Indian sailor Captain Sunil James released from Togo jail: Foreign Ministry

sunil james with is wife  Captain Sunil James, who was languishing in a jail in Togo in western Africa for five months, has been released, the ministry for external affairs said today. He will leave for India later today, the ministry said."Sailors from #India Capt Sunil James & Vijayan released from detention in #Togo. Will leave for home later today," Syed Akbaruddin, spokesperson, ministry of external affairs, tweeted today."After...

Wärtsilä’s 2-stroke dual-fuel engine introduced

The marine industry is already showing significant interest in the new Wärtsilä 2-stroke, low-speed, dual-fuel (DF) engine technology. More than 130 industry executives from 89 leading shipping companies attended the introductory event in Trieste, Italy on November 12, which is in itself a clear indication that there is global recognition of the role that LNG fuel will play over the coming years. ...

Wärtsilä launches 2-speed marine gearbox to significantly reduce fuel consumption

Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading provider of innovative products, solutions and services, has launched its new 2-speed marine gearbox offering notable economic and environmental benefits. The product will serve vessels having multiple operational modes or reduced transit speed, including among others RoPax ferries, offshore support vessels, tug boats, and fishing vessels...

Alfa Laval Wins a Repeat Environmental Order for Marine Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems

Alfa Laval - a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling - has won an order to supply Alfa Laval PureSOX exhaust gas cleaning systems to the Dutch ship owner Spliethoff. The order is booked in the Marine & Offshore Systems segment and delivery is scheduled for 2014. Due to a confidentiality agreement Alfa Laval is unable to disclose the value of the orde...

MOL, WFS Sign Deal to Build, Charter Methanol Carrier: World's First Dual-Fuel Engine Uses Methanol and Heavy Oil

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. yesterday announced the signing of a contract with Waterfront Shipping Company Limited(*1)  to build and charter up to three methanol carriers. The vessels will be equipped with the world's first flex-fuel engines running on methanol, fuel oil, marine oil, or gas oi...

The Shipping Industry must continue to take reasonable security measures through the Suez Canal

Shipowners and Charterers should continue to take normal precautionary security measures when transiting through the Suez Canal, said Andrew Varney, Managing Director Port2Port Maritime Security in a recent webcast discussion: “Is the Suez Canal Safe for Shipping?” with the US Journal of Commerce. ...

Korean companies investing $940m in floating power plant

Korean firms Polaris Shipping, Korea Midland Power, Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and  Siemens Energy Solutions have decided to invest in floating power plant and have agreed to  put $940m to create a Floating Storage Regasification Unit (FSRU).This ambitious project will be ready according to plans in 3 years. The 'Mobile Powership' will  have similar design to the known HHI's LNG FSRU with power...

How Variable Geometry Turbocharger for Marine Engines Works?

In order to draw the highest efficiency from marine engines, they must be run at the highest rated RPM. However, with several norms, traffic rules, fuel efficiency factor etc., marine engines cannot always be operated at high speed. As the RPM of the engine reduces, the air supply from the turbocharger also reduces, starving the combustion space of air and resulting in improper combustion and increased fuel consumption. To counter this...

DNV GL and SDARI introduce new Green Dolphin bulk carrier concept

DNV GL and Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI) have introduced the Green Dolphin 575 concept design for a handymax bulk carrier. This second design builds on the success of the handysize Green Dolphin 38 for which around 80 orders have been placed with the major share to DNV GL class. Green Dolphin 575 aims to be fuel and energy efficient, robust and reliable, operationally flexible and able to meet current and future...

Why are 10-year-old vessels essential to shipping analysis?

Older vessel prices are another indicator that reflects shipping companies’ fundamentals. Because these vessels are sold and bought in the secondary market, it doesn’t take as long for the buyer to receive these vessels. So changes in price for older vessels often reflect a nearer-term fundamental outlook, and they tend to move ahead of new build...

Wärtsilä expands its portfolio with two new auxiliary engines

Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading provider of innovative products, solutions and services, is expanding its engine portfolio with the introduction of two additional auxiliary engines, the Wärtsilä Auxpac 16 and the Wärtsilä Auxpac 3...

New ICS initiative to maintain IMO primacy on shipping AND CO2 issues

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) – the worldwide trade association for shipowners – has made an important written submission to the United Nations International Maritime Organization (IMO) suggesting a possible way forward with respect to complex discussions about additional global regulations to further reduce CO2 emissions from merchant ships.  In particular, ICS wishes to ensure the primacy of a global IMO framework for addressing...

Wartsila Completes Testing of Brand New 2-Stroke Dual-Fuel Engine Technology

The biggest service provider in the maritime business, Wartsila, introduced a completely new  brand of vessel engines, which are based on well-proven and established low pressure  technology. Wartsila successfully completed tests with the new 2-stroke dual-fuel engines on  gas. The 1st of the Wartsila's engines, RT-flex50DF is scheduled to be delivered by the end of  2014. The implications of the new Wartsila...

Cocaine worth £136m found among bananas

The biggest shipment of cocaine for the last two years has been caught in the Hampshire, UK . Border Force officers together with the National Crime Agency found 850kg 80% pure drugs  with an estimated value of £136m if sold on the street. The massive shipment was found onboard MV Crown Jade, a Panamanian vessel, hidden  between bananas cargo. The ship was sailing from Colombia and according to an officer from  the NCA's...

Retrofit Solutions for Exhaust Gas and Water Cleaning by WARTSILA

Upcoming environmental regulations will affect existing vessels, and as a consequence there is a growing demand for exhaust gas cleaning and ballast water treatment systems.Retrofitting both scrubbers and ballast water management systems is – or will soon be – required for many ships to comply with regulations. There are retrofit solutions available across all ship types, from cruise vessels to merchant and offshore ships. Space requirement is...

Indian man collapses at Sharjah Airport, dies later in hospital

22-year-old-sailor was about to board a flight home to Chennai early this month. Abu Dhabi: The body of a 22-year-old Indian sailor has been lying in a mortuary in Sharjah for two weeks and his family is still in the dark about their son’s sudden demise, XPRESS has learn...

H2S gas affects sea man

An accident happened on loading the cargo in chemical tanker.The crude had to load CST (crude sulphate turpentine),2000 tonnes. The MARPOL annex II gives a category X to the CST.        The crew members were explained  onboard before loading but not perfectly or exactly with this type of cargo,they strictly fallowed all procedures and check list, including P&A and SMS of the tanker.      The chief officer...

ROTTERDAM PORT WINS ----------PORT OF THE YEAR AWARD

Rotterdam port was awarded 'Port of the Year' in London during the 2013 event of  "Containerisation International Awards". The award was given by experts. They complimented  the port of Rotterdam for the significant investments they made to be leading European  industrial complex and logistics hub. Innovations like the initiatives NextLogic and  InlandLinks  and the port's sustainable object development also were ...

Brodosplit signed the contract for the construction of Multipurpose Container vessels

Shipbuilding Industry Split Inc. and the domestic shipping company Brodosplit-Navigation Ltd., have signed a contract for the construction of a two Multipurpose Container vessels. The special feature of this vessels is that it will use the LNG fuel (liqufied natural gas), which is the cleanest and environmentally friendly fossil fuel. This is so important because the container vessels with LNG fuel will be more attractive in the global shipping...

AdvanFort Chief Engineer Attempts Suicide

Indian media is reporting this morning that the captain of the maritime security vessel, Seaman Guard Ohio, which has been detained by Indian authorities,  attempted to hang himself in his stateroom.  He was saved by his crew before he was able to carry out his plan. Captain Dudnik Valentyn has been through a lot.  In 2011, he and his crew aboard the MV Bilda spent 11 months under the watchful eye of Somali pirates after...

Biggest Ship in the World PROJECT ITS REALLY AMAZING

What if a futuristic dream for the biggest ship in the world might just come true.All we have seen similar illustrations in sci-fi publications or vintage popular science, trying to  present a concept of a floating city in a completely mind-boggling way. Who has ever though  that may live to see such a project given serious consideration and being on a step away from  reality? ...

9 Somali pirates sentenced to 5 years prison each

9 Somali pirates have been sentenced in Kenyan court on Tuesday to 5 years in  prison each for their attempts to hijack the German merchant ship MV Courier in the  Gulf of Aden in March 2009.Even though the number of pirate attacks has decreased markedly since 2011 thanks  to tougher security aboard vessels and increased Western naval patrols, piracy  emanating from the Horn of Africa nation might still cost the world economy around 18  billion U.S. dollars a year, according to a study be the World Ban...

Sulzer Pumps Launches New Pump Performance Expert Service that Reduces Total Cost of Ownership in the Pulp and Paper Industry

Sulzer Pumps has launched a new Pump Performance Expert service for customers in the pulp and paper industry. This new global service will contribute not only to reducing customers’ Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) but also to achieving significant benefits in their existing and future processes...

Dozens of Cars Slide Off Ship in Heavy Seas [VIDEO]

For those of you who are considering shipping your vehicle by sea, make sure it’s secured to the ship before the ship leaves port. Apparently it doesn’t hurt to ask… This may be old video  but very usefull for passengers  who makes their  vehicles travel via ship. ...

Four dead after Australia-bound asylum boat sinks

At least four people have died after a boat carrying Australia-bound asylum-seekers sank, amid ongoing debate over the new policy. The boat sank off the Indonesian island of Java, the transit point for people-smugglers. At least 157 people have been rescued. It is not clear how many are missing. Meanwhile, Australia's immigration minister said he would investigate abuse claims at the country's offshore processing centre in Papua New Guin...

How To Know If A Shipping Company Is Worth Working For?

Internet has made life so easy for all of us. Whether it’s shopping online or looking for a job from the comfort of your home, all the information is available at the press of a button. Today e-commerce sites offer lucrative discounts and an exhaustive detail of the products you desire to purchase. You also have the choice to read reviews about the services of an e-commerce website or the product of your liking which you intend to purchase. In other...

All 24 hijacked crew members from MV Cotton were Released Now

Pirates have eventually freed the hijacked tanker ship and its 24 Indian crew members  after it was hijacked off the Gabon coast a week ago, stated the ship's operator on  Monday, in the most southerly attack yet off the coast of West Africa. A surge in piracy in the area of Gulf of Guinea including waters off Nigeria, Africa's No.  1 oil producer and a considerable source of cocoa and metals for world markets, is  jacking...

Death Penalty to 3 Somali Pirates for Killing 2 American couples

Three pirates from Somalia on trial in United States court for the hijacking and killing  of 4 United States hostages could face the death penalty if found guilty by the  Norfolk, Virginia court...