Rolls-Royce Opens First Ship Intelligence Experience Space
Rolls-Royce has opened the first in a series of ship intelligence experience spaces to show its customers, suppliers and partners how the latest digital solutions can transform the marine industry.
The first Intelligent Asset Management...
Despite Worries, Panelists See Bright Future for Container Shipping
From the difficulties of recruiting young people for maritime industry jobs to the impact low-sulfur fuel requirements will have on shipping costs, leaders in the container shipping business tackled an array of questions during...
Engine Room Power Assembly Components Failure Led To $10.2m in Damage
Summary
At 0315 on August 13, 2016, under the control of the master, the Jaxon Aaron departed Wepfer Marine’s McKellar Lake fleeting area at mm 725.5 on the left descending bank just south of Memphis,...
ABB Turbocharging Tops Industry Efficiency Benchmark
ABB Turbocharging has raised the industry benchmark for low-speed turbocharging efficiency to achieve an additional turbocharger efficiency increase of 2% by performing the measurement on an actual engine on an engine testbed.
As a...
To Adopt Marine Environment Law
Over the years, as the countries are becoming more industrialised, they are facing huge amount of waste with a corresponding increase of hazardous waste. At the same time, environmental awareness has grown and legislation...
Boom in German Shipbuilding Defies Global Industry Slump
The German shipbuilding industry has been defying the decline in shipbuilding by increasing number of orders.
High demand for vessels:
An analysis conducted by the German Shipbuilding and Ocean Industries Association (VSM) in Hamburg cited that...
Engine Control Malfunction Caused $2.7m Worth Damages
Summary
About 2012 on the evening of the accident, the Peter F Gellatly got under way from the Global Container Terminals (GCT) Bayonne pier en route to IMTT Constable Hook (New Jersey) to pick up...
[Watch] Graphic Japanese Whaling Footage
Footage released by activist group Sea Shepherd shows Japanese fishermen harpooning whales in the Southern ocean before dragging them, still alive, along the side of the vessel. The publication of the video follows a...
Ships Carrying 50,000 Containers are on the Horizon
Ship containers have a big capacity and they keep getting bigger. The largest ship container is the OOCL Hong Kong having a carrying capacity of 21,413 boxes.
In the next 50 years, we will double...
Scrubbers with Filters Better than Distillates for Human Health
Emission of particulate matter from marine engines pose a serious threat to public health. As per the research by Dr. Ralf Zimmermann of the Rostock University, Germany use of fuel oil as the primary source...