15% Energy Savings from Becker Marine Systems
Hamburg, Germany-based ship supplier Becker Marine Systems reported to have made significant gains in the North American marine market over the last two years,...
Panama Canal to Introduce New Scheduling System
Quintiq said that its software has been selected by the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) to plan, schedule and optimize all vessels transit operations through...
What Happens When Pirates Attack Cruise Ships?
After the first successful hijacking of a commercial ship by Somali pirates in five years, John Honeywell explains why cruise ships continue to visit...
Cargo Ship Adrift After Engine Failure
A general cargo ship remains adrift after losing its propulsion power due to an engine failure.
What happened?
The general cargo ship BBC Shanghai lost propulsion...
[Watch] Why this Vessel Collided with a Tanker?
Summary
On 27 June 2015, the passenger ship Celestyal Crystal collided with the product tanker STI Pimlico about 0.7 nautical miles off Gelibolu Lighthouse in...
Heavy Listing! Vessel Spills Cargo in Sea
The general cargo ship Mechanik Fomin developed a heavy list to portboard in Norwegian Sea west off Narvik after cargo shift.
What happened?
The vessel was...
Embarrassing Dry Dock Blunder!
A 2‚400-ton ship is at the centre of a row over the R18-million damage it sustained in an embarrassing dry dock blunder at Cape...
Faulty Ship Alarm Wakes up Residents
A malfunctioning ship alarm was the source of discomfort on Monday morning to residents located near Port Philip.
What happened?
It was a rude awakening to...
[Watch] Perfect Storm Forecast at Transas Global Conference in Malta
One and a half years on from his appointment as CEO of innovative, digital solutions company Transas, Frank Coles opened the two-day Transas Global...
What’s Luring Pirates Back into a Major Shipping Channel?
Struggling to push his small fishing boat out to sea, Hassan Yasin grumbles over what he and other coastal Somalis call a threat to...