US Vessel Response Plans
US Vessel Response Plans – California Shoreline Protection – MSRC – SO CAL Ship Services, California: Related Circular to all members!As of 1st January 2016, MSRC will no longer provide California Shoreline Protection (“CASP”) and...
Top 5 Extremely Popular Infographics Of 2015
Top 5 infographics that got huge audiences over the last year and continue to be relevant in today’s industry, as presented by PTI.1. Amazing MSC Oscar Comparison :
Comparison of the sheer size of the...
‘Siport21’ To Help Drones Land On Ships
The Ministry of Defence of the Spanish Government has engaged ‘ship numerical modelling specialist’ Siport21 to develop systems that will predict vessel movements in advance so that unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can land on...
A Massive, Blue Ship That Gets Hollywood Welcome
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.beThe mammoth CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin arrived in San Pedro on early Saturday. The container ship, which is nearly 20 stories tall and longer than the Empire State Building if it were placed on...
Charters on Seven Product Tankers Extended
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation Announces Employment of Seven Product TankersNavios Maritime Acquisition Corporation, an owner and operator of tanker vessels, announced that it has agreed to extend the charters on seven product tankers at rates...
Cruise Ship Ran Aground
Accident
: Vessel GroundingVessel type
: Cruise shipDate
: 22nd December 2015Location
: Off Isla de Coiba, PanamaCasualties/Pollution
: NilA cruise ship ran aground off Isla de Coiba, Panama during anchoring maneuvers. The reports state that all the passengers...
Fire On Board A General Cargo Ship
Accident
: FireVessel type
: Multipurpose VesselDate
: 23rd December 2015Location
: Off LianyungangCrew Onboard
: 25Casualties/Pollution
: NilThe cargo ship was en route from Rizhao, China to Masan, Korea when it stuck with fire off Lianyungang.The ship issued...
Sinopec Refinery Explodes
A hydro-cracking facility in the Sinopec refinery in the Southern Chinese city of Guangzhou exploded on Thursday. As announced by the local fire department on its microblog, the blast occurred on 0643 am local...
Shell Offers LNG at Customer’s Locations
Shell builds a vessel to deliver to LNG-fueled vessels in northwest Europe. The new vessel will be based at the port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands, and will load from the new LNG break...
Breakbulk Shipping Market will Remain Weak Until 2017
The demand for oil is expected to grow next year after a very poor 2015. Supply growth is likely to be minimal, competition from other sectors will maintain pressure on the breakbulk shipping market.The IMF...