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...

Oil Prices Will Be At $ 40 A Barrel In 2016 – LukOil CEO

The oil prices will remain at the level of $42-47 a barrel in 2016 predicts Lukoil CEO.The Chief Executive Officer of the Russian oil...

Largest Engine Installation the World has Ever seen!

MAN Diesel & Turbo has signed a contract on 30 October, 2015 with Sembcorp Marine in Singapore to supply the dual-fuel propulsion system –...

Price Gouging & Viswa Lab

I stayed in an IBIS hotel near the Biannual SMM show in Hamburg.  The show attracts a multitude of visitors and this IBIS hotel...

Engine Expert – Mr. Wolfgang Gensch

Mr. Wolfgang Gensch has over 32 years of service experience with one of the leading Marine Engine Builder (MAN B&W).He joined MAN B&W in Hamburg,...

Caution! Heat from Fuel Tanks Can Damage Your Cargo

Fuel oil in tanks bordering cargo holds release excessive heat that can damage bulk and bagged agricultural products.What Can Happen? When the fuel oil is...

All I Want For Christmas Is You

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.beIt was Mariah Carey’s Christmas classic All I Want For Christmas Is You, but as you have probably never heard it before.Earlier this week,...

Weekend Party Spoiled as Containership Suffers Engine Damage on Friday!

A Cargo Ship And a lifeboat needed assistance in  rough weather.Accident type : Engine failureVessel type : Cargo vessel and its salvage tug.Location : Off the Cornish...