Collective Response on Low-sulphur Regulation Required
A collective response by stakeholders in the container shipping value chain was required to effectively address the critical challenge of meeting the new emissions reduction regulation set to take effect in just over three...
Failure To Pass Alert Patches Buoy Results in Damages
Summary
On 15 March, shortly after 23:00, Navios Northern Star was transiting the Prince of Wales Channel, Torres Strait, on an easterly heading towards the waypoint north of OG Rock. The coastal pilot’s cue for...
Charter Market Provides a Boost for Smaller Containerships
Owners of smaller containerships, with limited exposure to the volatile deepsea east-west trades, are enjoying increases in daily hire rates and enquiries for time extensions.
According to the latest Alphaliner report. the container charter market...
Cruise Ship Secrets Revealed: Do Cruise Liners Have a Prison Onboard?
CRUISE ships are known for being as extensive as some cities with onboard amenities and services, but what do they have a jail for any passengers who commit an offence?
Cruise ships can encounter many...
Americas Crude Tankers Gain on US Exports
Rapidly rising US crude exports have propelled freight rates for 2mn bl tankers in the Americas to six-month highs, mitigating the impact of surplus global vessel supply. The increasing frequency of long-haul shipments to...
Hazards in Low Freeboard Pilot Transfers Costs a Life
Summary
On 5 October 2016, a Port of London Authority sea pilot was in the process of boarding the Bahamas registered general cargo vessel Sunmi from the pilot launch Patrol when he fell and was...
Reduction in Plunger Sticking Claimed with New Anti-sticking Pump Elements
Deposits in the barrel can significantly impede the pump’s operation. Common measures such as the regular cleaning of the pump element are very time-consuming and far from ideal over the long run. L’Orange is...
Scrubbers Fail to Register in Global Orderbook
Ships with scrubbers, the exhaust abatement technology which removes sulfur from ships' emissions, represent a tiny part of the overall orderbook for new ships even though the numbers of units on order continues to...
PBCF Receives 2017 Nikkei Global Environmental Technology Award
On October 15, TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced that its jointly developed Propeller Boss Cap Fins (PBCF) received the 2017 Nikkei Global Environmental Technology Award, which is presented by Nikkei Inc.
PBCF:
The PBCF, which is...
Ships are Basically Big Floating Security Nightmares
Ken Munro, a researcher for UK-based Pen Test Partners, has been exploring maritime satellite communication systems used to keep ships connected while at sea. His findings don’t inspire much confidence. Munro, in a blog...