Shipping Archives - Page 51 of 56 - The International Institute of Marine Surveying (IIMS)

Poor decision making led to the Cemfjord’s capsizing reveals MAIB investigation report

Posted on April 21, 2016April 3, 2025 by News Hound

The report into MAIB’s investigation of the capsize and sinking of the cement carrier Cemfjord in the Pentland Firth, Scotland with the loss of 8 lives on 2-3 January 2015 has been published.

At 1316 on 2 January 2015, the Cyprus registered cement carrier Cemfjord capsized while transiting the Pentland Firth, Scotland; no distress message was transmitted. Twenty-five hours later, the alarm was raised when its upturned hull was sighted by a passing ferry. An extensive search followed but none of Cemfjord’s eight crew were found and they are all assumed to have perished. The vessel sank late in the evening on 3 January 2015.

Continue reading “Poor decision making led to the Cemfjord’s capsizing reveals MAIB investigation report”

Korean Register agrees to provide statutory services for India

Posted on April 20, 2016April 20, 2016 by News Hound

Korean Register is to provide services to the India flag administration

Korean Register has issued an announced to say it has signed an agreement with the Directorate General of Shipping to deliver services on behalf of the Indian flag administration, carrying out vessel surveys and issuing certificates according to international conventions.

Korean Register is now able to conduct relevant surveys and audits and to issue certificates to Indian flagged ships for SOLAS, MARPOL, ITC, ICLL, and MLC.

India’s maritime industry has strong potential for growth because of its geographical location between Asia and Africa and its 7,000km long coastline. India’s recent economic growth has dramatically increased the value of its import and export trade.

Continue reading “Korean Register agrees to provide statutory services for India”

Shipyard De Hoop is set to enter the cruise expedition market

Posted on April 18, 2016April 18, 2016 by News Hound

Shipyard De Hoop announces its intention to enter the cruise expedition market

Shipyard De Hoop has engineered three luxury ocean going expedition cruise ships (150-200 passengers) in a move that combines its skills within both the offshore and river cruise market.

Says the chief executive of Shipyard De Hoop, Patrick Janssens, “It’s the next logical step for us.”

The project marks a first within the small cruise ship expedition market as there has never before been a dedicated newbuild expedition cruise vessel, Mr Janssens said. The norm is for ships to be converted to ice class to sail in expedition areas. “We are talking to companies about our concept and they are very interested, they see real market potential,” he said

Continue reading “Shipyard De Hoop is set to enter the cruise expedition market”

South Korea outlines plan to lift sunken Sewol by July

Posted on April 15, 2016April 3, 2025 by News Hound

South Korea’s Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced that it will start the salvage operation of the Sewol passenger ship next month and complete it before the end of July. The 6,825-ton ship, sank off the country’s southwestern coast two years ago while en route to the southern resort island of Jeju killing 304 people mostly high school students on a field trip.

CNN reports that Yeon Youngjin, deputy minister for the Marine Policy Office, told journalists Thursday that the ministry has used long-term maritime data to put together a salvage operation plan, which is projected to finish by the end of July. The operation will attempt to lift the 140-meter long ferry from beneath the water without having to cut it into pieces. Doing so will help recover bodies believed to be still trapped inside of it. Nine bodies are still unaccounted for.

Continue reading “South Korea outlines plan to lift sunken Sewol by July”

World’s first ocean going vessels capable of running on methanol set for delivery

Posted on April 13, 2016April 3, 2025 by News Hound

Starting in April, Waterfront Shipping Company Ltd. (WFS), Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL), Westfal-Larsen Management (WL) and Marinvest/Skagerack Invest (Marinvest) are proud to welcome innovative, clean-burning, fuel-efficient vessels to the sea. These seven 50,000 dead weight tonne vessels are built with the first-of-its kind MAN B&W ME-LGI 2-stroke dual fuel engines that can run on methanol, fuel oil, marine diesel oil, or gas oil.

This groundbreaking ship technology will significantly reduce emissions while giving ship owners a viable, efficient and convenient fuel alternative. With the growing demand for cleaner marine fuel to meet environmental regulations, methanol is a promising alternative fuel for ships that can meet the industry’s increasingly stringent emissions regulations. Methanol is a biodegradable, clean-burning marine fuel that reduces smog-causing emissions such as particulates, sulphur oxides and nitrogen oxides.

Continue reading “World’s first ocean going vessels capable of running on methanol set for delivery”

DNV GL’s Technology Outlook 2025 looks ahead to the next ten years

Posted on April 11, 2016April 3, 2025 by News Hound

Every five years, DNV GL publishes its Technology Outlook. This keenly awaited report is primarily intended to give customers and stakeholders a basis for discussion and insight into the technology landscape of the next decade within selected industries.

“It may be hard to believe we’re on the cusp of a technological revolution at a time when the global economy as a whole is slowing. But our view in DNV GL is that we are indeed entering a new ‘renaissance’ in industrial progress, with the accelerated uptake of cyber-physical systems,” says Remi Eriksen, Group President and CEO.

Continue reading “DNV GL’s Technology Outlook 2025 looks ahead to the next ten years”

North P&I Club issues warning of the risks of reduced generator capacity

Posted on April 11, 2016August 17, 2017 by News Hound

North P&I Club is advising its members to be aware of the potentially severe consequences of poorly maintained or overloaded on-board generators being unable to meet the electrical demands of ships at sea. The warning about reduced generator capacity comes in the latest issue of the club’s loss prevention newsletter Signals.

According to deputy loss prevention director Colin Gillespie, ‘Generators have a critical function to play on all ships. They provide electrical power for ever-more complex navigation, communication and safety systems as well as essential on-board services and vital equipment such as cranes, winches and bow thrusters. If the generators cannot cope due to poor condition or excess demand, it can lead to total loss of electrical power and put the safety of the ship, crew and cargo at risk.’

Continue reading “North P&I Club issues warning of the risks of reduced generator capacity”

DNV GL issues technical guidance for deck cargo on bulk carriers

Posted on April 11, 2016April 11, 2016 by News Hound

DNV publishes guidance on deck cargo for bulk carriers

DNV GL has issued Technical and Regulatory News including all related information you need when preparing a deck cargo for bulk carriers.

Structural strength
The deck and hatch covers on modern bulk carriers usually have a structural capacity of around 2.0 to 2.5 t/m2 of uniformly distributed load (UDL), without any reinforcements. This load corresponds to the green sea pressure used in the approval of the vessel. With a few minor reinforcements, it may be possible to increase the UDL, especially for the deck area.

Stability documentation
Compliance with applicable stability and longitudinal strength criteria in deck cargo loading conditions shall be shown in updated/amended stability manuals.

In general, intact GM limit curves shall be recalculated taking into account an additional wind profile area from deck cargo.

Continue reading “DNV GL issues technical guidance for deck cargo on bulk carriers”

What’s next for LNG fuelled ships?

Posted on March 31, 2016March 31, 2016 by News Hound

The future for LNG fuelled ships depends on price, availability and legislation

Dr Gerd-Michael Würsig is Business Director LNG fuelled ships at DNV GL – Maritime. In this news article he assesses some of the current issues being faced by the LNG industry and gives an overview of what DNV GL is doing to support growth in this growing important market sector as LNG looks set to become ever important as a fuel choice.

“The main drivers, in order of importance for LNG fuelled ships, are price, availability, and of course legislation. LNG as a fuel has the potential to become the most important fuel solution for environmentally sustainable shipping over the next few years,” explained Würsig.

Continue reading “What’s next for LNG fuelled ships?”

DNV GL rethinks its survey reporting programme for fleet managers

Posted on March 21, 2016April 3, 2025 by News Hound

At the annual Seatrade Cruise Global 2016 conference in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, classification society DNV GL introduced a new form of reporting that revolutionizes survey reporting for fleet managers. The newly structured report defines safety barriers and trends, utilizing DNV GL’s extensive experience with barrier management in the offshore oil and gas industry.

In collaboration with a major cruise line, DNV GL successfully implemented the new barrier management reporting programme. Survey data from 23 cruise ships was included in the pilot programme for fleet managers. The test enabled the project partners to identify and present high-impact risk control measures more efficiently than ever before. This allowed the customer to easily measure the effectiveness of risk-control actions.

Continue reading “DNV GL rethinks its survey reporting programme for fleet managers”

MAIB report into the Hoegh Osaka grounding published

Posted on March 17, 2016April 3, 2025 by News Hound

At 2109 on 3 January 2015, the pure car and truck carrier Hoegh Osaka was rounding West Bramble buoy in The Solent when it developed a significant starboard list causing some cargo shift and consequent flooding.

With the list in excess of 40°, the ship lost steerage and propulsion, and subsequently drifted onto Bramble Bank, grounding at 2115.

Hoegh Osaka had sailed from the port of Southampton, bound for Bremerhaven, at 2006. A pilot was embarked and there were 24 crew on board. Following the accident, all crew were successfully evacuated from the ship or recovered from the surrounding waters. There was no pollution. A major salvage operation successfully refloated Hoegh Osaka and it was subsequently taken to a safe berth in Southampton on 22 January.

Continue reading “MAIB report into the Hoegh Osaka grounding published”

Best practices for RO/RO vehicle deck fire safety released

Posted on March 10, 2016April 3, 2025 by News Hound

In response to a string of major incidents, trade association Interferry has produced operational best practice guidance for fire safety on RO/RO ship vehicle decks.

The guidance is based on input from a questionnaire sent to association members last year following at least seven serious fire incidents on ROpax ferries in Europe since 2010. The two most recent incidents resulted in fatalities and total loss of the ships, prompting the initiative by Interferry’s Operators Policy Committee to identify and publicize a common set of best practice mitigating actions.

Continue reading “Best practices for RO/RO vehicle deck fire safety released”

Name	Provider	Purpose	Expiration
wordpress_[hash]	WordPress	Used by WordPress to store your authentication details upon login and is limited to the admin area.	Just under 1 year
wordpress_logged_in_[hash]	WordPress	Used by WordPress to enable the interface to recognize you as a logged-in user and determine which account and preferences to use for various features.	Just under 1 year
wp-settings-{time}-[UID]	WordPress	Used by WordPress to facilitates customizing your view of the admin interface and the main site interface. The number UID is the individual user ID from the user database table.	1 year
wordpress_test_cookie	WordPress	Used by WordPress to probe the ability of WordPress to set cookies.	15 minutes
_grecaptcha	Google	This cookie is set by Google reCAPTCHA, which protects the site against spam enquiries on contact forms.	6 months
m	Stripe	Used by Stripe Payment Services for fraud prevention and detection.	400 days
__stripe_mid	Stripe	Stripe sets this cookie to process payments.	1 year
__stripe_sid	Stripe	Stripe sets this cookie to process payments.	1 year
wc_fragments_*	WooCommerce	Used by WooCommerce for eCommerce functionality.	1 year
wc_cart_hash_*	WooCommerce	Used by WooCommerce to save items in a shopping cart.	session
woocommerce_items_in_cart	WooCommerce	Used by WooCommerce to save items in a shopping cart.	session
wp_woocommerce_session_	WooCommerce	Used by WooCommerce for eCommerce functionality.	2 days

Name	Provider	Purpose	Expiration
_ga_*	Google Analytics	Contains a unique identifier used by Google Analytics 4 to determine that two distinct hits belong to the same user across browsing sessions. Accepting Marketing and Analytical Cookies allows us to use the data collected by this cookie for marketing and analytical purposes.	1 year
_ga	Google Analytics	Contains a unique identifier used by Google Analytics 4 to determine that two distinct hits belong to the same user across browsing sessions. Accepting Marketing and Analytical Cookies allows us to use the data collected by this cookie for marketing and analytical purposes.	2 years
_gid	Google Analytics	Contains a unique identifier used by Google Analytics to determine that two distinct hits belong to the same user across browsing sessions. Accepting Marketing and Analytical Cookies allows us to use the data collected by this cookie for marketing and analytical purposes.	1 day
_fbp	Facebook	Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers.	90 days