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...
Light Shale Oil Is Heavy For Asia
Shale oil is produced by horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing from shale rock. Production of oil is so abundant that President Barack Obama is to sign legislation that will end the restrictions of export...
d’Amico International Shipping S.A Sells A Handysize Vessel
d’Amico International Shipping S.A. announced the sale of the Handysize vessel M/T Cielo Di Salerno SW Cap Ferrat Shipping LLC (Marshall Island) for US$ 13,000. d’Amico Tankers Limited has also a total of 12...
Docked Reefer On Fire In Ecuador
Accident
: FireVessel type
: Reefer ShipLocation
: Guayaquil dock, EcuadorCasualties/Pollution
: NilThe cargo holds of the reefer ship caught fire where inflamed fuel gasses extended the fire to fuel tanks. The crew immediately made an emergency call...
[Watch] The Rescue Act At Sea
First Nominee For The Coast Guard’s Best Video - 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.beThe U.S Coast Guard has made the announcement of 2015 nominees for ‘Coast Guard Video of the Year’.The 2015 Coast Guard Video of the...
Tanker And Ferry Collides
Storm Causes Collision In Sunda StraitAccident
: CollisionVessel Type
: A tanker and a passenger ferryLocation
: Off Cilegon oil terminals, IndonesiaCasualties/Pollution
: NilThe tanker and the ferry dragged anchors and collided in Sunda Strait. They both stuck...