It’s Hydraulic Cylinders Mounted Outside the Hatch Covers

External cylinders – Hydraulic cylinders mounted outside the hatch covers used for opening and closing them. Did you subscribe for our daily newsletter? It’s Free! Click...

Panama Canal Adds Eighth Daily Booking Slot for New Neopanamax Locks

The Panama Canal Authority has increased its waterway capacity as the demand from shippers continue to rise. The move was taken after the authorities...

Why More Oil Rigs at Ship Graveyard than Ever?

Alang in Gujarat is encountering a rise in dismantling of ships, recently. The slump in crude oil price between 2014-2017 and Pakistan’s oil...

Big Boys Join the LNG-fuelled Fleet

The orderbook for LNG-powered vessels has grown by 36% over the past 12 months; the majority of the new contracts have been for large...

Cleaning Ship Emissions, Weighing Parcel Costs, Blockchain by the Mug

Ship operators are trading greenhouse gas emissions reductions for time. A historic new agreement at the International Maritime Organization puts the global shipping industry...

Wharf Collapses After Tug Pushes Barge into Structure

On May 7, a portion of a wharf behind Mardi Gras World collapsed into the Mississippi River after a tugboat lost its steering and...

“Time is Fast Running Out” – ICS Chairman

Esben Poulsson, Chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has conveyed that time is fast running out for implementation by IMO Member States...

3 Tons of Cocaine on Cargo Ship

On May 8, the Guatemalan authorities intercepted the largest cocaine shipment ever caught in their country. What happened? The Guatemalan army in associated with the U.S....

Tanker on Fire in South Korean Waters

On May 8, an oil tanker caught fire on the waters off the Southern coast. What happened? A Panama flagged oil tanker enroute from Hong Kong...

[Watch] Oil Spill in Mississippi After Vessel Hits Pier

A cargo ship crashed into a pier near the Nashville Avenue wharf in New Orleans on April 12, 2018, leaking unknown quantities of diesel...