Afterburning Flame Injures Two Crew in Engine Room
Transport Malta’s Marine Safety Investigation Unit (MSIU) issued an investigation report, concerning an engine explosion on board a passenger vessel, that caused severe burn...
Machine Room Fire Aboard a Bulker
On June 26, 2017, at 09:49, the Dutch Coast Guard received notification of a machine room fire aboard the "Anna" 15 miles off the...
US Freighter Knocked Down Dutch Freighter’s Antenna, Kiel
General cargo vessel Ocean Freedom allided with already docked at Kiel-Holtenau Lock general cargo vessel Emma in the evening June 25.
What happened?
Ocean Freedom’s...
Pirates Tie Up Captain and Escape with 1.5 Million Litres of Diesel Oil
Armed pirates struck a Thai tanker ship last Friday in the waters off the Malaysian state of Pahang last Friday and escaped with 1.5...
Freeing the Seafarers from Unending Paperwork – Frank Coles
A message from Frank Coles, CEO of Transas on the International Day of the Seafarer
On this day of recognition, I would like to...
A Future View of Large Tankers
By Cmdr E. Platt
By then, the largest ships were around 230,000 dwt, but it was thought conceivable that future supertankers could reach the 1...
The Crooks Are Smarter Than We Are
By John Lohr
Summary
Bernie didn't invent securities fraud. There is a lot of history before him (and after him). Let's look at a brief history of...
Asia Tankers-VLCC Rates Supported by Floating Storage
by Keith Wallis
Trafigura hires five VLCCs to store oil; short-term storage a profitable play.
Freight rates for very large crude carriers (VLCCs) could creep higher...
Missing Cruise Ship Nanny ‘Had Sex With Man in Front of Female Lover’
Newly emerged police notes claim missing cruise ship worker Rebecca Coriam had sex with a male crew member in front of her on-board female...
Ballast Water Management: Is the Cure Worse than the Disease?
By Marco Monteverde
The 8 September 2017, the Ballast Water Management Entry Into Force, is fast approaching. While it defines a new approach to solve the...
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Big Bulker Sails Using Biodiesel Converted from Cooking Oil
A bulk carrier has successfully sailed from Singapore to South Africa while using biodiesel converted from used cooking oil.
This reduced the vessel's...
