Marine Service

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 …

The high profile shipping casualty revealed more than just improper deployment of charts and seamanship The massive oil spill which occurred in south of Mauritius last July started a string of speculations on possible causes. Among the listed were bad weather, improper charts deployment to overwhelming need for mobile phone …

Most powerful satellite to date, GX5, providing high-speed broadband service designed for the maritime industry by Inmarsat Inmarsat has confirmed and activated GX5, providing additional capacity to Europe and the Middle East on the Fleet Xpress Ka-band high-speed broadband service designed for the maritime industry. To date, it is its …