[Watch] Terrified Kayakers Chased by Great White Shark
A VIRAL video has captured the moment two terrified kayakers were followed by a great white shark while travelling off the Australia coast during a fishing trip.
Disclaimer: This video is intended for informational purpose...
Wärtsilä in Italy
Guido Barbazza has been president and managing director of Wärtsilä Italia since 2016, but he was working in the group when Grandi Motori Trieste (GMT) was acquired by the international Finland-based group Wärtsilä in...
Dry Bulk Shipping Industry Analysis – Q1 2018 Edition
by Power Hedge
Summary
The dry bulk shipping industry appears to be quite strong, with slowly increasing global trade volumes.
Time charter rates were broadly lower in the first quarter 2018 compared to the fourth quarter...
Suffering at Sea: The Debate Over the Livestock Export Industry
On 1 August 2017, the Awassi Express departed Fremantle, Australia, on a journey to ferry more than 60,000 sheep to Qatar, Kuwait and the UAE. Little did Emanuel Exports, the vessel’s owner, know that...
ABB to Power New Virgin Voyages Cruise Ship Fleet
ABB to supply the complete electric power and propulsion package for the Virgin Voyages’ new fleet.
The initial Virgin Voyages vessel, due for delivery in 2020, will be the first of a fleet of three...
Foreign Flagged Ships Detained in the UK During June 2018
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency has released the list of eleven foreign flagged ships that were detained in the UK ports during June 2018. All the vessels were detained after failing Port State Control...
Vessel Collides with Tank Barge
On July 6, a vessel collide with a tank barge off the Beatrix Port in Werkendam.
What happened?
The vessel ‘Partner’ was on its way to New Merwede when it collided in a collision with a...
Japan Orders Its First LNG Bunker Vessel
The Central LNG Shipping Japan Corporation (CLS) has ordered an LNG bunker vessel (LNGBV) at Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI). The 3,500 m3 ship, Japan’s first LNGBV, is being built to serve LNG-powered ships visiting...
30 Spliethoff Vessels Set for Scrubber Retrofit
On 26 June, a vessel belonging to Spliethoff departed from the BLRT shipyard in Klaipeda, Lithuania fitted with exhaust gas cleaning system.
The vessel ‘MV Floragracht’ departed from the BLRT shipyard in Klaipeda, Lithuania, where...
Uniform Approach to Fuel Oil Testing and Reporting Protocol
IBIA is continuing its efforts for IMO to adopt guidelines ahead of 2020 that will promote a uniform approach to fuel oil testing and reporting protocol for the verification of compliance with MARPOL Annex...