Here’s the complicated story of the Suisun Bay National Defense Reserve Fleet, and the latest on its possible closure from the San Francisco Chronicle – The federal government and environmental groups reached an agreement Wednesday that will mean the end of the ghost fleet of retired ships in Suisun Bay. The vessels were once part [...]
An amazing video shot by a passenger on the Carnival Legend as it allides with the Royal Caribbean’s Enchantment of the Seas in Cozumel, Mexico. It appears to have been caused by strong winds, which pushed the Carnival Legend onto the docked Enchantment of the Seas, damaging both vessels. I wonder why they decided it [...]
This is somewhat old, but came across it while surfing the web and figured I’d share with those who might be interested. This is a special on freak or rogue waves produced by BBC. It goes in depth in the history of rogue waves, and their possible causes. You can view the special on youtube [...]
I ran a post on the build-up of cargo ships off Asian ports earlier as the fears of a global recession grew into 2009. A reader brought an interesting article to my attention, and it seems as if the collection of cargo ships has grown even further since early 2009, and is showing no signs of changing. I find this interesting as many have speculated that we have reached bottom and are rebounding back, based primarily on the U.S. stock market and some other economic indicators. What does the continuing stagnation of shipping tell us about where we are at now?
Does the stockpile of ships off Singapore reveal something more ominous?
The innovative shipping company that first experimented in wind power for its fleet, may become the first shipping company to utilize the Northern Sea Route for commercial use. Beluga Shipping currently has three vessels currently transiting along the Northern coast of Russia from Vladivostok to the Siberian outpost Novyy Port where the ships will offload equipment for a power plant project in Siberia. After the cargo is offloaded, and if conditions permit, the three ships will continue heading towards Murmansk, and then to Rotterdam. If successful, this would mark the first time a commercial vessel has crossed from Asia to Europe through the Arctic on a commercial voyage without the assistance of icebreakers.
The IMO estimates there are 1.5 million seafarers worldwide, and this is the day we pay tribute to them all. The 25th of June has been designated by the IMO and it’s member states as “The Day of the Seafarer” as a means to pay tribute to the world’s estimated 1.5 million seafarers for the unique [...]
The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a Marine Safety Alert reminding operators of barges and tank vessels to ensure tank high velocity vent valves and vacuum valves or combination pressure/vacuum valves are maintained in proper operating condition at all times. This follows a recent marine casualty on board a chemical/oil product tanker in which a cargo tank was over [...]
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