Marine Hull

The latest marine hull and machinery related news and analysis.

• Monjasa Reformer spotted far further offshore than when kidnapped March 30, 2023
  Products tanker Monjasa Reformer (IMO 9255878) that was boarded by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea of DR Congo on Saturday March 25th was spotted about 540 miles further off the shore on .....
• Fire on US ship was result of staff shortages and inadequate training, says union March 30, 2023
  The fire that broke out on Staten Island ferry Sandy Ground on December 22nd 2022 was the result of staffing shortages and “haphazard training” aboard a new class of vessels, according to ....
• Knock-for-knock clauses and towage agreements: A Greek law perspective March 30, 2023
  Shipowners Club has produced an interesting legal article on how there are some specificities in Greek law when it comes to “knock-for-knock” clauses and towage .....
• Marine accident round-up : 30th March 2023 March 30, 2023
  Cargo ship Gala A (IMO 8822040) collided with motor hopper Liberty (IMO 8728842), which in turn came in contact with dredger Pilgrim (IMO 7397593) while the Gala A was manoeuvring in .....
• Pirate attack in Gulf of Guinea March 29, 2023
  Months of relative calm in the Gulf of Guinea came to an end on March 25th/26th when an unknown number of pirates boarded a product tanker, tentatively identified as the Monjasa Reformer .....
• Marine accident round-up : 29th March 2023 March 29, 2023
  General cargo ship Herca-1 (IMO 9148257) ran aground on the Turneffe Atoll reefs, 8nm due east of Belize City, Belize, at around dawn local time on March 26th, while en route from .....
• Two dead, one still missing after fire aboard Indonesian product tanker March 28, 2023
  Product tanker Kristin (IMO 8525537) caught fire off the coast of Ampenan, Lombok, Indonesia during the afternoon of Sunday March 26th. The 5,000 dwt tanker Kristin was under charter to .....
• Northern California storms hit marine navigation around San Francisco March 28, 2023
  Recent storms that crossed the San Francisco Bay Area earlier last week starting March 20th resulted in several vessels, docks and barges going adrift, causing navigational safety issues .....
• Is London still a marine market leader? March 28, 2023
  With the relative decline of London market’s capital share in the hull and cargo market, the first question asked at the Marine Insurance London Conference on Friday March 24th was whether ....
• Sweden to put autonomous ferry into operation this year March 28, 2023
  Ports of Stockholm has announced that, in collaboration with several partners, it had been awarded research funding from the Swedish Transport Agency for research into autonomous ....