Marine Hull
The latest marine hull and machinery related news and analysis.
- Pilot involved in Ever Forward’s Chesapeake Bay grounding is suspended December 8, 2022The operating license of the Ever Forward pilot who steered the container ship (IMO 9850551) into the muddy bottom of the Chesapeake Bay on March 13th this year has been suspended, the .....
- Pilot decision to reduce speed probably caused a loss of rudder effectiveness December 8, 2022The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined that the probable cause of a collision was the decision of the pilot on one of the vessels to reduce the vessel’s speed in .....
- Marine accident round-up : 8th December 2022 December 8, 2022Tug AM Accord (IMO 9166132) remained in Port Authority custody at berth SM-14 on December 2nd awaiting the resolution of the case against the owner of the tug. The agent in the local court ......
- Marine accident round-up : 7th December 2022 December 7, 2022The captain of hopper dredger Schotsman (IMO 8843836) which ran aground in 2021, has been conditionally suspended for three weeks by the Disciplinary Court for Shipping. If he makes another .....
- Supply barge sinks off Trinidad & Tobago December 6, 2022The captain and five-member crew on board a jack-up barge off the west coast of Trinidad & Tobago had to be rescued after the vessel toppled and sank in the Gulf of Paria, with 900 barrels .....
- Marine accident round-up : 6th December 2022 December 6, 2022General cargo ship Hoa Lu 02 (IMO 9621053) (name as reported by AIS. Registered name Trang An 02) ran into trouble in the Gulf of Tonkin, off Nghe Tinh province coast, late on December ......
- Marine accident round-up : 5th December 2022 December 5, 2022The 17 crew members of stricken vehicle carrier Serasi I (IMO 8909123) were taken to the Port of Tanjung Kalian Muntok, West Bangka, Indonesia, after their ship sank due to the damage suffered .....
- EU reportedly agrees to $60 a barrel price cap on Russian seaborne oil December 2, 2022The EU governments have agreed, tentatively, to a $60 a barrel price cap on Russian seaborne oil, according to a Reuters report, citing an unnamed diplomat ....
- Global marine insurance premiums in 2021 reached $33bn, up 6.4% yoy December 2, 2022The International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) has published its IUMI Stats Report for the year. The report notes that 2021 saw a robust macroeconomic recovery, but in 2022 .....
- Venezuelan oil exports exploit fake documents and use ships linked to Iran December 2, 2022Reuters has identified three vessels chartered by little-known companies that exported Venezuelan oil and then used false documents to conceal its origin .....