Marine Hull

The latest marine hull and machinery related news and analysis.

• “Roadmap For A Sustainable Future”: Marine Insurance London agenda published January 21, 2020
  This year's Marine Insurance London: "Roadmap For A Sustainable Future" takes place at Etc Venues, 155 Bishopsgate, London, on March 20th. The full agenda has now been published, with panel ...
• Marine accident round-up : 21st January 2020 January 21, 2020
  Cargo ship MSC Adelaide (IMO 9618290) struck a moored pilot boat while approaching Gioia Tauro during the late morning of January 18th, having arrived from Genoa. The boat sank after being ….
• Marine accident round-up : 20th January 2020 January 20, 2020
  A derelict Alaska tugboat, the Lumberman, floated away from the spot where it was anchored in Juneau’s Gastineau Channel, Alaska, USA, before eventually running aground. She shifted several ….
• Dangerous goods “common” in Turkish straits January 20, 2020
  More than 84,000 ships passed Turkey's Bosphorus and Çanakkale straits in 2019, and nearly 25% of these were declared to be carrying dangerous goods, the Ministry of Transportation …..
• Tanker collides with fishing vessel in Galveston; two missing January 17, 2020
  Chemical/oil products tanker Bow Fortune (IMO 9168635) collided with 27-metre fishing vessel Pappy's Pride on Tuesday January 14th in Galveston, Texas. The fishing vessel capsized …..
• Piracy and armed robbery decrease, unprecedented rise of crew kidnappings January 16, 2020
  While 2019 saw a fall in the amount of piracy and armed robbery at sea, there was an "unprecedented" increase in kidnappings, mainly in the Gulf of Guinea, according to the just published …..
• Drifting cargo ship rescued by RNLI in Oban Bay January 16, 2020
  A curious rescue incident occurred in Oban Bay at the weekend when a lifeboat was called to tow a 1,300 tonne cargo vessel which was dragging both her anchors during gale force ….
• Marine accident round-up : 15th January 2020 January 15, 2020
  Towing vessel Raduga Europe (IMO 8518468) has sailed to Tallinn after the implementation of temporary repairs. A salvage contract has been signed with Alfred Hakans. The salvage operations ….
• Skuld discusses hull fouling from marine growth January 15, 2020
  Skuld has noted that hull fouling – the result of accumulation of marine growth and the cause of reduced vessel speed, increased bunker consumption and the accrual of cleaning costs ….
• Saudi state oil tanker company suspends shipments through Hormuz January 14, 2020
  Saudi Arabian oil tanker company Bahri has announced a temporary suspension of shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, reported the Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times, citing two …..