China Shipbuilder Delivers Large Container Ship

According to a report published in Xinhua, the Shanghai based ship-building company, the Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. delivered a 20,000-TEU ultra-large container...

Is RoRo Shipping the Right Move for Vehicle Transportation?

Importers usually have hot only two major options, when it comes to the international transportation of vehicles, either Container shipping or RoRo shipping. Although...

Almighty Thud! Ship Crashes Into Sea Wall

On May 30, a cargo ship crashed with a loud thud into a sea wall located at Gorleston-on-Sea. What happened? The sequence of collision was described...

Tragedy at Sea Leads to Dangerous Cargo Overview

A fatal fire onboard a container ship claiming five lives earlier in 2018 has raised questions on safety measures. What happened? A fatal fire erupted onboard...

Chennai Port Set to Become Major Bunkering Hub

The Chennai Port has been declared as a major fuel hub for ships due to its strategic location on the East Coast. Dedicated bunkers to...

How Nightclub Design Evolved

Nightclubs are traditionally seen as unprepossessing spaces and their design has been hardly documented. But a new perception, Night Fever: Designing Club Culture, 1960-Today,...

[Watch] Brutal Footage Man Thrown OVERBOARD

 THIS is the moment a man was thrown overboard during a huge ocean storm. Did you subscribe for our daily newsletter? It’s Free! Click here to Subscribe! Source:...

Bunker Fuel Contaminated with Phenolic Compounds Found in Stricken Houston Ships

Phenolic compounds found in the bunker fuel used in Houston. 80 Ships had 300-1000 ppm of 4-cumylphenol in their bunker fuel. Shipowners are...

It’s Measuring Crankshaft Deflections!

Change in distance between crank webs, measured during one rotation of the crankshaft. Crankshaft deflections are an indirect indication of the crankshaft loading condition. Did...

Refit for Jack-up at Damen Verolme Rotterdam

Damen Verolme Rotterdam (DVR) has completed a refit project on the MPI Enterprise, a 120-metre, self-elevating, DP2, wind turbine installation vessel owned and operated...