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

A poll named MarPoll has just four days to close but 64% of the more than 500 have voted so far think that 20,000...

Spidery Tarantulas Chose Blue Eight Times

The U.S. biologists, found tarantula species have evolved almost exactly the same shade of vibrant blue at least eight separate times. The hue is created...

Wärtsilä Propulsion for Antarctic Icebreaker

  Wärtsilä propulsion solutions will power a new polar logistics vessel being built for Terre Australes et Antarctiques Françaises (TAAF) and the French Polar Institute...

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...