Panama Canal Locks – Tests Completed & Fortified!
The Panama Canal Authority has announced that the testing of the reinforcements in sill Number 3 of the Cocolí locks has been completed successfully.
Grupo Unidos por el Canal (GUPC), the consortium responsible for the...
Eight Ships Detained – Indian Ocean MoU Update!
Indian Ocean MoU reported that eight ships were detained during last year’s Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Crew Familiarization for Enclosed Space Entry.
The MoU member port state members conducted CIC in the Indian Ocean...
Will MFM Standards Help Singapore Lead The World In Bunkering?
Standardised bunker delivery procedures helped Singapore to grow tremendously, since its adoption in early 1990s. Its bunker sales volume shot up to 45.16 million metric tonnes (mt) in 2015, making Singapore the world's largest...
[Video] A Massive Oil Tanker Might Have Sailed Over a Car Wreck
On early Saturday, four members of a British indie band with their manager were killed when their vehicle smashed through a bridge barrier and into the water below. Reports speculate that the massive oil...
El Faro – Could a Route Change Have Saved the Fate?
The El Faro sank Oct. 1 while sailing from Jacksonville to Puerto Rico, killing all 33 aboard. Investigators are seeking answers about who bears responsibility for the ship sailing into a hurricane.
It's reported that...
The Wreck Of USAT Liberty
USAT Liberty was a United States Army cargo ship. USAT Liberty was launched on 19 June 1918 by the Federal Shipbuilding Company in Kearny, New Jersey, and acquired by the United States Navy on...
Drug Bust: Billion Dollars In Bra Inserts
Reports confirm that the Australian police have seized a shipment of silicon bra inserts and art supplies worth over $1 billion Australian dollars.
More than a quarter of the seized meth was found "inside thousands...
[Watch] The Working of ShoreTension®
What is a ShoreTension?
The ShoreTension is a flexible stand-alone mooring system, based on a permanent tension of shore mooring lines without the need of external energy. It reduces the movements of a moored vessel...
Tikka Will Lead The Centralised ABS Marine Activities
In a recent report released, ABS has informed that it will centralise its global marine strategic planning, client development and product and service offerings to deliver enhanced classification services and joint technical projects.
Effective from 15th...
First LNG Fueling Terminal In North America Opens
Harvey Gulf marks a milestone by opening the first marine LNG fueling terminal in North America. It completed a successful LNG bunkering facility at its operation base in Port Fourchon, LA. The bunkering included...