3D Printing Maritime Certification Guideline from DNV GL

DNV GL has published the first classification guideline for the use of additive manufacturing (AM) in the maritime and oil & gas industries. The...

Master Link Failure Results in Tender Boat Fall from Vessel

Master link in service with bolted on stainless steel handles The Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA) has issued safety alert regarding the catastrophic failure of a...

More Scrapping may Lift Oil Tanker Rates

Oil tanker firm Frontline expects shipping firms to scrap more old vessels which may lead to a recovery in rates for the remaining global...

Cosco Shipping Energy Orders Seven Tankers

Cosco Shipping Energy Transportation is currently on a ordering spree, by announcing to order seven new tankers from Guangzhou Shipyard International for $323.7m. The seven...

Ecospeed Chosen for Scrubber Outlets

Subsea Industries’ glass-flake, non-toxic hard coating Ecospeed has been chosen to protect the exhaust scrubber outlets of three newbuild container vessels building at a...

Greek Bulk Carrier Attacked by Pirates, 10 Crew Kidnapped

On December 14, a bulk carrier was reportedly attacked by pirates who kidnapped ten crew members and fled the scene. What happened? The Greek bulk carrier...

Victims of a Bad Economy: Seafarers Pay the Price

A report by ISWAN revealed the ways in which seafarers pay the price for the shipping industry’s woes. From seafarers out of work to...

How Hackers Could Sink Bulk Carriers

Pen Test Partners LLP has alleged that hackers are capable of sinking large bulk carriers by manipulating the data loaded into them for hull...

Deckhand had High Blood Alcohol

A Darwin deckhand who was found floating dead in the water beside the barge he lived and worked on had a blood alcohol level...

A Third of Shipping will Choose Scrubbers Says Foreship

Shipowners weighing up their future marine fuel choices after the 2020 IMO 0.5% sulphur cap should also consider oil company expectations that up to...