Alert! Fuel System Related Failures Due to Contaminated Bunker
What happened?
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has recently published a Safety Alert relating to unplanned releases of different and unrelated gases:
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Can You Name this Ship Part?
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Trade War Casts a Shadow Over LNG Ship Boom
The booming market for liquefied natural gas can weather an escalating US-China trade war. But the risks are mounting.
So far, LNG has been left...
Wartsila Sees Rising Orders in Marine Segment as IMO Rules Loom
As the demand for environmental solutions for marine fuels rise ahead of impending IMO regulations, the global technology company Wartsila is witnessing a steep...
Ironbark Zinc Secures Services of 30,000-tonne Cargo Ship
Ironbark Zinc Ltd has secured the services of a 30,000-tonne cargo ship to sail to its flagship Citronen base metal project site in Greenland...
Through Steel: A Ship-wide Sensor Mesh
A new networked, radio mesh technology that could offer an affordable solution to one of shipping’s biggest safety challenges, writes Charlie Bartlett on Motorship.
Network...
First LNG-powered ConRo Ship for Crowley Delivered
Crowley Maritime Corp. has taken delivery of El Coquí, one of the world’s first combination container/roll on-roll off (ConRo) ships powered by LNG, from...
2 Scrubber Ready New Builds for OSG
A new US-based Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) has signed binding contracts with Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Company (HMD) for the construction of two tankers.
OSG primarily...
Questions on US Clean Up Operation
Numerous reports of marine fuel contamination on an unprecedented scale in the US Gulf Region have left stakeholders with more questions than answers.
Reports suggest...
Captain of Oil Tanker Arrested, Sailors Released
On July 22, four sailors were rescued from a Panama-flagged oil tanker, the captain of the vessel has been arrested.
What happened?
Four sailors were rescued...