Dry Bulk Market: Confidence is Growing Among Ship Owners
Things are shaking up in the dry bulk market of late. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Intermodal said that “after an admittedly challenging 2016, the Dry Bulk market kicked off this year on...
Titanic Secret: Wooden ‘Life Raft’ That Saved Kate Winslet
A fragment of wood panelling from the Titanic, inspiration for the life raft that saved Kate Winslet in the Oscar-winning film, is to go on display in Britain for the first time.
Debate has raged for...
Wärtsilä to Supply Scrubber Systems for New NYK BP Vessels
Wärtsilä has secured a contract to provide exhaust gas cleaning systems for two new Handymax bulk carriers to be owned by Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha Nippon Yusen subsidiary NYK Bulk & Projects Carriers.
Currently being...
V.Group Announces New Leadership Team
V.Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Ian El-Mokadem as Chief Executive Officer and Martin Gaard Christiansen as Chief Commercial Officer. Both will assume their positions in the autumn.
Ian joins from Exova, the...
Critical Risks with Shipping Crude in Canadian Waters
By Dave Poole
Preamble
A common definition of risk is “a deviation from a desired outcome that can be either positive or negative”. As basic as this definition is, it becomes increasingly challenging to express when...
Captain Condemned by Crew for Failing to Act
On July 30, an engineer reportedly died onboard a vessel after the Captain of the ship refused to hear his plea for help.
What happened?
The Engineer, a 49-year-old Myanmar national Muang Pu, fell ill about...
Hand Injury Whilst Using Pillar Drill
The Marine Safety Forum (MSF) published an alert in which someone was injured whilst using a pillar drill.
What Happened / Narrative:
An experienced engineer was changing out a drill bit on a tower drill in...
[Watch] Brother of Captain of Gujarat Vessel Carrying 1500kg Heroin
A ship was taken into custody by the Indian Coast Guard officials after it was found in possession of 1500kg of heroin.
What happened?
The Panama registered ship ‘MV Henry’ was seized by the Indian Coast...
Woman Murdered on Cruise Ship by Her Husband Infront of their Children
An Alaskan cruise to celebrate a couple’s wedding anniversary allegedly ended in the bizarre murder of a mother-of-three by her husband.
Kristy Manzanares, 39 has been identified as the victim by her husband, Kenneth, also...
Ship Arrest as Security of the Debtor’s Obligations
Interlegal team obtained one more court prohibition for merchant ship leaving sea port water area.
Acting in the interests of a foreign company engaged in fuel supply to vessels, Interlegal took effective measures aimed at...