We Ship It: An Ode to the Love Between Captains and their Ships
We've spoken at length about our favorite ships, but some of our biggest ships in genre are also just the biggest ships in genre. They're very large—they have to be; people live inside of them.
Yes, in the...
ISO Develops New Standard to Ensure ‘Man Overboard’ Safety
The International Organization for Standardisation (ISO) has developed a new global standard that aims to ensure the safety of people who fall overboard on ships.
What’s new?
The new standard, known as ‘ISO / PAS 21195,...
Engine Room Flooded Within 10–20 Minutes of the Grounding
Summary:
On March 6, 2017, about 0009, the uninspected commercial fishing vessel St. Dominick grounded in Pumicestone Bay, Alaska. The engine room flooded within 10–20 minutes of the grounding, and the four crewmembers abandoned the...
Baltic Index Dips as Vessel Demand Slows
As the week-long chinese new year holiday begins on Thursday, the Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index slipped for the 2nd time. On tuesday, it plunged further due to low vessel demands.
The capesize...
Diana Containerships Sells Container Vessel For $9.67 Mln
Diana Containerships Inc, (the "Company"), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of containerships, today announced that it has signed, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, a Memorandum of Agreement to sell to an...
Fujairah 380 CST Bunker Premium Climbs on Prompt Spot Supply Tightness
Fujairah-delivered 380 CST bunker premium rose to a near 6-week high as some of the suppliers struggled to meet prompt spot demand due to tight barge availability.
Fujairah-delivered 380 CST bunker premium to the Mean...
Dutch Shipping Bosses in Court Over Toxic Ship Dumping
Six Dutch shipping company bosses will appear before a Rotterdam court tomorrow. They are accused of deliberately dumping old ships on the beaches of India and Turkey.
The Penalty
The companies, which belong to the Seatrade group,...
Team Tankers Cite Recent Hijackings in Ship-hardening Move
Team Tankers International has pointed to a regional increase in piracy as a reason behind its adoption of additional ‘ship-hardening’ measures.
The Bermuda-based tanker owner – whose parent company and majority shareholder is Norway’s Eitzen...
Disabled Cargo Ship Towed to Thyborøn
On February 13, a disabled cargo vessel was towed to safety with the assistance of tow tugs.
What happened?
The cargo vessel ‘Maureen S’ was reportedly towed into the port of Thyborøn after it was disabled....
Planning Tips for Scrubber Retrofits
With only a couple of years until the global cap on sulphur emissions is introduced, Wilhelmsen Ship Management’s offers some key considerations for owners planning to comply by installing scrubbers, says Sanjiv Rastogi, head...