Safety Tips from NTSB, EL FARO Lessons
EL FARO INVESTIGATION: NTSB ISSUES SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS
While their larger investigation of the El Faro sinking is still ongoing, the NTSB has issued ten new...
[Watch] Launch of the Future USS BILLINGS in Marinette
Watch the launch of Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 15, the future USS BILLINGS, in Marinette, Marine. The Freedom-variant LCS is a fast, agile, focused-mission...
Future of Marine Surveys: Drones and Other New Technologies
There are a lot of reports on potential use of drones and unmanned aerial vehicles by the freight and logistics industry. Though many of...
Boost for Singapore: World’s First Floating Liquefaction Vessel
Keppel Offshore & Marine's (Keppel O&M's) completion of the world's first floating liquefaction vessel (FLNGV) is set to bring Singapore a step closer to...
5,000 Vessels to Have Scrubbers by 2025
The shipping industry is increasingly convinced of the business case for installing exhaust gas cleaning equipments — known as scrubbers — to remove sulphur...
Tanker Owners Caught Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
Tanker owners are looking to rejuvenate their fleets. Nothing new, since ordering new ships is what owners do.
Consolidation talks:
But talk of a nascent consolidation...
Beware of this eMail! Alert to All Ship Managers & Owners
E-mail Scams – Alert to All Ship Managers & Owners
The Shipowners P&I Club has been made aware of a scam email which is targeting...
100 Sailors Stranded on 22 Ships in UAE Waters
About 100 Indian sailors aboard 22 ships have been stranded in UAE waters and have sought the help of the Indian Consulate General in...
Bulker Rescue a Drop in the Bucket for Busy Crew
RACQ CQ Rescue embarked on four missions over the weekend, including a medical evacuation from a bulk carrier. Three of the four outings took...
Tanker with 38,000 Tons of Petrol Collide with Cargo Ship Off UK Coast
An oil tanker and a large cargo ship collided Saturday in the Dover Strait between Britain and France but the accident caused no casualties...