Propellers To Undergo A ‘Paradigm Shift’!
What drives the shipping industry?
The answer to this question may vary depending upon the cargo, type of the ship, supply & demand and global trade.
However, the answer to the question "What drives a ship?"...
A Perfect Storm Is Brewing To Reshape The Shipping Sector
A month ago Mfame talked about Perfect Economic Storm that Scrapped Dry Bulk Shipping, today we present a view on yet another perfect storm that's brewing in the shipping industry.
A combination of factors such...
A Workhorse On The Hudson River, Now Retired From Fighting Fires, Chugs Towards A...
On a gleaming Thursday morning in March, a candy red fireboat rattled awake and set forth from its station in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. As the ship voyaged north along the Hudson River at...
Piracy Returns – High Alert – Pirates Kidnap Four Sailors From Malaysia
According to police officials, four Malaysians were kidnapped by gunmen off the coast of Semporna on Friday night, less than a week after 10 sailors from Indonesia were abducted nearby.
The Sabah police have identified the...
Ebola Update : For Shipowners And Technical Managers
Member Advisory
Applicability: Shipowners and Technical managers
Countries with confirmed cases of EVD (22 March 2016)
A new outbreak confirmed in Guinea
On 16 March 2016 Guinean health officials alerted the WHO and partners to three unexplained deaths...
Counterfeit ADMIRALTY Charts And Publications – A Significant Safety Risk
The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has released a warning about fake ADMIRALTY Products which are found increasingly in circulation. These counterfeit products, which includes versions of ADMIRALTY charts and publications, pose a significant...
All From Just Toothpicks
Toothpick Models of Early 20th Century Ocean Liners and Ships From The Age of Sail
14 Foot Toothpick SS America To Exhibit At the Black Couch Gallery For Public Viewing Party In West Logan Square.
On...
Hot Oil Sprayed Over Hot Engine Surface Causes Fire
The speakers at the IMarEST 6th Condition Based maintenance conference, Singapore, really made the attendees listen the ultrasound, see the infrared and sense the subtle vibrations. No doubt, when such technology and services are...
Drone Ships To Rule The Seas In One Or Two Decades
Robotics after its entry and influence in the field of car and aircraft design as well as manufacturing has now made a mark in the shipping industry. Yes, a group of researchers at Korea’s...
USCG Inspections Are On The Rise Despite Bad Market!
The dry bulk shipping market has just seen a continuous streak of uptrend breaking the 400 mark. China has not recovered yet which definitely had a huge impact on the dry bulk shipping. More...