Maritime News

Boxship Explosion and Fire Disaster Puts 133 People in Hospital

According to an article published in Benzinga, an explosion and fire that tore through a berthed container ship at the weekend caused 133 people to be hospitalized.

What happened?

A fire broke out on a box ship at Laem Chabang port in Thailand, following an explosion, sometime between 06:30 am and 07:00 am on the morning of Saturday, May 25.

According to the Public Disaster Department of the Thai Ministry of the Interior, the vessel was the KMTC Hong Kong (IMO 9157753), which was at berth A2 at...

http://mfame.guru/boxship-explosion-and-fire-disaster-puts-133-people-in-hospital/

Port of Corpus Christi Begins $380 Million Project to Deepen Ship Channel

According to an article published by Chron, the Port of Corpus Christi has started work on a $380 million project to deepen and widen its ship channel to allow for two-way supertanker traffic.

Work flagged off

The project should be completed in 2022. Port officials and community leaders held a Wednesday morning ceremony where dignitaries pulled on levers to signal the beginning of the ambitious dredging project.

Crews with Illinois-based Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. will begin deepening the...

http://mfame.guru/port-of-corpus-christi-begins-380-million-project-to-deepen-ship-channel/

Titanic Didn’t Sink Because of an Iceberg – ‘Rogue’ Wave Threat Revealed!

According to an interesting article published by the Express United Kingdom, cruise ships are guided by experienced captains, with the majority of journeys proving successful.

Yet they sometimes encounter natural dangers at sea which cannot be forecast. An ex ship officer has revealed the most dangerous, and what he thinks is the real reason Titanic did not survive its collision with the infamous iceberg.

Threat of rogue waves

In his new book, The Truth About Cruise Ships, Jay reports that in...

http://mfame.guru/titanic-didnt-sink-because-of-an-iceberg-rogue-wave-threat-revealed/

Runaway Barges Hit Eastern Oklahoma Dam Amid Chaotic Mid-west Storms

According to an article published by Fox News, two barges carrying thousands of pounds of fertilizer broke loose from their moorings on Wednesday night.

What happened?

The runaway barges floated down the swollen Arkansas River before slamming into a dam, according to multiple reports.

The barges struck Lock and Dam 16 near Webbers Falls, Oklahoma. Both barges sank into the Arkansas River.

Town people evacuated

Officials in Webbers Falls, a town of approximately 600 people about 70 miles southeast of...

http://mfame.guru/runaway-barges-hit-eastern-oklahoma-dam-amid-chaotic-mid-west-storms/

Fujairah Data: Oil Products Stock Slump 8% in a Week!

  • Fujairah’s oil data slumped 7.9% in the past week to 23.721 million barrels as of May 6 and is considered to be the biggest drop in five months.
  • This decline has been attributed to the large increase to slow shipping demand for fuel because of the Arab embargo on Qatar and sanctions on Iran.
  • Stocks of light distillates, including gasoline, retreated 10% week on week, the biggest drop in seven months, to an eight-week low of 10.774 million barrels.

According to an article published by Platts,...

http://mfame.guru/fujairah-data-oil-products-stock-slump-8-in-a-week/

Sea Ports Oppose Open Loop Scrubbers Ban

  • Open loop scrubbers use seawater to remove sulphur emissions and then pumped back into the sea as liquid emissions.
  • Concerns have been raised about the concurrent effect of the technology on water quality at sea.
  • CSA 2020 urges that the industry must not lose sight of the reason behind the global sulphur cap and the effect sulphur oxide emissions has on human health.
  • Marine EGCS are the best way to reduce shippings’ environmental impact by preventing air pollution whether a ship is at sea or...

http://mfame.guru/sea-ports-oppose-open-loop-scrubbers-ban/

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