VIDEO: U.S. blames Iran in Strait of Hormuz tanker attacks
At a press briefing in Washington this afternoon, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blamed Iran for the attacks on two tankers that occurred in the Strait of Hormuz earlier today. “This
At a press briefing in Washington this afternoon, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blamed Iran for the attacks on two tankers that occurred in the Strait of Hormuz earlier today. “This
Classification society ClassNK has released Guidelines for Ships Using Low-Flashpoint Fuels (Methyl/Ethyl Alcohol / LPG). ClassNK notes that stricter environmental regulations are being enforced. It says that, in theory, ships using alternative
Attacks on two tankers in the Strait of Hormuz made headlines this morning. Iranian state controlled media showed images of a pillar of smoke rising from one ship and reported that Iranian
The captain of the Viking River Cruises ship involved in a deadly collision that sank a River Danube sightseeing boat in central Budapest on May 29 can be released on bail, a
Similarly to the Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA) systems widely used in commercial aviation, the marine Bridge Operational Quality Assurance (BOQA) solution from Birkeroed, Denmark, headquartered Danelec Marine BOQA provides a structured
A new bulk carrier design from Japan’s Oshima Shipbuilding is designed to have a 50% better EEDI (Energy Efficiency Design Index) than comparable vessels. The design, the Oshima Ultramax 2300, is the
Ammonia can be safely and effectively applied as a marine fuel to reduce harmful emissions according to a new research paper by C-Job Naval Architects, the largest independent ship design and engineering
P&I insurance broker P. L. Ferrari & Co. is warning that the U.S. Treasury is strengthening its controls and surveillance to identify ships trading to sanctioned countries or areas. And that makes
Milan, Italy, headquartered De Nora has named Dr. Mirka Wilderer as chief executive officer of its Water Technologies group, whose products include the Balpure ballast water management system, effective June 1, 2019.
The U.S. Navy’s Seventh Fleet has released video of an incident in the Phillipine Sea yesterday in which a Russian destroyer and an American guided-missile cruiser were in a near-collision. A Seventh