NTSB: Poor maintenance led to towboat capsize
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued the report of its investigation of the October 9, 2018 capsizing of a 39 year old towboat at mile 142 on the Lower Mississippi
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Mobile ballast water treatment system available in Port of Hamburg
German maritime waste specialist Jongen GmbH has taken delivery of a Damen InvaSave 300 mobile ballast water treatment system. Jongen provides waste oil, waste water, and the waste removal services for maritime
Biofuel tests on CMA CGM box ships prove successful
IKEA Transport & Logistics Services, the CMA CGM Group, and the GoodShipping Program report that they have successful completed of their 2019 biofuel test program on CMA CGM vessels. This following positive
Pirates snatch seven crew members from Swire Pacific AHTS
Swire Pacific Offshore (SPO) yesterday confirmed that its 2002-built, Singapore flagged AHTS Pacific Warden, was attacked offshore Equatorial Guinea on November 20, 2019 at approximately 05:00 local time. The vessel was supporting
Malaysian scrubber discharge ban “not likely science-based” says CSA 2020
Members of the Clean Shipping Alliance 2020 are disappointed by Malaysia’s decision to prohibit the use of open-loop exhaust gas cleaning systems, or scrubbers, in its coastal waters. As we reported earlier,
Søren Toft packs his bags for Geneva and new job at MSC
Earlier this month, Maersk Line parent company A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S reported that Chief Operating Officer Søren Toft had decided to “pursue an opportunity outside of the company.” Now we know
Malaysia bans open-loop scrubber discharges in its waters
Malaysia’s Marine Department has issued a notice to inform the shipping community that Malaysia prohibits the discharge of wash water from open-loop exhaust gas cleaning systems while in Malaysian waters (12 nautical
IMO panel backs away from ship speed or power limits
This week’s sixth session of the IMO Intersessional Working Group on the Reduction of GHG Emissions (ISWG-GHG 6) looks to have backed away from proposals to limit either ships’ speed or ships’
Ulstein: Zero-emission SX 190 could sea trial in 2022
Norwegian shipbuilder and designer Ulstein says it is ready to deliver a zero-emission offshore construction vessel within three years. The SX190 Zero Emission DP2 construction support vessel is Ulstein’s first hydrogen powered
Low lube oil levels led to near-grounding of Viking Sky
The Accident Investigation Board of Norway has issued an interim report on the March 23, 2019 incident that saw 479 passengers evacuated by helicopter from Viking Ocean Cruises’ Viking Sky when it