Floating Storage of Iran’s Crude
Iran stores crude oil on supertankers at sea to have an operational power when demand in the market declines. Oil consumers have been speculating that Iran might be storing up to 40 million barrels...
Subsurface Oil Plume In Pearl Harbor
U.S. Navy records report a spill of nearly 5 million gallons of oil in Pearl Harbor. The leaking fuel storage tanks and other sources have created a subsurface oil plume consisting mostly of bunker...
Samsung and SungDong to Supply Tankers to Maersk
Maersk Tankers is a subsidiary of Danish firm A.P. Moller-Maersk. It no longer ships crude oil but will be able to carry refined products such as gasoline and diesel. But, it has placed an...
Modern Tanker Designed For Arctic Use
Deltamarin Ltd and Aker Arctic Technology Inc have jointly developed A Unique Arctic Tanker Design Deltamarin Ltd and Aker Arctic Technology Inc have jointly developed a modern Aframax-size tanker concept for arctic use, focusing on...
Environmentally Acceptable Lubricants (EAL) to Meet the Vessel General Permit (VGP) – A Complete...
The Buzzword which caught everyone’s attention in early 2015, was the “ECA - The Emission Control Area”. This effectiveness made the vessels comply with emission regulations by mandating them to use the 0.1% sulphur...
Urea Carrier Caught in Fire
Incident
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Fire in VesselVessel name
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OTONG KOSASIHIncident Date
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September 20Place
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Kalidoni Palembang, South SumatraCasualties
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No casualtiesThe superstructure of Urea carrier docked in Kalidoni Palembang, South Sumatra caught fire at around 1000 LT Sep 20.
The Fire was reported...
How about Human Body Sending Data between Devices
Researchers are exploring an idea of using a human body in sending data between devices. This new method is called “magnetic field human body communication” utilizes the body as a vehicle to deliver magnetic...
[Watch] Experts Explaining UK’s Investment In Maritime
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW0_MmEO7o4&feature=youtu.be
UK ports sector is one of the largest sector in Europe. These ports handle nearly some half a billion tonnes of freight and 22 million passengers annually.
The Shipping and Ports Minister Robert Goodwill along...
An Industry Which has Scant Regard for Quality – Part 2
This is again a unique phenomenon associated with the bunker industry. The earlier blog referred to the fact that quality commands no premium with respect to bunker fuels. The only variation in bunker fuel...
Calling at EU Port? Test Your Fuel for Sulphur Content
The European Union has mandated certain rules in accordance with the COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2015/253. As per the amended rule the methods and frequency of verification of the sulphur content of marine fuels...