Economic Impacts of Ballast Water Treatment System Installation for Shipowner. Ballast water is the water that is taken on board a ship to maintain its stability and balance when it is not carrying cargo or passengers. Ballast water can contain various organisms and pathogens that can pose a threat to the marine environment and human […]
Coast Guard Response Boat: A Versatile and Essential Asset for Maritime Safety and Security by the USCG and is very important. The United States Coast Guard is the primary agency responsible for maritime safety, security, and environmental protection in US waters. To carry out their mission, the Coast Guard relies on a variety of specialized […]
A major oil spill of size 13 square miles have been reported near orange county, California. The oil leak is suspected to coming from the underwater oil pipe for Elly Platform, which is reported to be quite aging structure. The expected leakage amount so far has been around 125,000 gallons. Though the leakage in the […]
In a process to reduce carbon emissions by cutting down the consumption of heavy fuel oil, MSC which is 2nd largest carrier in the shipping world has taken a step ahead. Air Lubrication system for 30 vessels of their fleet was ordered from UK Based maker Silverstream technologies. As per the experts of the industry, […]
Two bulk carriers have reported to be in the collision incident while at Aegean Sea. Clipper Como (Danish Bulker) and Levantes ( Greek Bulker) collided with each other. While there are no news regarding damage to the Levantes, but Danish bulker suffered heavy damages as seen in the picture. It seems that the port side […]
Tragic incident related to fire which happened on the MV X Press Pearl seems to have resulted in complete destruction of ship structure as seen from the images. As per the owner of the vessel, ship will be declared as complete loss. As per the media reports, the ship was denied entry in other ports […]
As per the latest news that is coming from the shipping sector, two ship have collided near Qingdao, China. Bulk Carrier -SEA JUSTICE- collided with oil tanker A SYMPHONY. Due to the collision, there is a suspected oil Spill. Crew is safe as per the reports, but amount of structural damage to both the ship […]
In a tragic incident which happened on Bulk Carrier DS SOFIE BULKER, Chief Officer Erdem Bulat Died while he was inspecting the cargo holds. As per the reports, in a regular job where the holds were being inspected, he went for checking the condition for cleanliness, and to have lost the balance while walking on […]
As per the various sources and news houses, DGCA has made the decision to keep international flights shut till 30th June. Government of India yesterday issued a documentation regarding opening of lockdown in India, famously named as ‘Unlock 1.0’ by the media houses. Soon after that DGCA, which is the prime body in India for […]