[Watch] Drones to Replace Surveyors in Hull Survey
DNV GL has conducted several tests to survey hull using drones. The classification team based in Gdansk, Poland, conducted the tests in Remontowa Shipyard.
Drones...
5 Last-Minute Holiday Super Gift Ideas
Here is a list of ‘the last-minute cherishable gift ideas’!
(Nobody knows that you bought it on the go! All that it requires is just...
Miss Spain Is Now Miss World 2015
Mireia Lalaguna Rozo of Spain was crowned Miss World 2015 on Saturday at the Miss World Grand Final in Sanya, in Southern China. Royo...
Maritime Strategies International Predicts Tankers Profitability
Strong second-quarter earnings are expected for dry bulk carriers in 2016 and tankers are heading for profitability levels. Maritime Strategies International (MSI) has predicted...
Aground Cargo Ship In Vancouver Port Reports Zero Damages
Accident
: Vessel Grounding
Vessel Type
: Cargo Ship
Date
: 21st December 2015
Location
: Squamish Terminals, deep-water port north of Vancouver
Casualties/Pollution
: Nil
A cargo ship ran aground at the Squamish...
Aurora LPG and Wilhelmsen Ship Management Join Forces
The shipowners prefer joint ventures with third parties. Aurora LPG and Wilhelmsen Ship Management join forces to take care of the former’s VLGC fleet.
The...
Cargo Ship Ran Aground In Quebec
Incident
: Vessel Grounding
Vessel Type
: Cargo Ship
Date
: 17th December 2015
Location
: Lake Saint-Louis, Quebec
Casualties/Pollution
: Minor quantity of hydraulic oil leak
The BBC Chartering cargo ship ran aground on a rock on December...
Shell Barges Into Northern Europe Inland Routes
Shell Trading Rotterdam has chartered 15 new inland 110m barges running on LNG from Plouvier Transport and Intertrans Tankschiffahrt.
The barges built by the Dutch...
Mary Rose Sinks Killing 400 People
The Mary Rose was an English Tudor carrack warship and one of the first to be able to fire a full broadside of cannons....
Methanol Moves From Cargo Hold To Bunker
Professor Karin Andersson of Chalmers University in Sweden published in FCBI Energy titled Methanol as a Marine Fuel after examining the viability of methanol...