Cost of Shore Power Nine Times Costlier than Fuel Switching!
ENERGY EFFICIENCY - Cost of Shore Power Nine Times Costlier than Fuel Switching!Researchers are of the opinion that the use of shore-side power for reducing emissions from vessels at berth is "less appealing" than...
4 Quick Tips to Get the Most Out of Every Lubricant!
Any lubricant wasted is waste of money. Thus it is essential to optimize the use of lubricants and ensure you get the most out of it.
1. Don't change the oil - filter it!
Water or...
SS Norge Disaster: 635 Souls Perished
SS Norge was a Danish passenger liner built in 1881, which sank off Rockall in 1904.On 28 June 1904, heading for New York, SS Norge ran aground on Hasselwood Rock, St Helen's Reef, close...
Sex Attack On 100 Cologne Women
In German city of Cologne more than 100 Women complained of sexual harassment on New Year's Eve. The co-ordinated sexual violence happened at the hands of gangs in the square outside Cologne's main railway...
[Watch] WaterFlow On A Cruise Ship’s Staircase
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be
Plenty of water was seen flowing down in one of the main staircases aboard the newly renovated cruise ship, causing spillage into the ship’s corridors. The passengers were seen walking around the place and...
Violation Lands Cargo Ship Into Troubled Waters
On January 3rd, a cargo ship flying the Cambodian flag near Crimea, in the Black Sea, has been temporarily detained by Russian authorities.
Highlights:The vessel was headed from the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don to Varna...
Hose Burst Injures Worker On Ship
Hose Rupture Injured Repair WorkerCassar Shipyards in Marsa witnessed an accident. A worker was injured earlier today at around noon when a high-pressure hose aboard the ship burst.There was a loud noise that sounded...
Can Sniffers Help In Compliance?
THETIS-S Surveillance Data Will Promote Self-RegulationEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Danish Maritime Authority (DMA) would use surveillance technology, or ‘sniffers’ that can assess compliance with the 0.10% fuel sulphur limit in ECAs by...
Vessel Values Over The New Year
Weekly Vessel Valuations Report , January 06 2016Over the New Year’s period there is less sales activity. Tanker rates had a strong platform to start 2016. But have fallen marginally as have the values...
F-16 Attack Plan On Barge Adrift
Norwegian authorities have planned to blow up a drifting barge headed for Valhall platform in the North Sea with F-16 aircraft.On New Year’s Eve, a giant barge broke away from its moorings in the vicinity...