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...