Lack of ice experience seen in bulker grounding
JUNE 9, 2015 —If crew are not familiar with the measures necessary to prepare and operate a vessel’s sea water cooling system when navigating in ice, there is a risk that the
JUNE 9, 2015 —If crew are not familiar with the measures necessary to prepare and operate a vessel’s sea water cooling system when navigating in ice, there is a risk that the
JUNE 5, 2015—Efficiency, environmental responsibility, and fuel savings was clearly on the mind of every ship operator that attended Nor-Shipping 2015 in Oslo, Norway, this week. One of the technology-based solutions on
JUNE 4, 2015 — Starting June 22, 2015, Maine Maritime Academy will offer a 100% online professional course in Environmental Regulations & Ethical Industrial Compliance (EREIC), awarding four Continuing Education Units and
MAY 25, 2015—Wärtsilä has developed propulsion systems that are capable of operating with Environmentally Acceptable Lubricants (EALs) and comply with the U.S. Vessel General Permit 2013 (VGP-2013). Wärtsilä is among the first
MAY 21, 2015 — As the Mediterranean migrant crisis mounts, the Chief Security Officer of an Estonian-based maritime security firm is saying that only those commercial ships operating with security personnel onboard
MAY 19, 2015 — Something did not happen at last weeks meeting of IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC). No last minute signatory appeared to trigger the entry into force requirement of
MAY 19, 2015 — Something did not happen at last weeks meeting of IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC). No last minute signatory appeared to trigger the entry into force requirement of
MAY 18, 2015 — A statement issued today by the the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) says that Singapore is “deeply concerned” by the reported shooting incident involving the Singapore-registered
MAY 18, 2015 — Two 120,000 dwt shuttle tankers recently delivered to AET Sea Shuttle AS by shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) are fitted with exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS) provided by
MAY 15, 2015 — Shipowners with any kind of legal dispute with an Iranian entity would be well advised to steer clear of waters patrolled by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Navy. That