EU MRV Regulation Entering Next Phase
The European Union MRV Regulation requires shipowners and operators to monitor, report and verify CO2 emissions from their vessels calling at EU ports. Two important milestones in its implementation are coming soon.
Adopted in 2015, the...
[Watch] July Ship Groundings: Bridge Systems to Blame?
Editor Martyn Wingrove questions why new bridge technology caused groundings on a new ferry and modern car carrier in Northern Europe in July.
Bridge systems and software should not cause ship accidents. But they do....
Tanker Runs Aground in Shipping Channel
On August 25, an oil tanker reportedly loaded with 373,000 gallons of fuel reportedly ran aground in a shipping channel between New York and New Jersey.
What happened?
The oil tanker ‘Kamome Victoria’ reportedly ran aground...
[Watch] Freighter Broke in Two Off Kilyos
Near the northern entrance of the Bosphorus the "Leonardo", which was unloaded enroute for repairs to Tuzla, started to buckle off Sarıyer Demirciköy and then broke in two at 3 a.m. after the anchor...
Freighter Breaks in Two! Anchor Chain Blamed
On August 27, a foreship which was unloaded and enroute for repairs reportedly broke into two after encountering problems with the anchor chain.
What happened?
The foreship ‘Leonardo’ proceeding from the northern entrance of the Bosphorus...
Typhoon Attack! 11 Rescued from Sunken Cargo Ship
On August 27, eleven crew members were rescued from a sunken cargo ship in Hong Kong during severe tropical storm ‘Pakhar’.
What happened?
The Government Flying Service (GFS) of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR)...
Ferry Collided with Bulk Carrier, Loses it Bow Ramp
On August 24, a river ferry reportedly collided with a bulk carrier due to the captain’s fault.
What happened?
In the evening of August 24, the river ferry ‘Juliusplate’ collided with bulk carrier ‘Stellar Atlantic’ in...
Will the Baltic Dry Index Rebound or Further Decline?
Tracking the BDI After a depressed period of almost eight years, some predicted the dry bulk market to recover, or to at least improve, in 2017 from its record low of 291 points in...
First LNG Bunkering Carried Out in the UK
For the first time in the UK, a ship has been bunkered with liquefied natural gas (LNG). This is part of a project carried out between UK’s LNG provider Flogas and compatriot port operator...
Tanker Grounded on the Rhine
On August 13, 2017, the tanker "Ventrans II", enroute from Mannheim to Rotterdam, was disabled and ran aground on the Rhine near Neuwied.
A technical malfunction reported to have caused a blackout on...