3 Lead Ships By NASSCO
2015::General Dynamics NASSCO Delivers 3 Lead ShipsGeneral Dynamics NASSCO delivered three lead ships in 2015. They are USNS Lewis B. Puller, the Isla Bella and the Lone Star State. Each vessel represents three new...
Stop Cyber Attack Onboard A Ship
Prevent Cyber Incident Onboard A ShipA set of cyber security guidelines for ships were launched today by BIMCO, together with other leading shipping organisations, comprising CLIA, ICS, INTERCARGO and INTERTANKO. It is meant to...
Can Port Of Singapore Regain Top Spot?
BMI Research specialises in global analysis of macroeconomic trends and ranks international ports. Shanghai deposed Singapore as the world’s largest port in 2010 in terms of the size of its global container handling facilities...
World Record Breaking Load On Board
Record Number Of Containers On Board A ShipDP World London Gateway Port has welcomed one of the world’s largest container ships carrying a recorded 18,601 TEU (Twenty Foot Equivalent Units). The UASC owned Al...
Superior Shipyard Converts Steam Ship To Diesel
Fraser Shipyards will convert the 56-year-old Herbert C. Jackson to a diesel-propulsion system. The Jackson is a 690-foot vessel that regularly carries almost 25,000 tons of iron ore between Marquette, Mich. and Detroit.Its repowering...
IMO’s Initiatives And Achievements Of 2015
The International Maritime Organization has followed a wide range of safety and environment protections initiatives in the year 2015.Safety:In IMO Conference, Manila, Philippines - Guidelines on the safe operation of coastal and inter-island passenger...
Calls For Coronial Inquest On Seafarer’s Death
The International Transport Workers’ Federation calls for a coronial inquest into the death of a healthy young Filipino seafarer on board a Panamanian registered coal carrier.
Incident:The Filipino seafarer was diagnosed with tonsillitis in China.
With...
Safety Violations Gets Bulk Carrier into Trouble
USCG inspectors detained the Japanese Bulker after they found a disabled fire-extinguishing system in the engine room of the 751-foot vessel.Reasons For Detention:Port state control officers discovered that the automatic fire extinguishing system that...
Historic Find: Revolutionary War Era Ship Discovered
A historic find in Old Town Alexandria is turning heads. A large, heavy ship, is being dug out of its damp grave at the site of a new hotel construction project. A sailing ship...