Stena Germanica To Get The Second Methanol Engine
By next month, Stena Rederi is to convert a second engine to methanol fuelled ro-pax Stena Germanica. Stena hopes to have all four engines converted for methanol in the beginning of 2016. The conversion...
SS Mont-Blanc : A Massive Explosion Devastates A City
Accident type
: Explosion
Vessels involved
: SS Mont-Blanc and SS Imo
Date
: December 6, 1917
Casualties
: 2,000 died and 6,000 injured
VESSEL INFO:
Name
: SS Mont-Blanc
Built in
: 1899
Flag
: France
Type
: General Cargo
Tonnage
: 3121 gross tons
Length
: 98 m (320 ft)
Beam
: 13.7 m...
Ferry Capsized Off Surabaya Port
Accident
: Vessel Capsized
Date
: 16th November 2015
Vessel Involved
: Wihan Sejahtera, Indonesia Ro/Pax Ferry
Location
: A quarter mile off at the port of Surabaya, Indonesia
Casualties
: None
On Monday morning, the ro/pax ferry suddenly started taking in water shortly...
Stena Goes Green By Taking Advantage Of LEMAG
Fitting LEMAG’s SLASHPOL E-WIF Homogenisers To Reduce NOx Emissions:
Taking this advantage, Stena goes green!
The first LEMAG SLASHPOL E-WIF FQI (fuel quality improver) homogeniser on the Stena Carrier was fitted over five years ago.
Following...
China Finds Gold Under The Sea
China has discovered gold under the sea with the location of a multi-billion-dollar gold deposit in the water of the Bohai Sea. The deposit contains over 470 tons of gold worth around $16 billion in...
Saudi Aramco And HHI Sign MoU
Saudi Aramco, the world’s leading integrated energy and chemicals company, and Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) Group signed a general memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly collaborate on business development opportunities in the Kingdom of...
Consolidation For Containership Growth
Neptune Orient Lines, the Singapore-based shipping company is up for sale for $2bn. Maersk Line has proposals to buy it. Maersk Line, the world’s largest container shipping group told that the industry is hit...
General Cargo Ships Collide in Taiwan Strait
Accident
: Collision
Date
: 14th November 2015
Vessels Involved
: Ji-Xin 9 and Guang Yun
Location
: Off Shantou and near the Nanpeng island in the Taiwan Strait
Casualties/Pollution
: Nil
On Saturday, around 0300 am Ji-Xin 9 collided with Guang Yun on...
Container Owners Meeting In Hamburg
COA Meeting In Hamburg
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Container Owners Association (COA) will be conducted at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Hamburg on Monday 16th November, on the eve of the Intermodal...
Oil Prices Dips Due to Surplus
Lower Consumption Causes Surplus And Dips Oil Prices
The global supply imbalance is getting worse. So, oil futures prices (WTI) plunged 12.5% this week from $47.90 on Friday, November 3 to $41.96 this morning Wednesday,...