235 Cruise Ships May Cross the New Panama Canal
The newly expanded Panama Canal said on Wednesday it expected some 235 cruise ships to cross the larger waterway this winter high season.
The canal's 2017-2018 cruise season will officially kick off on Oct. 2...
The Overspill Limit
The term ‘overspill’ means that a loss has spilled over, or exceeded, the limits of liability available through the General Excess of Loss Reinsurance Programme which protects mutual Members of the International Group of P&I Clubs....
Slow Response of CPP System Caused Allison
Union being pushed back alongside following the allision
Transport Malta issued an investigation report, concerning the allision of the Antigua & Barbuda registered heavy-lift “MARIA” and the consequent foundering of the Italian registered fishing...
[Watch] Engineered Grounding of Maersk Connector
Maiden grounding of the Maersk Connector at Morecambe Bay, during pull-in of export cable for DONG Energy’s Walney Extension Offshore Wind Farm.
Disclaimer: This video is intended for informational purpose only. This may not be...
‘ABB Ability’ Fleet Intelligence Digitalizes Maritime Maintenance
ABB has added ‘Fleet Intelligence’ to its ABB Ability™ Collaborative Operations software, providing marine customers with a single and complete overview of their ship system maintenance needs rather than being faced with piecemeal, standalone...
Asia Tanker Rates Jump as Vessels Ship Fuel to U.S. & Mexico
Freight rates for oil product tankers in Asia have been escalated recently owing to reduced availability of vessels and fuels were shipped to the United States and Mexico in the stir of Hurricane Harvey. Bigger tankers is put on...
End of ‘Lower for Longer’ Crude Era
The age of persistently weak oil prices is nearing its end, with demand booming and a supply squeeze in the offing, according to Trafigura Group.
The global market could face a shortage by 2019, Ben...
Lloyd Register: Design Approval for LNG Bunkering Vessel
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) has received approval in principle (AiP) from Lloyd’s Register (LR) for a cargo handling system design for a 6,600 m3 LNG bunkering vessel.
Cargo handling system:
HMD and the Hyundai Heavy Industries...
BP Ready for Sulfur Cap! No Need to Delay Implementation
There is no need to delay the proposed implementation of new marine sulfur emission norms beyond 2020, as the refining industry has the ability to go through the change, a senior BP executive said...
Mass GPS Spoofing of Ships Suspected in Black Sea
Imagine alarms ringing out on more than 20 ships located near the Russian port of Novorossiysk in the Black Sea, as their GPS systems suddenly gave them false readings, placing some inland, some at...