Convert Ships to Seawater Lubricated Shaft Lines

Thordon Bearings and Drydocks World-Dubai (DDW-D) have signed a milestone agreement under which the UAE-based shipyard will work together with Thordon Bearings Inc. to promote the conversion of ships’ oil lubricated propeller shafts to...

On the Vulnerabilities of Container Ships

Salvors seem to be doing a hugely professional job in their fire-fighting aboard the MSC Flaminia as the tow makes its way slowly to safety after the fatal explosion and fire in mid-Atlantic earlier...

Tanker Catches Fire in Kiel Canal

A fire broke out onboard product/chemical tanker Oraness while it was transiting the Kiel Canal in the evening hours of May 16, a representative of the Fire Department Suchsdorf confirmed. The 79-meter-long vessel, unloaded at...

Shipping Containers Industry Forecast 2014-2022

Containers are designed to be lifted vertically from above by cranes and transferred from ship to shore and between other forms of transport such as trains and lorries, to carry cargo. The global shipping containers...

Maersk Fluid Technogy’s Lubricant Blending-On-Board System

Maersk Fluid Technology (MFT) has hailed a recent influx of orders for their SEA-Mate® Blending-on-Board (BOB) system as confirmation of industry demand for technological solutions that enable ship operators to blend fit-for-purpose cylinder lubricant compositions...

[Watch] Horror at Sea! Container Ship in Heavy Storm

On the video you will see a container carrier in heavy storm published on October 18, 2013. All the crew are wearing lifejackets and the ship is messed up. The container vessel is severely...

[Watch] Piracy Attempt Foiled

#AntiPiracyOpsinGoA INS Sharda foils a piracy attempt on MV Lord Mountbatten, Liberian registered ship in Gulf of Aden @SpokespersonMoD pic.twitter.com/QRIJXjNPgT — SpokespersonNavy (@indiannavy) May 17, 2017 On Tuesday, the Indian Navy rescued a merchant vessel from...

Importance of Crossing Situations Highlighted

Summary On January 13, 2016, the OWW observed a number of fishing boats forming a large group two nautical miles from Minerva Pisces, moving at a speed of eight knots, on course of 074° and...

Italian Ship Captain Jailed Over Deadly Accident

An Italian court on Wednesday handed a 10-year prison term to the captain of a cargo ship that slammed into the port in Genoa in 2013, toppling the control tower and killing nine people...

Six Injured in Gas Incident on Ship at Faslane

On Wednesday, Royal Navy personnel were taken to hospital after inhaling gas during a fire exercise on board a ship at Faslane. What happened? Emergency services were called to the naval base shortly after 5.30am after...