Slow and Steady Recovery for Container Shipping
According to the latest edition of the Container Forecaster published by global shipping consultancy Drewry, the outlook for the container shipping market in 2018 and 2019 is a combination of healthy demand growth that...
Alleged False Cargo Declaration Gets Ship Captain in Trouble
On April 9, an Indian captain who was charged with false declaration of goods was freed on a Sh1 million bond by a Mombasa court.
What happened?
The court alleged that the accused and another Indian...
Fire Breaks Out at Ship Being Dismantled
On April 10, a fire broke out in an abandoned cargo vessel currently being dismantled in Beauharnois.
What happened?
Since 2011, the abandoned cargo vessel ‘The Kathryn Spirit’ was docked on the St. Lawrence River and...
Pirate Attacks Worsen in Gulf of Guinea
In yet another pirate attack, a group of armed pirates attacked vessels in West Africa prompting a warning from the International Chamber of Commerce's International Maritime Bureau (IMB).
What happened?
In a report released by IMB...
[Watch] Cruise Ship Strikes the Dock
An MSC cruise ship struck a dock before running aground this morning on the Caribbean island of Roatán, off the coast Honduras.
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Cruise Ship Crashed Into Dock in the Caribbean
An MSC cruise ship reportedly struck a dock before it ran aground on the Caribbean island of Roatán off the coast Honduras.
What happened?
The entire collision which was caught on video, shows the MSC cruise...
[Watch] Inside World’s Largest Cruise Ship
What's it like on Royal Caribbean's new Symphony of the Seas — the world's largest cruise ship? See for yourself. According to reports by USA today, it offers a first peek at some of...
Decarbonizing Cargo
The world’s first electric-powered cargo ship was launched in China last year for short voyages along the Pearl River. It has coal as cargo which is hidden behind the glaring irony and manifests that...
It’s an Air Receiver, Air Reservoir
Air receiver, air reservoir – A pressure vessel for storing compressed air. Air receiver is built and tested similarly to a boiler drum.
Winner is John Harrison (Senior Technical Adviser).
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ClassNK Releases Guidelines for Use of Drones in Class Surveys
Leading classification society ClassNK has released its Guidelines for Use of Drones in Class Surveys. These guidelines incorporate the applicable range and procedures for use of drones in class surveys, the technical considerations...