HR Maritime

06/08/2019

The many uses of containers but will there be enough left over to transport goods? Looks great anyway

18/06/2019

Impressive!

25/01/2019

Just WOW

03/01/2019

Must have been some seriously heavy seas to affect this monster.

995sharesThe Dutch Coastguard has issued a navigational warning after an ultra-large containership lost scores of containers while underway in the North Sea. The ship, MSC ZOE, was in German waters when it lost the containers in heavy seas between Vlieland, Netherlands and the German Bight in the so...

10/12/2018

In such a big ocean, it always surprises me when ships collide.

Just found this fascinating case study on what actually happened on the bridge of both ships. https://safety4sea.com/navigation-and-seamanship-collision-case-study/

06/12/2018

55 Million Shipping Containers in the world!!

Did you know that there are 55 million shipping containers currently populating the globe!? Shipping containers aren’t something most people think about (unless you’re us!). However, they have a huge impact on our lives as the majority of our products are manufactured in China before journeying the Pacific Ocean in sea cans, to us. These ultra-durable, weather-proof and water-proof steel containers are the perfect place to store your belongings–they probably already have!

05/12/2018

I love the expression "lost stability". Will make sure to use that next time I staggering due to too much drink.

Hats off to the coastguard!

04/12/2018

Wow, that is impressive!

22/10/2018

Here’s a look back at photographs of the stricken MV Rena on today’s one year anniversary of the the vessels grounding on Astrolabe Reef off the coast of New Zealand. Fly-over shots of stranded cargo vessel Rena grounded on the Astrolabe Reef. This photo was taken at 7.45am on October 5, hours a...

17/10/2018

Out of about 40'000 ships in the world, only 1'850 have installed scrubbers. Either lots more to install or IFO is the fuel of the past.

By Ron Bousso and Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) – Ship owners accelerated installations of engine cleaning systems this year ahead of stringent new rules in 2020 which sharply reduce the amount of sulphur ships can emit from the 3.5 percent in current bunker fuel to 0.5 percent, accordin...