Maritime News

Seahawk Services Offers Fuel Services in Singapore

US-headquartered marine fuel testing specialist Seahawk Services is now offering marine fuel analysis and bunker quantity and investigation surveys from a new base in Singapore, where it is set to open a fuel testing lab by Q3 2019, reports MarineLog.

New base in Singapore

Seahawk Services was established by company President, Wajdi Abdmessih, who has over 25 years’ experience in the marine fuel testing industry.

With a US base in New Jersey, the company focusing on extending its global reach,...

http://mfame.guru/seahawk-services-offers-fuel-services-in-singapore/

Undetected Filling of the After Peak Tank Flooded the Steering Gear Room

Figure 2: Part of the ballast system piping diagram showing valve configuration for pumping out the after peak tank (APkTk). Source: CSL Limited, annotated by ATSB

An investigation report published by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau chronicles the incident of Water ingress into steering gear compartment onboard the bulk carrier Goliath, Bass Strait, Tasmania, on 7 March 2018 and what were the problem areas that lead to this incident.

The Incident
  • At about 1454 Eastern Daylight‑saving Time on 5 March 2018, the 143 m, self‑unloading cement carrier Goliath arrived in Melbourne, Victoria, after a 21-hour voyage from Devonport, Tasmania.
  • Cargo operations...

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Ten Killed After Carbon Dioxide Leak on a Cargo Ship

  • Ship’s third officer detained over the accident that took place during repair work at the dock in Shandong province.
  • Nineteen people needed hospital treatment after a leak from the fire extinguishing system.
  • Workplace safety has been a persistent problem in mainland China, compounded by inadequate enforcement of safety regulations, inspections, and training.

According to an article published by South China Morning Post, ten people were killed and 19 injured after a carbon dioxide leak on a...

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LNG Shipping Owner GasLog Partners Foresees Spot Rate Recovery

  • GasLog Partners expects to benefit from a rebound in charter rates and continued demand for shipping from export project developers.
  • The fall was largely due to a non-cash $12 million decline in derivative valuations, and to a lesser extent, lower rates for three vessels after their previous charters expired.
  • The LNG shipping market is divided into two very distinct categories – the extremely volatile spot market and the much more stable multi-year long-term charter market.

According to an...

http://mfame.guru/lng-shipping-owner-gaslog-partners-foresees-spot-rate-recovery/

Banks, Private Sectors Show Sudden Interest in Scrubbers Financing

This file photo shows FSS Gov. Yoon Suk-heun. (Yonhap)

Last Friday,  South Korea’s financial regulator announced that they will encourage private banks to increase ship financing, as part of its efforts to improve the financial health of local shipbuilders, reports Yonhap News Agency.

The Backdrop of this

A month back it came to the limelight that some of the factors that make scrubbers an attractive investment for the shipowner are actually a disincentive for financiers. That is according to Avantis Marine chief executive Barry Bednar, one of the...

http://mfame.guru/banks-private-sectors-show-sudden-interest-in-scrubbers-financing/

Maersk Line’s Asia-Europe Network Reviewed

  • Maersk has reduced the number of ports they will call at directly with mother vessels in the Mediterranean with their Far East to Europe service.
  • Maersk Line will continue to operate direct services from North Europe, and South America besides being connected worldwide via other transshipment ports for many years.
  • Maersk aims to achieve better synergies depending on cargo mix of the port of loading and port of discharge, freight rates, transit times and fuel economies.

Maersk Line has recently...

http://mfame.guru/maersk-lines-asia-europe-network-reviewed/

Chinese Jinling Shipyard Orders Four MAN 51/60F Engines for RoPax Vessels

China’s Jinling Shipyardhas ordered four MAN 51/60DF engines in connection with the building of a 230-meter-long RoPax vessel for TT-Line, the German ferry operator, says an article published in LNG World News.

TT-Line’s ‘Green Ship’ design

The vessel will feature a complete MAN propulsion package, besides the engines, including propellers, a fuel-gas-supply system (FGSS), and HyProp ECO – MAN’s hybrid propulsion system, the company said.

The newbuilding is based on TT-Line’s ‘Green Ship’ design,...

http://mfame.guru/chinese-jinling-shipyard-orders-four-man-51-60f-engines-for-ropax-vessels/

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