Improper Tightening of a Pipe Plug Caused Engine Room Fire
NTSB released a report about the fire onboard the vehicle carrier Alliance St. Louis. The vehicle carrier Alliance St. Louis was under way from Port Arthur, Texas, to Jacksonville, Florida, when a pipe plug...
IMarEST CEO Appointed to Government Maritime 2050 Panel
David Loosley - Chief Executive of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology - has been appointed to a maritime panel by Transport Secretary, Rt Hon Chris Grayling.
Working in partnership with the industry,...
Ship Firm Oldendorff Halts Guyana Operation
German shipping group Oldendorff Carriers stops its business in Guyana, shortly after the United States blacklisted Russian aluminum producer Rusal, which has a plant in the South American country, reports Reuters.
US Blacklists Russia
After United...
[Watch] Coast Guard to Remove 1,500 Gallons of Fuel From Burnt Ship
The Coast Guard is performing fuel removal and salvage operations for a fishing vessel on Thursday that caught fire on Wednesday near Eureka, reports Lostcoastoutpost.
First responders
Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment Humboldt Bay’s pollution responders...
Vessel Stuck in Compressed Ice Near Marquette
On 20th April, the Kaye E. Barker vessel which was stuck in compressed ice since Wednesday, was freed. Presently it is at the Upper Harbor Ore Dock in Marquette, reports the Upper Michigans Source....
Rotterdam Into Nor Lines’ Flexible LNG-powered Service Network
From June 1, Samskip subsidiary Nor Lines will include calls at Rotterdam for the first time in its weekly multipurpose liner service connecting to Western, Mid and Northern Norway.
Equipped with heavy lift cranes
The service...
Monitoring Wash Water from Scrubbers
A company specialising in water monitoring will give a presentation on “Monitoring Waste Wash Water from Scrubbers” at the Sulphur Cap 2020 Conference, 17-18 April 2018, Amsterdam.
Compliance with sulphur cap
The Chelsea Technology Group...
Reduce Ship Accidents with STM in ECDIS
The ECDIS validation project created by EU part-funded STM (Sea Traffic Management) aims to reduce the workload for crew members and also decreases the risk of accidents.
System features
The Baltic Navigational Warning Service system sends...
Cargo Vessel Detained on Court Order
On April 9, a cargo vessel was detained at a port in India for misappropriate finance in business transactions.
What happened?
The cargo vessel ‘MV Theometor’ was detained at the Paradip port following orders issued by...
Gold Galleon Hackers Target Maritime Shipping Industry
Researchers have found that Nigerian hacking ring, targets on maritime shipping firms to try and steal millions of dollars on an annual basis, reports ZDNET.
E- Threats
On Wednesday, security experts from the Secureworks Counter Threat...