Sharjah Oil tanker catches fire at Hamriya port

Coast guard team rescued nearly 16 members in this incident   According to the news it states that The fire broke out on board at around 12am. the tanker called AL KABEER which had a Togo flag, left Hamriya port on may 9 after emptying its oil shipment and was in the waiting area located at the distance of 10 NM to avoid charges.Port authorities said that the operations control room dispatched a coast guard team to rescue the crew. Its...

MINNESOTA Submarine had finished his trail

The USS MINNESOTA Commissioning Committee announce a $300,000 Capitol Campaign to fund the Commissioning Ceremony of MINNESOTA in the late summer, early fall of 2013.  We are excited to provide the funding for this historic event.  The USS MINNESOTA Commissioning Ceremony is the most significant event bringing MINNESOTA to life.  Your contributions will go to the expenses the US Navy cannot legally provide.  launching...

Marine Diesel Test Engine Up & Running

One of the world’s largest four-cylinder two-stroke marine diesel test engines (the electronically-controlled 4UE-X3 with a bore diameter of 60 cm) has been installed and brought up to speed at MHI, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ Nagasaki Research & Development Centre, where it thumps away producing data the Japanese marine engine manufacture needs to keep up with the leaders in a highly competitive business.    MHI claims it is the...

CSCL to construct five 18,000TEU ultra large container ships

Hyundai Heavy Industries of Korea has been awarded a contract from China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) to construct five 18,000TEU ultra large containerships, which are due for delivery in early 2015. Newbuilding price is reportedly equal to around $140m each. Large Korean shipbuilders including Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, Samsung Heavy Industries and etc. along with Chinese shipyards are said to have participated in the bid for the newbuilding project, however Hyundai was chosen being the best bidder both in terms of ship...

Rules for Force Launched

The long awaited 100 Series rules for the use of force (RUF) have finally been released after a 20-month consultation period across the shipping industry. With the support of SAMI, BIMCO, ICS, and UNICRI who have played a key role in making RUF possible, the author David Hammond, a UK barrister-at-law and maritime lawyer, said the 100 Series RUF is intended to be the first international model set of RUF for the benefit of and...

Caterpillar Global Petroleum was chosen by COSCO

Caterpillar Global Petroleum stated that the Cat® 3516C (HD) and 3512B generator sets have been chosen to power a jack-up and a tender barge new-build for the biggest Chinese shipping company, COSCO Shipyard. The 6 Cat 3516C (HD) generator sets, each with rated power of 1603 bkw @ 1200 rpm, are going to be used as the prime power for the COSCO tender barge while 5x 3516C (HD) generator sets are going to be installed on the jack-up oil rig. Each...

Life of Junior Engineer on Ship

Life of Junior Engineer on Ship  In the previous article we saw the various tasks a junior engineer has to perform and also how the work on board is different from what he did in his training. Here are some more responsibilities and duties that he is supposed to do in addition to his routine work. There is no turning away from it. Marine Engineering Essential Attributes Marine engineers must possess the following personal attributes to succeed in the field Organizing ability Practicality Ability to get on well with people...

359 elephant tusks found smuggled in ship containers

Three shipping containers found in Sri Lanka stuffed with 359 elephant tusks came from Kenya, the Kenya Wildlife Service reported Thursday. ...

High Velocity Vent Valves, Vacuum Valves, P/V Valves

High Velocity Vent Valves, Vacuum Valves, P/V Valves Simple to check, easy to maintain, don’t let them be a problem again. A recent marine casualty resulted in significant damage to tank structures, piping and components of a combination chemical / oil product carrier. Vessel-to-vessel loading operations were taking place at anchorage and one tank became over-pressurized. Subsequently, three cargo tanks and three ballast tanks on the ship suffered catastrophic structural failures that allowed hazardous cargo to migrate throughout those...