cargo Ship
On May 1, a navigational antennae onboard a cargo vessel was hit after it was damaged by a quay crane.
What happened?
The vessel ‘Xin Shanghai’ was involved in cargo unloading operations at the Fairview Container...
First Passenger Ship in the World with Wind-Assisted Propulsion
The Viking Grace has bagged the honour of the the first passenger ship in the World to be equipped with a rotor sail for wind assisted propulsion.
Installation of rotor sail
The LNG fuelled ferry has...
Two Vessels Banned from Paris MoU Region
In accordance with Paris MoU, two more vessels were detained at the port of Sitia on 22nd February 2018.
What happened?
The vessel ‘Blue Moon I’ was refused access to the Paris MoU region in port...
Stopping the Bumps and Bangs
Alex Hughes finds out why anti-collision technology is a must for all terminals and not just for the obvious safety benefits.
Industry professionals are virtually unanimous in the belief that it is no longer possible...
[Watch] Dolphin Knocks Down a Paddleboarder
A video showing a stand-up paddleboarder getting knocked down by a dolphin in Australia has surfaced online. Footage shows Andrew Hill paddling off the coast of Western Australia when a pod of dolphins sped...
Military Plane with Nine Aboard Crashes in Georgia
On 2nd May, a cargo plane crash was reported in the Savannah area of Georgia which killed 5 people, says a report published in Reuters.
What happened?
A Puerto Rico Air National Guard cargo plane...
It’s an Inert Gas System
Inert gas system: A system of preventing any explosion in the cargo tanks of a tanker by replacing the cargo, as it is pumped out, by an inert gas, sometimes by flue gas from ship...
Aggressive Tanker Scrapping – Why Now?
Rates for crude tankers have been abysmal due to an oversupply of vessels.
Demo prices have been on an upward climb for quite a while and long thought to induce more scrapping activity.
The...
Head-To-Head Survey: Wärtsilä (WRTBY) vs. Its Competitors
Wärtsilä is one of 20 publicly-traded companies in the “Special industry machinery, not elsewhere classified” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Wärtsilä to related companies based on the...