Product Tanker Demand May Rise Due to Cleaner Fuels
Shipping is bound for a “seismic” shift in terms of fuel supply for the global fleet, from 2020 onwards. While this is, on its own merit, a major event, it could also trigger a...
MR Pair Sold to Union Maritime by Vroon Subsidiary
Iver Ships, the tanker subsidiary of Belgium’s Vroon, has sold two 2007-built MR tankers – Iver Express and Iver Example – to UK-based Union Maritime for a price Clarksons Research lists as around $16.75m...
[Watch] How A Vessel Gets A New Class
While transport ships may not put a premium on looks, they still have to get painted like any other boat. The German firm Hapag-Lloyd shows what it takes for their Quebec Expressto get a...
‘Lack of Policy Consistency Gave Rise Shipping Industry Crisis’
Kim Young-moo, vice chairman of the Korea Shipowners’ Association, said on April 23 that the disbandment of the Ministry of Oceans & Fisheries in the previous administration and its revival in the next, that...
Meet the Giant Diesel Engine that Powers Huge Shipping Containers
By Mary Beth Griggs
Shipping up to 15,550 20-foot-long containers across the world’s waves is hard work. So hard that Emma Maersk, a quarter-mile-long cargo ship, needs serious muscle: the Wärtsilä 14RT-flex96C—44 feet tall and...
Able UK Welcomes the Arrival of Largest Cargo Ship
Oil giant
The world’s largest ship is due to arrive in Hartlepool carrying the 24,000-ton platform of one of Shell’s old North Sea oil rigs.
The Pioneering Spirit set a lifting world record on Friday when...
Tilting of the Bulkhead at a Vulnerable Time Resulted in Serious Injury
Summary
On 28 December 2015, the Maltese registered general cargo Hagland Borg berthed at the port of Karlshamn in Sweden. The vessel had to discharge a cargo of timber, which was loaded from Helland, Norway...
Cruise Captain’s Sex Shame
A retired ship’s captain who refused to give police the password to his encrypted memory stick has been given a 15-month suspended prison sentence.
Jan Vidar Enevold, 69, had an “illustrious” career commanding cruise and...
Vessel Detained by Authorities Over Drunken Crew Members
A bulker was reportedly held by authorities after its crew members were found in a drunken state.
What happened?
The bulker's journey was delayed after Danish authorities found some of its crew to be over the...
New Offshore Safety Solutions to Protect People and Business
This year’s Offshore Technology Conference (OTC 2017) in Houston will see VIKING present bold and innovative products and solutions that make thinking beyond traditional offshore safety choices a wise move in terms of both...