40 Ship Certificates and Documents that are Checked in a Port State Control (PSC) Survey

A Port State Control (PSC) survey is a general practice that is followed by port authorities around the world to ensure that the foreign ships coming to their ports is in proper condition and complies by the standards put forth by international maritime authorities....

Remote Worker Tracking System (RWTS)

Transas Marine launches its brand-new Remote Worker Tracking System (RWTS), enabling clients to substantially increase OHS levels in construction works on offshore structures such as wind and wave generators or any other offshore platform, by offering an innovative and easy-to-use personnel tracking syste...

Maritime Terms

Very often we hear different maritime/shipping terms being bandied about during the course of many conversations and communications. You can read about many of the maritime terms and their meanings at http://ports.co.za/maritime-terms.php Some of the terms maybe directly relevant to you and the work that you do, some may not be, but it never hurts to learn.. ...

Common shipping and freight abbreviations

We deal with a lot of abbreviations on a daily basis, but not all of us know what it is and what it means.. Here are some of the practical and common day to day abbreviations used.. This is by no means complete, but so far it just covers the terms that we use on a daily basis in terms of containerised operations.. If you wish to contribute any more abbreviations please do so in the comments section and i will update in the page...

Top 10 Things to Keep In Mind When Shipping Overseas

There are a lot of additional custom regulations that should be followed and a huge amount of paperwork that needs to be sorted out. Moreover, you also need to consider the shipment costs and time it will take for the shipment to reach different destinations....

Disasters 2012

Disasters 2012 Date Event Vessel lost People died January 2 Boxship Main Trader suspect in hit&run accident + January 8 Taiwanese freighter Tycoon sank in Christmas Island harbor + January 11 Korean fishing vessel Jung Woo 2 destroyed by fire in Antarctic ? 3 January 13 Boxship FAS Provence sank in Mediterranean + January 13 Costa Concordia disaster ? 25 ? January 15 An explosion tore apart South Korean tanker Doola No.3 + 10 January 15 Turkish tanker Edirne sank in Adriatic sea after an explosion + 3 January...

Strict IMO Regulations Boost Demand for Low Sulphur Fuel in Singapore

 Demand for low sulphur bunker fuel in Singapore is expected to rise at least 20 percent this year. Singapore is the world’s largest bunkering port by volume and a major transit port for vessels plying the route between Asia and the United States. Low sulphur bunker fuel demand in Singapore could reach 60,000 tonnes a month this year, up from 45,000-50,000 tonnes per month last year, the survey participants said, attributing the rise to the...

Top 10 Busiest Ports In The World

The busiest ports in the world are determined on the basis of the container traffic passing through them. ...

What are the documentation prepared by the various parties involved in a sea freight shipment..??

An interesting question posed by a reader of this blog.. what are the documents prepared by clearing and forwarding agent ? what are the documents  prepared by the exporter and importer ? what are the documents prepared by shipping company ?  There are many documents that need to be prepared by the various parties involved, in order to effect a shipment.. ...

Statistics of pirated and released vessels and crews 2010 – 2012

Updated Jan 02 2013 Classification of highjacked vessels: Filed in Table only ocean-going merchant marine vessels, with unique IMO number, with more or less transparent history and known owners and operators, with known number and nationalities of crews. No local vessels included, almost all of them, with regards to Somali piracy region, are so-called “dhow’. They are engaged in regional trade, goods may be anything from charcoal to illegal migrants. They don’t have IMO number, they aren’t listed in international reference books, they aren’t...

Tweendecker

Tweendeckers are general cargo ships with two or sometimes three decks. The upper deck is called the main deck or weather deck, and the lower deck is the tweendeck. Cargo such as bales, bags, or drums can be                                  stacked in the tweendeck space Today the tweendecker is more likely to...

Port of Ngqura officially opened

Port of Ngqura Container Terminal Port Elizabeth – The multi-billion port of Ngqura was officially opened on Friday (16 March) by President Jacob Zuma. More than 15 years in the making, the port has been commercially active for the past two and a half years, having handled the first container ship on 4 October 200...

Container ship Sinks Off Chinese Coast

The container ship Guangyangxingang sank off the Chinese coast on Monday, due to bad weather and strong winds, leaving 11 crew members dead and two missing, according to Shangdong province authorities. At least 11 crew members are reported to have died after a containership with 14 on board sank off the coast of China yesterday, authorities said today. Two rescue vessels retrieved 11 bodies, while one person was rescued by a helicopter, the state-run...

Dynamic positioning - DP systems a brief

Dynamic positioning (DP) is a computer-controlled system to automatically maintain a vessel's position and heading by using its own propellers and thrusters. Position reference sensors, combined with wind sensors, motion sensors and gyro compasses, provide information to the computer pertaining to the vessel's position and the magnitude and direction of environmental forces affecting its position  The full range of...

is that Intrinsically Safe Cameras Used on Ships?

                                      yes  its being used in tanker vessels.....In recent observations by vetting inspectors during tanker ship inspections, use of digital cameras on ships has been regarded as “High Risk” Observation. With tankers safety matters attaining paramount importance in the Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF), a...

The Biggest Deep Water Port in the World

              Yangshan Deep Water Port Built to allow the Port of Shanghai to grow despite shallow waters near the shore, it allows berths with depths of up to 15 metres (49 ft) to be built, and can handle today's largest container ships.It is connected to the mainland via the 32.5 km (20.2 mi) Donghai Bridge, opened on 1 December 2005 as the world's longest sea bridge....

heat exchanger

Shell type Heat Exchangers: Sell and Tube Heat Exchangers for engine jacket water and lubricating oil cooling are normally circulated with seawater. The seawater is in contact with the inside of the tubes and the water boxes at the cooler ends. The oil or water being cooled is in contact with the outside of the tubes and he shell of the cooler. Baffles direct the liquid across the tubes as it flows through the cooler. the baffles also...

CMA CGM buying 50,000 bamboo eco-containers

The CMA CGM MARCO POLO, the world’s largest containership (16 020 TEU), is equipped with the latest environmental technological innovations. The CMA CGM Group has finalized the purchase of 50, 000 bamboo eco-containers.   INNOVATIVE SHIPS The CMA CGM Marco Polo will soon be followed by the delivery of the CMA CGM Alexander Von Humboldt and the CMA CGM Jules Verne in May and June 2013, all three carrying the following equipment: - An electronically...