Is SOLAS Evolving and What About Industrial Personnel?
By Mark Sales
The Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS) began, after the First World War, as a standard for safety equipment and construction...
Fall Arrestor in LNG Ship-to-Ship Transfers
Fraser Bennie, Alpha Process Controls, UK, examines the role of the fall arrestor in LNG ship-to-ship transfers.
“The dark clouds squatting on the horizon had...
Diana Containerships to Sell up to Seven Vessels for $104m
Greek shipping company Diana Containerships has signed an agreement to sell up to seven of its vessels to an unnamed unaffiliated third party for...
Investment and Risk in Shipping: Finding Your “Sea Legs”
Despite the turbulent and challenging conditions currently experienced by many in the sector, shipping continue s to attract keen attention from investors new to...
ABB Azipod Propulsion for Viking Line Cruise Ferry
ABB to provide Azipod propulsion system for new Viking Line cruise ferry to be built in China, the first installation of Azipod propulsion in...
[Watch] Iranian Cargo Ship Runs Aground
On October 9th, an Iranian cargo ship reportedly sank near the Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad causeway, a cable-stayed bridge pending construction. There were no reports...
Panama Canal’s $5 Billion Bet Pays Off
Panama’s $5 billion investment to expand its century-old canal is paying off as shipping lines send more U.S.-bound cargoes through the passage instead of...
Ship with €220 Million Cocaine Haul Halted on Way to Spain
SPANISH authorities have held seven drug traffickers who attempted to smuggle almost 4 tonnes of cocaine worth an estimated €220 million into the country.
The...
4 Cargo Ships Banned from All Ports for Violating UN Sanctions
The U.N. Security Council has banned all nations from allowing four ships that transported prohibited goods to and from North Korea to enter any...
[Watch] How Maersk Supply Service Works
Maersk has produced a video which illustrates the challenge to work with very large nautical structures, even in the world's harder waters and how...