IMO Emission Regulations Keen On Tier III NOx
‘Tier III’ NOx emission standards is a new limit prescribed for new built ships sailing in NOx Emission Control Areas (NECAs). ‘Tier III’ which is stricter than the ‘Tier II’ will come into effect...
No More Manual Surveys – It’s time for DRONES!
DNV GL conducts inspection of ship tanks using camera-equipped drone
The classification team of DNVGL based in Gdansk, Poland has conducted several tests using drones to support the hull survey of two vessels at the...
New regime of Safe Containers
The Company of Master Mariners of India’s (CMMI) conference ‘Safe Containers - Steering Changes’ held at the Lalit, Mumbai on December 10, 2015 deliberated on the various aspects of how the maritime and logistics...
Oily Galley water – Comes Under Spotlight
Currently, there are no IMO standards for the separation of fats, oils and grease from galley water. The oily mix of galley water enters the onboard treatment process and causes system failure and possible...
Is Your Ship Bunkering LNG At Rotterdam? Avail Discounts
The Dutch port of Rotterdam is to offer a 10% discount on gross seaport dues to vessels bunkering LNG. A total of EUR 1.5 million (USD 1.6 million) has been reserved by the port...
Eagle LNG To Provide Fuel For New Ships
Eagle LNG Partners (Eagle LNG) will build a natural gas liquefaction plant (LNG plant) offering a capacity of 200,000 gallons per day (87,000 gallons per day initially) in Jacksonville because Crowley Puerto Rico Services,...
[World-Record] UASC Loads 18,601 TEU On Board
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be
The ‘Green Shipping Award’ winner UASC has done a record-breaking load of 18,601 TEU on board its containership Al-Muraykh. Al-Muraykh is one of the three greenest ships owned by UASC.
Watch the video featuring the...
The Shipwreck That Shook America
The S.S. Eastland widely known as the "Speed Queen of the Great Lakes" was a passenger ship based in Chicago and used for tours.
On 24th July, 1915, the Eastland and two other Great Lakes...
Maersk To Deliver A Billion Toys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be
Maersk Line published a video in which it had committed to deliver one billion to the homes of children well in time for the Christmas celebrations.
Maersk Line takes the responsibility of delivering goods on...
[Update] 6 Still Missing In The Singapore Strait Collision
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be
A bunker freighter sank after it collided with a chemical tanker in the Singapore Strait. The reports stated that only 6 crew members out of 12 have been rescued while the search for the other...