Crisis Management – The Gard Approach

A crisis can occur anytime.  The shipowner will always be in the immediate line of fire and will retain ownership over any crisis that...

SS Edmund Fitzgerald – The Pride Of The American Flag

Accident type    : Wrecked Vessel involved   : SS Edmund Fitzgerald Date    : November 10, 1975 Location  : Lake Superior Casualties   : 29 crew members died VESSEL INFO:  Name : SS Edmund Fitzgerald  Built in : 1957  Type : Lake...

P&I Warns On ‘Self-Heating’ Coal

Incidents involving coal cargoes loaded at Indonesian ports have become increasingly frequent in recent years. Due to the coal’s chemical characteristics, the cargoes are prone...

A Speed Boat Capsized In Congo

North Kivu governor Julien Paluku said the government-operated speed boat left from Goma at the northern tip of Lake Kivu at about 7:30 a.m...

Oil Spill Due To Breached Hull And Tank

A tanker loaded with 786 tons of fuel oil and diesel fuel was en route from Nevelsk to Vanino in Russia when rough conditions...

Taking LNG Innovation To North America

Natural gas emerged as the fuel source that exceeded all known and anticipated environmental standards. In addition, liquefied natural gas (LNG) was already being...

South Korea’s Research About Big Ships

Over the past decade, the maximum size of container ships has increased almost twofold.  There're even 21,000–22,000 TEU ships on order.  Larger vessels save...

[Shocking] A Cargo Ship Destroys Railway Bridge In Germany

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be A 111-meter cargo ship plowed through a span of a railway bridge Thursday in Germany, closing the bridge indefinitely.  Reports say that a general...

CMA CGM Confirms NOL Acquisition For $0.93/ NOL Share

CMA CGM has confirmed its acquisition of Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) for $ 0.93 per NOL share, valuing the deal at $2.4bn.  This massive...

A Mariners’ Guide To Prevent Oil Cargo Theft

Tankers operating in the Asian waters run under the risk of  piracy and armed or sea robbery particularly  involving oil cargo theft.  ReCAAP ISC,...