Sembcorp Marine Sign Ballast Water Treatment System Agreement
Sembcorp Marine and Coldharbour sign ballast water treatment system agreement
Coldharbour Marine, developer of a unique in-tank, in-voyage and inert gas-based ballast water treatment system for large tankers, bulkers and LNG vessels, has signed an...
Cancelling Your Booking? Pay $150 Per TEU
CMA CGM aiming to reduce the number of late booking cancellations on the Europe to Indian sub-continent, Gulf and Red Sea trades with a cancellation fee.
Cancellation fee:
The French container line is introducing a $150...
85 % of the Ships Involved in Casualties and Incidents are EU Flagged – EMCIP
Background
The framework for accident investigation in the EU is set out in Directive 2009/18 EC. The EU Member States each have accident investigation (AI) bodies which are established to be independent of potentially interested...
Captain’s Dynamic Operation System – Hazard Map by MOL
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) is adding a hazard map to a system used on board its ships for navigation called the Captain's Dynamic Operation System for Counter planning and Analysis.
Hazard mapping:
The content of the...
Largest Container Ship Transits the New Panama Canal
The OOCL France has set a new record as the largest ship to transit the Expanded Panama Canal since its inauguration nearly one year ago.
Expanded waterway:
The new record comes less than a month...
[Watch] Elite Spetsnaz Take Over a Cargo Ship
Russia just released a video of their elite Spetsnaz forces simulating a drilling rig rescue in Crimea - the region of Ukraine that Moscow illegally annexed in 2014.
The training simulation was performed as...
Gulf of Guinea is World’s Piracy
The Gulf of Guinea remains the world’s hotspot for crew kidnappings, according to a May report on maritime piracy from the commercial crime division of the International Chamber of Commerce.
Pirates thriving:
The report, which looks...
18 Deficiencies That Lead To Collision & Sinking of Vessel
Summary:
On March 12, 2016, the uninspected towing vessel “Specialist”, transiting southbound on the Hudson River while towing a tower crane barge with two other tugboats, struck a construction barge that was spudded down alongside...
Tanker on Fire Off Riga
On May 25, 2017, a fire broke out in the engine room of the "Zircone" in the Gulf of Riga, Latvia, shortly after leaving the port of Riga, bound for Skaw.
What happened?
The tanker...
Female Deckhand and 3 Dogs Die in Ship Fire
On May 25, a female crew member and three dogs unfortunately died in a ship fire.
What happened?
A 24 year old female deckhand and three dogs died due to smoke intoxication aboard the "Admiral", which...