Does Your Main Engine Top Piston Ring Break Often?
MAN B&W has witnessed (A Service letter issued in the year 2012/2013) seen a number of incidents with high top ring wear on small bore engine types 26 to 50. For this reason, MAN...
[Watch] The Controlled Release of Methane
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be
It’s vital that we understand the sources of methane and how those source respond to change.
This video shows a visualisation of methane emissions from a controlled gas release in front of the researcher's’ lab.
Researchers...
Storm Damages Container Vessel
A container ship suffered damages due to severe storm and was taken for repairs to the port of Rotterdam. The vessel was enroute from Genoa to London.
To meet the schedule, the container vessel will skip...
Mechanical failure Caused Bulker to Drag Anchor
Bulker Suffered mechanical failure and dragged anchor off Brest, France
The technical problem aggravated forcing the ship to drop anchor for repair works. Also, the bad weather forced the anchor to drag, and the ship...
Caterpillar Wins Platts Innovation Award
Cat “Twin Fin” system is recognized as the Commercial Application of the Year at the 17th annual Platts Global Energy Awards.
Caterpillar secured the prestigious award for the Commercial Application of the Year category at...
Tankers Spill Less Oil Since 2010
International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation has identified decrease in oil spills since 2010.
According to International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation (ITOPF), there has been a significant decrease in the number of oil spills from tankers since...
Baltic Dry Index Slips To Rock Bottom
The index has plummeted 75 points below the recent record of 504, which was the lowest since the index began in 1985.
Experts and related sources talk about some substantial grounds for the all-time low...
First Ulstein X-Stern Hull Arrived
Early this January, the first SOV hull arrived at Ulstein Verft in Norway. It started its voyage from Poland on 1st January and reached Norway early in the morning of 3rd January. X-Stern is...
Fire On board Delays Maiden Voyage
Fire on a new cruise ship delays her inaugural voyage.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be
The 125,000 gt cruise ship at Mitsubishi shipyard in Nagasaki is reported to have an electrical fire in a compartment. The fire was completely contained...
A Tragic Loss – HMS Bulwark
HMS Bulwark belonged to a sub-class of the Formidable-class of pre-dreadnought battleships of the Royal Navy known as the London class.
On 26 November 1914, while anchored near Sheerness, she was destroyed by a large...