Coltraco Ultrasonics Launches Portamonitor
Coltraco Ultrasonics has unveiled a miniature Portamonitor which can be used onboard ships to identify mechanically deteriorated bearings.
Complementing the Coltraco’s range of Portascanner Watertight devices, the miniature Portamonitor is designed to enable testing of...
Capesize Bulk Carrier Ran Aground After Losing Propulsion Power
Capesize bulk carrier ran aground while transiting the Suez Canal in southern direction at 114 kilometer mark on March 23rd.
A 292m long capesize bulk carrier was proceeding in southern direction through the canal, but...
Massive Oil Slick From A Broken Ship Off Taiwan
A 15,487-ton container ship broke apart and became stranded on a reef near Shihmen in New Taipei City, causing a massive oil slick.
Accident type
Shipwreck
Vessel type
Container vessel
Enroute
Hong Kong to Keelung Port in Taiwan
Casualties
All 21 crew...
Top Hat For The ‘Cap’tain
The Port of Hamilton presented the port's annual ceremonial top hat to the captain of the iron ore ship, marking the 2016 shipping season.
Marking the 69th year of the ceremony, the port's ceremonial headwear:...
Marine Bunker Fuels – Quality Concerns And ISO 8217 – Are We Moving Ahead?
It is not rare to come across poor quality marine bunker fuels even though these met the test parameters of the standard ISO 8217:2005 and /or ISO 8217:2010/2012. Often marine bunker fuel are seriously...
Franklin Exploration Exhibit Goes On Display In Halifax
The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic launched a new exhibit with photos and interactive videos from the HMS Erebus and the Franklin Expedition.
Videos taken inside HMS Erebus, one of the two ships lost during...
Who Will Be The Future Mariner? – An Update From The CMA Conference 2016.
The Annual CMA conference held in Stamford, Connecticut once again established it primacy as the largest and the most successful gathering of top shipping professionals under one roof. The networking possibilities of this conference...
How an Onion picker turned out to be a Ship’s Environmental Solutionist!
The world celebrates people who are tech world's hero, who either launched an innovative product which people think that these products will really save the world. And in most cases, such tech heroes as...
100 Days To Go – Container Weighing To Kick In!
With less than 100 days until the SOLAS amendment is due to come into effect, the new container weight rule is developing in different ways globally, with contrasts in the way penalties are being...
Safety & Shipping Review 2016 – Key Facts
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has issued annual ”Safety and Shipping Review”, a report which focuses on key developments in maritime safety and analyzes shipping losses (of over 100 gross tons) during the...