Fuel is the largest single cost of running most ships, and it is the one that moves. Understanding what actually drives the price of very low sulphur fuel oil, and how that price reaches your operating account, is worth more than watching a daily quote. By MarineCraft Journal · 20 August 2026 … Read more
Buying survival equipment is the easy part. Keeping it certified for the rest of its working life depends on picking a servicing provider whose authorisation actually covers your equipment, and that is where fleets quietly acquire a compliance problem they only discover at inspection. By MarineCraft Journal · 20 August 2026 · 9 … Read more
The worst disaster in the history of offshore oil began with a piece of paper that was not passed on. A safety valve was removed, the permit for the job never reached the next shift, and the pump was restarted. 167 people died. The permit-to-work failures behind it recur, at smaller scale, … Read more
Three letters in an oil contract decide who pays for the voyage, who insures the cargo, and who carries the loss if it is spilled or stolen. FOB, CIF, and DES are the ones the trade leans on, and each hides a trap that has cost buyers and sellers real money. By … Read more
Flying a drone along a hundred kilometres of pipeline, or out to an offshore platform, means flying it where the pilot cannot see it. That single step, beyond visual line of sight, is where casual drone work ends and a formal safety case begins. Here is what regulators, including Malaysia’s, actually require.
Two pieces of breathing equipment on a ship look similar and are constantly confused. One lets a firefighter enter a burning space. The other only buys a few minutes to escape one. Mixing them up, or letting either run down, is a deficiency that recurs on inspection after inspection.
