BWTS on Vessels Using Gravity Discharged Top Side Tanks
“Ballast Water Management Legislation Implementation: Practical problems in need of an answer”
INTERCARGO welcomes and supports the Ballast Water Management (BWM) international initiatives and legislation, however it should be recognised that their implementation needs to...
World’s First Class Approved 3D Printed Ship’s Propeller
Marking a major step forward in the application of 3D printing techniques in the maritime sector, Damen Shipyards Group has entered a cooperative consortium with RAMLAB, Promarin, Autodesk and Bureau Veritas. The goal of...
2020 Sulfur Cap to Impact Credit Lines
The global sulfur emissions limit will drop to 0.50 percent in 2020, and most people are yet to appreciate what this will do to ship operators' finances.
“The credit lines for fuel purchases will...
Suicide Attempt by a Distressed Sailor Aboard a Tanker
Thirty-four Indian sailors and four Pakistani crew have been stranded aboard two oil tankers for more than two months off the coast of Kandla, in west India, because of unpaid wages and a legal...
Repair Success Due to Diver Training
After delays of almost two weeks following an unsuccessful repair to the hull of a 180m bulk carrier that ran aground offshore Las Palmas, Spain, Hydrex Underwater Technologies was approached to get the vessel...
Dual-Fuel ME-GIE Successfully Runs on Ethane
Positive operational performance expands MAN B&W alternative fuel possibilities.
The world’s first ME-GIE (-Gas Injection Ethane) two-stroke engine has successfully passed gas trials on board the ‘Gaschem Beluga’, an LEG (liquefied ethylene gas) carrier, while...
2 Tons of Cocaine Seized Aboard a Vessel in Atlantic
On Monday, Spanish police seized more than two metric tons of cocaine from a ship with a Venezuelan flag in the Atlantic Ocean and arrested the seven crew members, Spain's interior ministry said.
Joint operations:
The...
Missing Captain Found Drifting at Sea
The captain of a large Singaporean cargo ship was found drifting at sea off the coast of southern Spain clinging to a life buoy in a "very serious state," police said Tuesday.
What happened?
Passers-by in...
Maritime Innovation Masterclass Organized for Future of Shipping
When fantasizing about the future, the majority of people with a willpower to change the world is young and highly educated and in the spring of their lives.
This was exactly the dynamic last...
Shipping Industry Submits Proposal to IMO for Greenhouse Gas Strategy
The World Shipping Council (WSC) on behalf of its member companies and other industry partners has filed a proposal for the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to consider as the IMO develops a comprehensive Greenhouse...