Aqua-Tools to Urge Tanker Owners to Assess Treated Ballast Water
Water microbiology expert aqua-tools will present a paper to Asian tanker owners on the importance of taking onboard analysis of ballast waters in verifying system performance and compliance with the Ballast Water Management Convention.
Carine...
Stunning Revival of the Humble Shipping Container
In 1937, a young trucker named Malcolm McLean was delivering a load of cotton to a harbor in Hoboken, New Jersey. As he watched workers slowly transport the boxes by hand onto a ship,...
Container Fire Breaks Out on a Second Maersk Box Ship
Just days after a fatal fire broke out on board the Maersk Honam, the carrier has recently reported another similar incident on a different vessel, reports The Loadster.
Second fatal fire
A spokesman said the 6,188...
Dutch Shippers Sentenced for Toxic Ship Scrapping
On March 15, the Dutch shipping company Seatrade and two of its directors were found guilty by a Dutch court for illegally sailing ships to India to demolish them, which is the first criminal...
Pilot Helicopter Crashed Near a Vessel
On March 14, a Mackay Helicopter Airbus was left to destroy after it crashed into the Sea while approaching an iron ore carrier in Western Australia.
What happened?
The helicopter was approaching the bulk iron ore...
Wheelhouse Crushed in Accident
On March 14, a wheelhouse was left damaged after it was crushed in an accident at the quay on the Mittelland Canal.
What happened?
The vessel ‘Nawatrans 1’ was left damaged in an accident at the...
Grounded Ship Moved 80 Meters
On March 7, a tow tug was successful in moving the grounded vessel to a deeper position allowing it to float for further salvage operations.
What happened?
The tow vessel ‘Fairmount Alpine’ managed to pull the...
[Watch] The Art of Stretching Her
It was the cruise industry equivalent of routine surgery. The ‘patient’ was Silversea’s ship, Silver Spirit, the ‘hospital’ was the Fincantieri shipyard in Palermo, Sicily, and the ‘surgeons’ were a team of engineers employed...
How to Buy Bunkers? Spot vs Contract Deals
by Ishaan Hemnani, CEO, BunkerEx
Bunker buyers often debate on the best way to buy their fuel. Is spot buying better, or the contract? While the spot buying is open to crazy spikes that might...
Going Green can Save the Green
Thordon Bearings will present a paper at a major conference in Copenhagen next week, where the polymer bearings specialist will emphasise how the adoption of green technologies can slash ship operation costs.
As part of...