Panama Canal Sets New Milestone
Panama Canal officials announced in a recent press release about the transit of its 3,000th Neopanamax vessel, exceeding initial traffic expectations by this date and reaffirming the value and impact its route had on...
7 Myths of Scrubbers
The 7 Ongoing Myths regarding scrubbers
1. Scrubbers are too expensive.
Totally untrue. A 10 MW scrubber can be manufactured and installed in about USD 2 million. Additionally, unlike Ballast Water Systems, a Scrubber investment will...
Failure of a Piston Rod Results in Engine Failure and Fire on Board Vessel
Summary:
On 7 September 2017, the 15.87m crew transfer vessel, Windcat 8, was on passage to Grimsby, UK, from the Lynn Wind Farm in the North Sea with two crew and eight windfarm technicians on...
Smart Shipping and Smart Operation Solution for Ship Owners
Winterthur Gas & Diesel (WinGD) and Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) Group recently signed, the first agreement of its kind to integrate their advanced digital technologies in light of a perceiving a greater insight from...
1.3 Tonnes of Cannabis on Vessel Seized Off Crete
On March 5, nearly 1.3 tonnes of processed cannabis was seized by Greek authorities off a fishing vessel near the Southern Island of Crete.
What happened?
Based on inputs, the Greece coast guard intercepted a suspicious...
Vessels Beware! 70 Cargo Containers Falls Off Ship
On March 4, a warning was issued by United States Coast Guard informing mariners to be on the lookout for containers which were lost at Sea.
What happened?
The Coastguard issued warning to other ships to...
Allision Off Flushing
On March 3, a roro ferry was involved in a collision with a container ship off Flushing, near Antwerp.
What happened?
A roro ferry ‘Primula Seaways’ which was coming in from Terneuzen collided with a container...
Cargo Ship Struggling at Sea Towed to Shore
A broken down cargo ship drifting towards a wind farm has been brought back to shore in icy conditions.
On Thursday, a broken down cargo ship was towed to shore after it started drifting in icy...
Drifting Ice Breached Barge
On March 1, the cargo ship "Lauwerszee", suffered an electrical failure due to drifting ice in Meppen. A report in the vessel tracker showed that the ship was moving from Oldenburg to Dorpen, on...
Blaze Breaks Out on Ship Docked at Royal Portbury Dock
On March 1, the firefighters were called in during the early hours to contain a fire which broke onboard a docked vessel.
What happened?
The unnamed vessel was docked at Royal Portbury Dock and was carrying...