Alfa Laval Touch Control is the New Standard for Marine Boilers
Alfa Laval Touch Control is being rolled out successively for new and existing Alfa Laval Aalborg boilers. First out are the Alfa Laval Aalborg OL and OC-TCi boilers, which will now feature advanced control...
Equip In-service Vessels with SOX Scrubber Systems Gets the Approval
Study Project to Equip In-service Vessels with SOX Scrubber Systems Receives Class Notation of Classification Character
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced the completion of a joint study project (Note 1) to equip in-service vessels with...
U.S. Shipping Corp. Names New CEO
Jones Act tanker owner U.S. Shipping Corporation has promoted its CFO, Albert Bergeron, to replace outgoing CEO Michael Ryan as chief executive.
Associated since 2002:
Bergeron has been with U.S. Shipping since its founding in...
Deck Cargoes Shifting! Warranty Surveyors for Deck Cargo Loads Required
London P&I Club supports appointment of warranty surveyors for deck cargo loads
The London P&I Club has highlighted a recent increase in the incidence of deck cargoes shifting in heavy weather and supported a recommendation...
[Watch] Huge Cargo Ship Left with 13ft Hole After Hitting a Quay
A huge cargo ship has been left with a 13ft hole in its side after a hitting a concrete quay wall as it came into shore.
What happened?
The 656 ft-long vessel encountered difficulties while attempting...
Joint Venture of Three Japanese Shipping Lines Gets the Nod
The Competition Commission of Singapore (CCS) has given the nod to a proposed joint venture between three Japanese shipping lines, it said.
The firms - Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, Mitsui OSK Lines, and Kawasaki Kisen...
Fire on Board a Container Ship
The container ship CMA CGM Fidelio caught fire on 15 nautical miles off Puerto de San Miguel (Ibiza), Spain.
What happened?
The vessel was en route from Valencia to Malta when flames erupted in the superstructure....
Exhaust Gas Scrubber Installed in Just 18 days
18-day Exhaust Gas Scrubber Install
Goltens was contracted by a large cruise vessel owner to undertake the installation of two exhaust gas scrubbers on one of its ships to comply with sulfur emissions regulations. The...
Cargo Ship Disabled in Storm Off Spain
The general cargo ship Minka C suffered engine failure and lost propulsion power during storm in Bay of Biscay on 50 nautical miles north off A Coruna, Spain.
What happened?
The vessel was carrying 4,000...
Drugs Seized on Board German Boxship
453 kilos of drugs were found on board a container ship at the Port of Santa Marta, Colombia, the country’s Office of the Attorney General said in a statement.
Cocaine hydrochloride, believed to be worth...