Surface Preparation Is Where the Warranty Is Won or Lost
When a coating fails early, the paint gets the blame. Most of the time the cause was settled before the first coat went on, in a blast that met one of three requirements and was assumed to have met all three. By MarineCraft Journal ·…
Painted snap-back zones were meant to show the crew where not to stand. The problem is that the paint describes an estimate, on a deck where a parting…
A cargo that looked dry and granular at the loading berth can behave as a liquid a few days into the voyage. When it does, the ship can capsize before…
An inspector follows a predictable order and reaches for the same items every time. That makes the week before a port call a rehearsable exercise rath…
Poten: Sky-High Tanker Rates Are Driving Refiners’ Oil Buying Decisions
A review of Poten's Daily Market Report, which monitors spot freight rates on many of the key tanker trade routes, shows eyewatering numbers.
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Iran Keeps Up Pace of Strikes With Attack on Brand New LR2 Tanker
On Sunday, Iran hit another tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, extending a fast-paced run of attacks on the "shuttle" shipping trade between Gulf oil producers and the STS transfer zone in…
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Tanker Reports Attack South of Bab el-Mandeb
The Royal Navy's UK Maritime Trade Operations center (UKMTO) has reported an attempted attack on a tanker at a position south of Mokha, Yemen, the latest in a string of strikes widely…
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Oman’s Maritime Security Center Tightens Transit Rules
Oman’s Maritime Security Centre has issued a series of new instructions regarding the passage and presence of ships transiting its territorial waters.
Read more →Danish Consortium Secures Contract for Four Naval Environmental and Minelaying Vessels
The Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO) has contracted Orlogsskibe Danmark to build four environmental response and minelaying vessels for the Royal Danish Navy.The consortium said the contract is valued at…
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