Marine Service

Fast channel to global services with seamless payment avenue SINGAPORE, 19 March 2021 – The pandemic’s devastation disrupted numerous worldwide maritime operations – with companies either ceasing operations or impaired by travel restrictions. This resulted in shipowners’ deadlock in finding reliable vendors and subjecting their vessels to neglected maintenance. ADK Maritime …

  Outright defects’ neglecting (poor maintenance) culminated compromised safety in the engine room The fire that resulted in the third engineer’s serious smoke-related lung, kidney and eye injuries during escape was attributed to substandard maintenance, according to the United Kingdom’s accident investigators. The Lithuanian-flagged vessel operated by DFDS Seaways was …

Investigations are underway for the cause of oil spill, while volunteers band together to clean up The Mediterranean beaches were forced to close when up to 170km of the 190km shore was tainted by sticky tar mid-month. Images posted on official government accounts showed sea birds and turtles covered in …

Phuc Khanh slammed into a construction crane in Vietnam after losing power According to the Vietnam Expressway Development Investment Corporation (VEC), vessel Phuc Khanh’s power loss resulted in her grazing a barge before hitting a construction crane adjacent to a bridge pillar. The crane subsequently fell onto the Phuc Khanh’s …

Lianyungang Dali Underwater Engineering commences dismantling of Wakashio’s 75m bow Clean-up operations have commenced in Pointe d’Esny in Mauritius after the massive collision involving MV Wakashio last July. Lianyungang Dali Underwater Engineering is engaged to dismantle the 75m vessel bow. The parts will be transported on a special barge to …

How shipowners can carry out ship repairs and maintenance without affecting their cash flow Shipowners mostly rely on their cash flow to foot the numerous bills involving their vessels’ maintenance. For owners of big vessels, they have the financial bandwidth to withstand any expenditure. The same however cannot be said …

Turkey hikes marine pollution fines New policy in force as at 1 January 2021 Turkey has sharply increased the fines it levies for ships caught engaging in marine pollution, according to insurance association Standard Club. The Club said in a statement that the Turkish authorities have raised the fines by …

Shipowners can still carry out ship repairs and maintenance works despite travel restrictions remaining in force in some countries The colossal impact of COVID-19 has dented ship repair works due to various travel restrictions and regulations imposed across many countries. A recent report by shipbroker, Intermodal, said that the ship …

The tug, Proassist III which contained some 1,000 gallons of diesel onboard forced her crew of three to abandon ship The sunken United States-flagged 110ft tug was deployed to dock and undock vessels at the ports of Guyama and Yabucoa in southeastern Puerto Rico reportedly for decades. Its watchstander issued …

Pandemic induced border closures accelerate adoption of digital solutions for surveys and inspection   The saying of ‘turning every adversity into opportunity’ rings true for AuqalisBraemar LOC Group, whose subsidiary in Germany collaborated with Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) to provide remote dynamic positioning (DP) trials on vessels operating in the …