Trivia: Question 1 – ECA transit
Question:
Should My Vessel use a fuel with sulphur % less than 0.1% en route ECA towards a destination port which is outside ECA?
Answer:
Even if...
General cargo ship caught fire in Black Sea
Type of Ship
General Cargo
Location
Black Sea 50 nautical miles off Bulgaria
What Happened
Fire in Engine Room.
Casualties
None
The vessel Nazim Bey was en route from Constanta, Romania to...
Viability of 20000+ Teu Vessels
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Wärtsilä Propulsion for Antarctic Icebreaker
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Containerisation Changed The Face Of Cargo Movement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iq8UU9kafJ0&feature
Containerisation had transformed the shipping industry and reorganized the global trade like never before.
Maersk Line the world’s largest shipping company has released a video...
Cargo Ships For Budget Travel
Looking for a Best Budget Travel? Be A Passenger On A Cargo Ship
John McGuffick, 72 years of age, talks about taking a cruise on...
Cargo Ship Spilled Its Bunker
Bunkers Spilled during fuel transfer at Whangarei Harbour
A cargo ship spilled its bunkers during a fuel transfer to Ningpo at a berth of Northport.
A cargo...
[Watch] The Amazing Rescue Operation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSS6gtuYJnI&feature
The Italian Coast Guard, rescued rescued a ship that lost propulsion.
The vessel was floating on rough weather and the master of the vessel was...
VLCC Tanker Rates Rise Sharply Overnight
Asian VLCC tanker rates for PG-East voyages show a sharp rise due to flood of cargoes and tight supply.
Reasons for rate hike:
Scarce supply
Weather delays
Delays...