Lubricating Oil – BN for Medium Speed Engines using Low Sulphur Fuels.
The usage of Ultra Low sulphur fuels in the ECAs have made a huge impact in terms of fuel changeover and associated machinery failures. Though the especial emphasis is on the 2-stroke main propulsion...
Bunker Hose Ruptured Due To Mooring Failure
Vessel
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Car Carrier.Location
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Anchorage.Casualties
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None.Damage
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10 to 15 Tonnes of Heavy Fuel Oil Spilled Overboard.The Incident:
A Car carrier on its ballast voyage (huge freeboard), happened to bunker at an anchorage. The bunkering operation started and after an hour...
Piedmont Rocked By Earthquake
People in Piedmont, 13 miles east of San Francisco, were shaken out of their sleep on Monday morning by an earthquake of magnitude 4.2.
As per the U.S. Geological Survey the earthquake struck a mile...
Maiden Voyage of HMS Artful
Maiden voyage of HMS Artful, Astute-Class Nuclear-powered Fleet Submarine
The U.K.’s latest attack submarine, HMS Artful, has commenced its maiden voyage from the shipyard’s facility for sea trials.HMS Artful is the latest attack submarine of...
First Interview of Heads of Anglo-Eastern Univan, Post Merger
The new heads of Anglo-Eastern Univan post-merger have given their first interview and shared their plans for future trends and growth opportunities in the ship management industry.After announcing the merger of Anglo-Eastern Univan group,...
Cruise Ship Employee Face Charges For Molestation
Carnival Cruise Lines employee is accused of sexually assaulting a teenage boy on Carnival Valor.Yovany Suazo-Batiz, 46, a steward on the Carnival Valor, was arrested when the ship docked at Port Canaveral, east of...
New Build Vessels By Maersk Won’t Fit New Panama Canal
A week ago Maersk declared the signing of $1.1 billion worth contract for nine vessels with a 14,000 TEU capacity.This agreement emphasizes that Maersk is going strength to strength in hull designs with...
Cargo Ship On Fire At Suez Canal
Vessel Name
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Om el-KheirLocation
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Port Tawfik, the southern entrance of the Suez CanalDate
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On 14th August, FridayOn Friday evening at Port Tawfik in the city of Suez, Om El-Kheir, a Cambodian cargo vessel caught fire. Rescue teams...
120 Floating Oil Barrels Under Vigilance
The Indian Coast Guard is gearing up to meet the vigil call from the Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) regarding the floating oil barrels. Around 80 of the 200 sealed oil barrels have...
Cost to the Detriment of Long Term Benefits
An Industry which is obsessed with cost to the detriment of long term benefits
In continuation with my previous blogs, here is another blind spot which defies understanding. All marine machinery needs lubrication. Lubricants ensure...