The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) handed earlier this week a new report to the US Coast Guards showing that sunken ships pose a threat to the environment. The outcome of the report gives credit to concerns growing…
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Starting next Wednesday, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will remove the fuel contained in the Chinese fishing vessel Min Long Yu, which ran aground on Tubbataha Reef three days ago. The goal of this operation is to eliminate the risk…
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The CMA CGM MARCO POLO, the world’s largest containership, has begun on November 7th its first voyage in Ningbo, China. Eco-efficient, the flagship of CMA CGM is also eco-safe thanks to permanent presence on board of Fast Oil Recovery Systems,…
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Last month, CMA CGM took delivery of the Marco Polo, the world’s largest container vessel with a capacity of just over 16,000 TEUs. Apart from its outsize capacity, the CMA CGM Marco Polo has another distinctive asset; it has…
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A violent collision occurred last Wednesday near the Dutch coastlines between the 23,500-tonne Mitsubishi-freight car carrier “Baltic Ace”, operated by the Greek company Stamco Ship Management and container ship Corvus J, owned by German shipping firm Juengerhans. Following the violent collision, the Baltic…
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Supported by the Maritime Passive Safety Association, Chuan Guo wishes to make his sportive challenge an ecological odyssey. Chuan Guo started today his solo around-the-world challenge leaving Qingdao port in China onboard the Class40 Qingdao. Very popular in China where…
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The “salvage-friendly ship”, the new solution against major oil spills, to be introduced in Biarritz (France) on November 22 at 3 pm The Maritime Passive Safety Association will present the new technological equipment allowing ships to become “Salvage Friendly” in…
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On 25 September, the French Court of Cassation rejected Total’s appeal and upheld the ship-owner’s liability for the “environmental damage” following the Erika shipwreck in 1999. According to environmental lawyer Arnaud Gossement, interviewed in the Nouvel Observateur, this decision constitutes…
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Oil from a Turkish bulk carrier that ran aground three years ago off the coast of Cape Town was spilling onto two beaches on Saturday, AFP reported. The Panamanian-registered, and Turkish-operated ship was carrying 30,000 tons of coal and 600…
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The Paris MoU (Memorandum of understanding) published last week its annual report on Port State Control, considered as a worldwide index for flag performance. This report unveiled the Paris MoU “White, Grey and Black Lists” of flag states and underlined…
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