Due to poor performance and critical maintenance issues reported by MSC Shipmanagement, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has denied entry to the Liberian-flagged containership “MSC KYMEA II” in Australian ports for 90 days. AMSA conducted an inspection of the vessel, which was built in 2006, and identified 21 deficiencies, including defective fire safety systems, […]
Parametric rolling in container ships is a phenomenon that can cause extreme and dangerous roll motions in head or stern seas. It occurs when the natural roll frequency of the ship coincides with the frequency of wave-induced changes in stability, resulting in a resonance effect that amplifies the roll angle. Parametric rolling is more likely […]
Lunch at Nikki Beach in Monaco, an afternoon on a jetski in front of Cannes, a morning stroll in Portofino – these are the posts you are most likely to see on social media of the crew working on superyachts. “You have a perfect job!” – I have lost count of the number of times […]
