The master’s decision to deviate from the planned route was among the causal factors in what an investigation conducted by the Republic of the Marshall Islands Maritime Administrator identifies as a “very
Within days of being refloated by salvors, a 2016-built, 300,800 dwt ore carrier has been declared a constructive total loss (CTL), towed to deep water and sunk under supervision of the Brazilian
An Autonomous Underwater Vessel (AUV) deployed from Houston-headquartered Ocean Infinity’s deep-sea search vessel Seabed Constructor yesterday found the bridge and a part of the hull of the Stellar Daisy, the ore carrier
JANUARY 9, 2019 — South Korea’s Polaris Shipping is to retrofit four 180,000 dwt bulkers and three 300,000 dwt VLOCs with exhaust gas scrubber systems. Under a deal signed with scrubber manufacturer
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 — Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) reports that it has signed a contract worth $800 million to build ten 325,000 dwt VLOCs (Very Large Ore Carrier) for South Korea’s Polaris
APRIL 2, 2017 — Two crew members have reportedly been rescued after the sinking in the South Atlantic of the Stellar Daisy, a 1993-built 266,141 dwt Very Large Oil Carrier (VLOC) Stellar
