Dry Bulk Ships: To Buy or Not to Buy?
The dry bulk market had a great run from the fall of the last year until March this year when the BDI reached 1,338 points on 29 March. While freight rates still have been...
Baltic Sea Campaign: Germany Announces New Patrol Ship
The Baltic Sea harbor porpoise is listed by the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) as “critically endangered”, with a population estimated to be less than 500 individuals in 2016. The harbor porpoise...
Pressurised Fuel Oil Leak Causes Fire in Ship Engine
Summary:
On 27 April 2016, at about 13:30, the staff chief engineer heard one of the crew members shouting in the engine-room. He made his way to the workshop in order to investigate what had...
Oil Shipping Bears Brunt of Qatar Diplomatic Crisis
In the aftermath of the UAE and Bahrain's decision to cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, their respective port authorities have issued restrictions on movement of ships to and from the country, which will have...
Panama Ship Registry Shifts New York Office to Miami
The Panama Ship Registry is moving its New York Technical Documentation Office of Ships Segumar office that oversees all technical queries and responds to customers to Miami, Florida.
Quality service:
“With the re-location of the Segumar-office,...
CMA CGM Reduces CO2 Emissions by 4% in 2016
The CMA CGM Group intends to reduce its CO2 emissions per transported container by 30% by 2025.
Improved performance:
CMA CGM had already improved its performance per transported container per kilometer by 50% between 2005 and...
Mitsubishi Heavy to Combine Design Teams
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries will consolidate shipbuilding design and engineering workforces now scattered around Japan as part of an effort to revive its vessel business.
The move creates a roughly 130-member team that will handle all...
Car Carrier Cuts Weight Through Diab Solution
By replacing three out of thirteen decks with Divinycell sandwich panels, shipbuilder Uljanik cuts the deck weight of car carrier Siem Cicero by 25%, allowing for energy and cost savings.
Founded in 1856 in Pula,...
Vessel Suffers Engine Failure in Bosphorus Strait
On June 5, 2017, a vessel reportedly suffered an engine failure in the Bosphorous Strait and went adrift.
What happened?
The "Andre Michel 1" suffered engine failure in the morning of June 5, shortly after passing...
Maersk Unable to Move Cargo In and Out of Qatar
Maersk can no longer transport goods in or out of Qatar after Arab countries imposed restrictions on trade with the tiny Gulf state and the company is looking at alternative shipping routes.
Shipping lines normally...