Complex Ballast Water Treatment System Retrofit
From the time IMO’s Ballast Water Management Convention entered into force, increasing number of shipowners are flocking to install ballast water treatment systems onboard their vessels.
All eyes on Gibdock
The Gibraltar-based Gibdock is endowed with...
Ferry Catches Fire Off Cebu Port
On September 2, a ferry carrying over hundred people caught fire near the Port of Taloot in Argao, Cebu.
What happened?
The ferry ‘MV Lite Ferry 28’ was enroute from Tagbilaran to Argao port when it...
Maersk Sees Fuel Bill Soaring by $2 Billion From 2020 Rules
Adhering to these stricter environmental standards could add at least $2 billion to our annual fuel bill from 2020, says, the world’s largest container shipping line, Maersk.
An explicit view of how vessel owners will...
China Regulatory Update
Chinese Ministry of Transport has made some changes in the Regulations on the Administration of Domestic Waterway Transport for Imported Ships.
From now on ships have to comply to the NOx diesel...
[Watch] UK, French Boats Ram Each Other in Clam-rich Waters
French maritime authorities are appealing for calm after fishermen from rival French and British fleets banged their boats in ill-tempered skirmishes over access to the scallop-rich waters off France's northern coast.
Disclaimer: This video is...
Radiant Heat Caused Fire Onboard
Summary
At about 0130 on July 11, 2017, the uninspected sailing vessel Best Revenge 5 caught fire while it was docked at a marina pier in Falmouth Inner Harbor in Falmouth, Massachusetts. The vessel’s two...
Women Assault Continues on Celebrity Cruise Ship
Last August, during a Celebrity Cruises trip from New Jersey to Bermuda, a woman from New York was approached by a crew member who said he was a spa director. He had a surprising...
Cargo Pollution: Setting Sail for Greener Seas
Cargo shipping drives global trade - but at a steep environmental cost, generating three percent of global CO2 emissions.
It would make sense if we see shipping as a country, it would be the world’s...
New Options for the Original Shipowner Safety Management
Powered by a full scope of maritime safety solutions and holistic servicing concepts, VIKING Life-Saving Equipment has long proven its ability to convert proactive innovation to industry leading solutions that meet shipowner top priorities....
Ironbark Ticks Off Citronen Shipping Route
Greenland focused Ironbark Zinc has moved to prove up its proposed shipping route for the giant Citronen zinc project in that country with the arrival of a contracted icebreaking cargo ship at the site.
World’s...