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...
Bunkering and Floating Production Boost LNG Ship-to-Ship Transfers
Two breakthrough technologies bunkering vessels and floating liquefaction have added new dimensions to LNG ship-to-ship (STS) transfer operations. LNG bunkering will introduce a wider range of seafarers to the intricacies of transferring a cryogenic...
Crude Oil Carriers Market to Reach US$217.0 Bn by 2024
Transparency Market Research has released a new market report titled “Crude Oil Carriers Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth Trends and Forecast 2016 - 2024.” According to this report, the global crude...