Achievement! 50 Units of Retrofit Propeller Delivered
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Engine Co., Ltd. (MHI-MME), has achieved 50 units of deliveries on the retrofit propeller since 2013.
Since 1904, when MHI-MME started the propeller production in Japan, MHI-MME has continued...
Grounding Caused by Routine Job in the Engine Room
Summary
It was winter and the vessel was drifting outside Newfoundland waiting for an ice advisor to board and then proceed to Montreal. After a couple of hours the weather deteriorated. To stay clear of...
P&I Clubs May Not Cover Fines for Ballast Discharges
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has published a news release confirming that after an investigation of ballast water discharge violations, they have initiated civil penalty proceedings against a vessel’s operator.
Apparently the accused...
Gard Alert! Libyan Ports Safe
According to information received from Gard’s correspondent Gargoum Legal Marine, Libya’s working ports are considered safe for ships and crew and the situation as at 7 March 2017 is as follows:
Closed ports: Benghazi,...
Daredevil Rescue by Helicopter in Fierce Storm
Five people have been reportedly rescued off Newfoundland coast during a fierce storm.
What happened?
On Sunday, Captain Brian Anstey and his crew were rescued about 150 nautical miles northeast of St. John's, amid a fierce...
‘Dirty’ Ship Containing Palm Kernel Expelled from Tauranga
In a first time incident, the Ministry of Primary Industries has sent an Indonesian ship packing from Tauranga because of its dirty hull.
What happened?
The DL Marigold containing a load of palm kernel for feeding...
ClassNK Appoints New Executive Vice President
Effective 7 March 2016, Dr. Toshiyuki Shigemi has been appointed as Executive Vice President as well as Executive Director of ClassNK. Yasushi Nakamura has stepped down as Senior Executive Vice President, and has been...
VIKING Saatsea Introduces 24/7 Onboard ISPS Code Courses
VIKING Saatsea, the maritime e-learning unit of marine and offshore safety equipment leader VIKING Life-Saving Equipment (VIKING), has released a new set of 24/7-accessible, train-at-your-convenience courses to make ISPS Code (the International Ship and...
Youngest-ever Boxship Scrapped
A 2010-built youngest-ever box ship to be scrapped.
What happened?
Hammonia Reederei’s ‘Hammonia Grenada’ has set a new record after becoming the youngest box ship to be sold for scrap – at just seven-years old.
And it...
The Perfect Storm of Digitalization and Commoditization
We are faced with the perfect storm in the next few years. Many will conclude it is all the fault of President Trump, but in fact it is actually nothing to do with him....