Still at Sea: Shipping’s Blues
The Many Barriers to Scrapping Cargo Ships
Too many new ships, too few old ones scrapped. Since the financial crisis, after which trade growth slowed,...
Carnival Splendor Suffers Power Loss?
A cruise ship is reported to have suffered from power loss when it was on a cruise.
What happened?
On Thursday, a cruise passenger ‘Carnival Splendor’...
Contaminated Lubricant Nearly Grounds a Vessel
Norway's maritime authorities announced on Tuesday, that the old, contaminated lubricating oil was the likely cause of the propulsion failure on the barge carrier...
[Watch] Propulsion Loss due to Contaminated Oil
On Tuesday, Norway's maritime authorities announced that old, contaminated lubricating oil was the likely cause of the propulsion failure on the barge carrier Eide...
The Most Expensive m² of Prime Property in the World
So, you've got a million dollars burning a hole in your pocket and you're looking to put a luxury roof over your head? This...
Foreship Appoints Head of New Technology for Energy-saving Agenda
Leading naval architect and engineering company Foreship has appointed well-known ship energy expert Jan-Erik Räsänen as its Head of New Technology with effect from...
ClassNK Receives EU MRV Accreditation from UKAS
After undergoing extensive assessments, leading classification society ClassNK has become one of the world’s first classification societies to receive accreditation from the UK-based national...
Low Sulfur MGO Fuel Testing Guidance
Marshall Islands Issues Low Sulfur MGO Fuel Testing Guidance
The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Maritime Administrator has issued a Marine Safety Advisory, which...
Common Safety Errors on Lifeboat Systems
Andrew Lemmis, SeaSafe notes that lifeboat systems fatally injure more people than they save. In the following article, Mr Lemmis explains the number of...
Giant Tanker that Caused a Splash on Clyde’s South Bank
It looks as though this boat is about to burst out over the yard wall into Govan.
Sometimes we think of shipbuilding in Glasgow being...