30 MAR 2019 The “doldrums” is a popular nautical term that refers to the belt around the Earth near the equator where sailing ships sometimes get stuck on windless waters. Known to sailors around the world, the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone, (ITCZ, pronounced and sometimes referred to as the “itch”), is …
Read More »MOL AND KARPOWERSHIP COLLABORATE ON FLOATING LNG POWER PLANTS
29 MAR 2019 Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Turkey’s Karpower International have agreed to collaborate on a LNG-to-Powership business providing floating LNG power plants globally. The partners will operate under the brand name KARMOL. The Powership receives regasified LNG through a floating LNG storage and regasification unit (FSRU) to …
Read More »MAIB: POOR WATCHKEEPING LED TO COLLISION BETWEEN RO-RO AND CRUISER IN THE SOLENT
28 MAR 2019 The UK Maritime Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) says that poor watch keeping contributed to last September’s collision between the ro-ro passenger ferry and a recreational cruiser in the Solent near Southampton, England. On 29 September 2018, the UK registered roll-on roll-off passenger ferry Red Falcon and the …
Read More »SCIENTISTS CREATE AN ARTIFICIAL CELL THAT MAKES ITS OWN ENERGY BY PHOTOSYNTHESISING
28 MAR 2019 Artificial cells created inside the lab have taken another major step forward, with scientists developing cells that are able to produce their own chemical energy and synthesise parts of their own construction. That makes these artificial cells a lot more like real, biological cells – cells that can …
Read More »LNG CARRIERS AND FSRUS – WHERE ARE WE NOW, AND WHERE ARE WE HEADING?
28 MAR 2019 To gain some insight on how LNG Carriers and FSRUs are operated in today’s market, Young@Nor-Shipping has been fortunate to talk to Erik Folkeson, Vice President IR & Strategy of Höegh LNG, to answer all our questions, and give a temperature check on the LNG market. Höegh …
Read More »LNG CARRIER AND VLCC COLLIDE AT FUJAIRAH ANCHORAGE
27 mar 2019 On the evening of March 24, the LNG carrier Aseem collided with the 280,000 dwt VLCC Shinyo Ocean at the Fujairah anchorage. At about 2000 hours on Sunday, the Aseem and Shinyo Ocean were both maneuvering at the edge of the busy anchorage. Aseem was inbound, but …
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