7 Myths of Scrubbers

The 7 Ongoing Myths regarding scrubbers 1. Scrubbers are too expensive.   Totally untrue. A 10 MW scrubber can be manufactured and installed in about USD 2...

Failure of a Piston Rod Results in Engine Failure and Fire on Board Vessel

Summary: On 7 September 2017, the 15.87m crew transfer vessel, Windcat 8, was on passage to Grimsby, UK, from the Lynn Wind Farm in the...

Smart Shipping and Smart Operation Solution for Ship Owners

Winterthur Gas & Diesel (WinGD) and Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) Group recently signed, the first agreement of its kind to integrate their advanced digital...

1.3 Tonnes of Cannabis on Vessel Seized Off Crete

On March 5, nearly 1.3 tonnes of processed cannabis was seized by Greek authorities off a fishing vessel near the Southern Island of Crete. What...

Vessels Beware! 70 Cargo Containers Falls Off Ship

On March 4, a warning was issued by United States Coast Guard informing mariners to be on the lookout for containers which were lost...

Allision Off Flushing

On March 3, a roro ferry was involved in a collision with a container ship off Flushing, near Antwerp. What happened? A roro ferry ‘Primula Seaways’...

Cargo Ship Struggling at Sea Towed to Shore

A broken down cargo ship drifting towards a wind farm has been brought back to shore in icy conditions. On Thursday,  a broken down cargo ship...

Drifting Ice Breached Barge

On March 1, the cargo ship "Lauwerszee", suffered an electrical failure due to drifting ice in Meppen. A report in the vessel tracker showed...

Blaze Breaks Out on Ship Docked at Royal Portbury Dock

On March 1, the firefighters were called in during the early hours to contain a fire which broke onboard a docked vessel. What happened? The unnamed...

Vessel Looses Stability Due to Heavy Icing

On February 28, a ship lost its stability after it developed a large angle of the list to heavy icing in Hanstholm. What happened? The vessel...