Time to Renew Your CLC, Bunker, Athens and WR Certificates
Time has come to apply for renewal of CLC, Bunker, Athens and Wreck Removal Certificates from the Danish Maritime Authority. The certificates must be...
USGC Supramax Freight Rates Hit 2017 High
Supramax freight rates from the US Gulf Coast reached year-to-date highs on Wednesday, buoyed by a rush of activity as participants with December cargoes...
Passage Plan Misunderstanding Between Pilot and the Crew Grounds the Vessel
Summary
On 19 August 2016, the bulk carrier ‘Molly Manx’ arrived off Port Otago, after an overnight passage from Lyttelton. A harbour pilot boarded the...
First “Smart” Ship Debuts in Shanghai
On December 5, China unveiled its first ‘smart’ ship with natively developed intelligent navigation system in Shanghai.
Vessel specifications:
The ‘smart’ vessel is 179-meters-long, 32-meters-wide and...
VIKING Welcomes New Country Director
Omur Izgili will take over as VIKING’s new Country Director for Turkey, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania and Lebanon on January 1, 2018. He is succeeding...
Shell Marine Secures Big Ship Commitment
Shell Marine has recently been awarded China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company’s (COSCO SHIPPING) largest marine lubricants order in 2017. This order will include the...
What Happened When a Ship Packed with Six Million Pounds of Explosives Went Up...
One hundred years ago, a massive explosion rocked Halifax when a ship—the Mont-Blanc—carrying six million pounds of explosives caught fire in the harbor. The...
Lloyd’s Register Approves LNG-powered Coal Carrier Design
A next-generation, LNG-powered coal carrier has won approval in principle (AIP) from classification society Lloyd’s Register.
MOL, along with Tokhu Electric Power and Namura Shipbuilding,...
Crowley’s Newest LNG-fueled ConRo Ship Launched
VT Halter Marine has launched the second of Crowley Maritime Corp.’s new Commitment Class ships, Taíno, one of the world’s first combination container/roll on-roll...
Container Ship Breaks Free From its Moorings in Boston
On Dec 6, 2017, a container ship, the Helsinki Bridge, broke free from a South Boston terminal.
The United States Coast Guard is investigating how...
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