FUELSAVE will unveil a containerized version of its revolutionary FS MARINE+ technology during the SMM 2018 trade fair, taking place during the first week of September, in Hamburg Germany. The FS MARINE+ Container has been designed to provide ship operators with a more cost-effective, plug-in-and-play version of its engine combustion optimization and emissions abatement system….
Norway’s maritime technology group Kongsberg Maritime has been awarded contracts by China’s Nanjing Jinling Shipyard to deliver power and hybrid systems to nine roll-on/roll-off vessels (RoRo vessels) ordered by Italian Grimaldi Group. The contracts are valued at more than NOK 400 million (USD 47.04 million). The contract scope includes the delivery of supply and integration…
The container, processed with the revolutionary new blockchain-based CargoX Smart Bill of Lading™, has been released successfully in the Port of Koper, Slovenia (EU), where it arrived on Sunday, 19 August 2018, completing its journey from Shanghai (China) aboard the cargo ship Ever Safety, and was shipped by one of the world’s largest freight forwarders….
The sinking of the 29-meter tour boat M/V Phoenix off Phuket on July 5th this year with the loss of 47 tourist lives, including 13 children, was the worst man-made maritime disaster in Thailand for many decades. There are all too frequent collisions, fire onboard incidents, speedboat accidents, and tour boat sinking and in many,…
ESL’s New Bulk Carrier Promises 50% Less CO2 Emission ESL Shipping’s LNG-powered and energy efficient dry cargo vessel Haaga was successfully launched at the Jinling Shipyard and moved to the outfitting quay. While taking the delivery of ESL Shipping of the bulk carrier Haaga, the company announced that the ship will cut carbon dioxide (CO2)…
![[BREAKING] 7 Ships Grounded Off Kaohsiung Port Due To Storm In Taiwan](https://www.maritimemanual.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/storm-sends-7-ships-aground-off-kaohsiung-768x430.jpg "[BREAKING] 7 Ships Grounded Off Kaohsiung Port Due To Storm In Taiwan 6")
According to Taiwan Maritime and Ports Bureau, a total of 7 ships comprising of containerships and tankers have been grounded by a raging storm on Aug 23 near Kaohsiung, Taiwan. 7 ships are aground due to the inclement weather which stuck the Kaohsiung, port. The ships are Container ship JIN HUA Container ship UNLIMITED 2…
![[VIDEO] How A Huge Cruise Ship Navigates A Narrow Port](https://www.maritimemanual.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/how-huge-cruise-ship-navigates-narrow-port-768x427.jpg "[VIDEO] How A Huge Cruise Ship Navigates A Narrow Port 7")
Huge ships an cruises docking in ports are some of the most exciting things for a maritime lover. it’s a sheer delight to see these behemoths navigating in to narrow ports. Let’s watch how a huge cruise ship navigates a narrow port. Just recently, Royal Caribbean displayed this beautiful maneuvering with Oasis of the Seas,…
Times are good for Scorpio a Monaco-based tanker owner who have managed to get commitments of USD 195.9 million worth of loans from four European banks. A whopping amount of USD 53.9 million would be provided via three separate loan facilities, of new liquidity in aggregate after the repayment of USD 142 million of existing…
The cruise industry is a unique, luxurious and comparatively new segment of travel that has emerged since 1970 and has been gaining increasing popularity since then. The cruise industry is among the most exciting and fast-growing categories in the leisure market. Cruise ship industry has had average passenger growth rate of 7.2% per year since…
The Monaco based company Scorpio, which was recently in news for opting out of the use of scrubbers for the reduction of Sulphur induced pollution and using LNG or low Sulphur oil fuel is once again in the news. Scorpio recently reached an agreement to sell and leaseback six MR product tankers to CMB Financial…
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