Check Your Rigging Arrangement During Deployment of Clump Weight
What is rigging?The use of mechanical load shifting equipment and associated gear to move, place or secure a load using plant, equipment or members of a structure to ensure the stability of those...
BIMCO’ s Anti-Corruption Clause To Resist Illegal Payments
A set of explanatory notes has been issued following the recent publication of the BIMCO Anti-Corruption Clause for Charter Parties (See “BIMCO launches anti-corruption clause for shipping contracts worldwide”).The notes are a useful reference...
[Video] Watch The Prelude In Final Stage Of Construction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.bePrelude FLNG is the world’s first Floating Liquefied Natural Gas project being constructed for Shell. The construction is at top speed and has reached the final stage of construction.The year 2015 has been an...
The US Hobbyists To Register Drones
Drones in the US and the users older than 13 must be registered on a government database starting from 21st December to improve accountability in cases of dangerous drone use. Drone owners have to...
The First Mass Flow Metering System for Hong Kong
ExxonMobil had introduced the first independently accredited mass flow metering system (MFMS) in Hong Kong after successfully introducing it in Singapore. The MFMS provides multiple benefits for vessel operators, suppliers and regulatory bodies, including...
MAN Presented 60,000th Turbocharger
MAN Diesel & Turbo are in turbocharger business for eight decades. During the Marintec 2015, marine trade fair in Shanghai the 60,000th turbocharger was presented to turbocharger customer, China Merchants Energy Shipping Co. Ltd....
ABB Chosen To Optimize Turbocharger Service
ABB Turbocharging, the manufacturer of turbochargers for 500 kW to 80+ MW diesel and gas engines, has signed a long-term Maintenance Management Agreement (MMA) with Dynagas Ltd. The service contract covers all Dynagas TFDE...
Fire On Timber Carrier
Accident
: FireLocation
: 12 nautical miles northwest of Jeju, South KoreaCasualties/Pollution
: NilCargo Onboard
: TimberEn route
: The Russian Far East to ShanghaiThe engine room of the timber carrier suddenly caught fire that extended to the whole...
A Woman Opted To Be The Next Secretary General
As the U.N Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon steps out of his position by the end of 2016, the search for the new secretary general is on. On Tuesday, the United Nations started the search...
[Video] Watch The Launch Of 64th Arleigh Burke Destroyer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.beThe future USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) was launched on 12th December 2015. The ship was translated from the land level facility to the drydock which was slowly flooded until the ship was afloat.
Highlights:This...