Wärtsilä has recently developed a complete offering for handling dry waste in cruise ships. This new offering complements the company’s extensive portfolio for handling...

Energy-saving Wärtsilä EnergoProFin propeller cap increases efficiency of controllable and fixed pitch propellers. Wärtsilä EnergoProFin is a state-of-the-art energy saving solution that increases propeller efficiency...

On December 6, 2016, the Baltic Dry Index fell to 1,186 points, down 10 points (-0.84%) against the level of December 5. BDI is a...

On December 7, a CMA CGM research and supply vessel rescued Kito de Pavant, the 55 years old French skipper of Bastide-Otio, who suffered...

UK P&I Bolster Loss Prevention Team with New Hire The UK P&I Club has appointed George Devereese as Loss Prevention Advisor in London. George has over...

INS Betwa mishap: Navy orders probe, uneven weight balance suspected to be cause of accident On December 5, the INS Betwa, a 3800-tonne Brahmaputra class...

by Capt Rajeev Jassal If you have experienced dry docking of a ship, you would know that Dry docking is a great experience. I personally...

On December 5, 225 kilos of cocaine were found on board of yet another HAMBURG SUD mega boxship, Cap San Lorenzo, at Santos, Brazil. Reports...

Advent International to acquire majority stake in V.Group On December 5, Advent International (“Advent”) announced that it has agreed to acquire a majority ownership interest...

This video shows how the pressure testing of bottom plugs of the ship is done.  Pressure testing of bottom plugs is done in dry...