The 10 Step Guide to Selecting a Ballast Water Management System

Selecting the most suitable ballast water management system (BWMS) for a specific vessel is a critical, and often, underestimated task. With over 50 commercial...

[Watch] Challenging Transportaion of Shell’s Factory Aboard RollDock

The transportation of the modules for Shell’s new Solvent DeAsphalter factory in Pernis was not only a challenge but also a great opportunity to...

Dangerous Goods: Call to Actions

Compliance with international regulation requires awareness to change. In international trade, compliance also needs sophisticated collaboration.It’s time to grasp the opportunity, as most...

Escape Hatch Blocked! Top 4 Checks When Contractors Onboard

Summary: During a general walk around on a vessel an electrical transformer was discovered as pictured below. After checking it transpired that the transformer had...

Mayflower Autonomous Ship Prepares to Sail the World

Four centuries after the voyage of the Mayflower, an autonomous vessel is about to undertake new historic missions. In 2020, the Mayflower Autonomous Ship,...

[Watch] Freighter Severed Lock Gate in Kiel

On February 19, a freighter reportedly slammed into the Great Northern Lock of the Kiel Canal in Kiel-Holtenau. What happened? The freighter ‘Akacia’ was enroute from...

Crane Crashed into Cargo Hold

On February 19, a mobile crane reportedly broke free and crashed into the cargo hold of a vessel docked at the port. What happened? A 60...

Class Approved Drone Inspection of Confined Spaces from KRS

RIMS (Robotics In Maintenance Strategies) have secured a further class approval from Korean Register of Shipping (KRS) for the use of Remote Inspection Techniques...

Less Fuel Oil and More LNG Bunkered in 2017

Although the sale of bunker oil at the Port of Rotterdam decreased in 2017, the throughput of bunkered liquefied natural gas (LNG) was up during the...

Liner Shipping M&A has ‘Destroyed $110bn of Shareholder Value

A new report estimates that over the past 21 years the container industry has “destroyed” about $110bn of shareholder value.Its author, McKinsey & Co, said...