[Watch] Fire at the Port of Port Arthur
Port Arthur firefighters are still investigating what caused a conveyer belt fire near a cargo ship. The conveyor belt being used to load German wood pellets onto a ship caught fire according to the...
New Safety Initiative to Drive Performance Improvements on Board
V.Group has signed an agreement with Lloyds Register to run an initiative on port state control performance improvement on board V.Ships and ITM managed vessels over the next six months.
Drawing on 2016 data of...
Monster Oil Platform Sets Sail to its New Home in the UK
The floating made-in-China monster! 31k-tonne oil platform sets sail to its new home in the UK
How did the oil platform cross the ocean?
No, this isn't joke but an actual case of real-life logistics.
A giant...
[Watch] The Floating Made-in-China Monster!
Footage shows the mammoth structure being tugged through the water at a snail's pace.
The platform, also known as Hope No.6 and the equivalent of 18 floors, is the first to be built by China...
Stena Line Signs Up for MAN Online Service
Agreement covers two superferries in Stena fleet
MAN Diesel & Turbo recently signed a contract with Stena Line to provide its online service to two vessels. The ‘Stena Hollandica’ and ‘Stena Britannica’ are both conventional...
Singapore MPA Speeds up Bunker Mass-flow-meter Re-validation Process
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has moved to address the concerns of bunker barge operators in Singapore whose tankers were fitted with mass flow meters three years ago and were scheduled for...
Fuel Regulation Could Cost Shippers Extra US$60 Billion a Year
Shippers to bear extra US$60 billion expenses a year due to IMO’s 2020 regulation
According to a Wood Mackenzie study, global bunker fuel costs could rise by up to US$60 billion annually from 2020, in...
Skipper with iPad Navigation Crashes into a Ferry
A skipper has been fined £3,000 after he set sail in his Second World War boat with just an iPad to navigate - and promptly crashed into a ferry when the Wi-Fi connection dropped.
What...
Cargo Ship Conveyor Belt Catches Fire at Port Arthur
Fire-fighters are still investigating what caused a conveyor belt fire near a cargo ship docked at Port Arthur.
What happened?
The conveyor belt that being used to load German wood pellets onto a ship caught fire...
EU Clashes with Maritime Industry Over Ship Emissions
By Terry Macalister
The European Parliament has lost patience with shipping industry inaction over climate change and has outlined plans to include vessels in its Emissions Trading System (ETS).
Ship owners are furious, claiming it is...