Latest Ship Operating Cost Data
Submitted by admin on Fri, 08/20/2010 - 12:44.(marinelink) According to Drewery’s latest ship operating cost data, it’s a tough
trading environment for vessel operators and the signs are that it will
be difficult to keep a lid on escalating operating costs. Drewry has
just published its latest annual analysis of ship operating costs,
covering eight vessel sectors and over 35 different sizes of vessel
plus detailed operating budgets for a range of oil tankers, chemical
tankers, gas carriers, dry bulk vessels, container vessels, ro-ro,
general cargo and reefer vessels; making it the most comprehensive
survey of this crucial area of vessel management. READ MORE
Post to TwitterFour missing after fishing boat capsizes in China
Submitted by admin on Fri, 08/20/2010 - 12:41.
(afp) Four people went missing after a fishing boat rented by students
capsized on Friday in a river in northeastern China in strong winds,
state media reported. READ MOREStriper season hits peak time
Submitted by admin on Fri, 08/20/2010 - 12:39.
(bostonherald) We’re nearing the high-water mark of
the striper season, when the bulk of the bass population, which has
been sliding north along the New England coast since May, pauses for a
few weeks before turning 180 degrees and receding back south. READ MORENZ to investigate ship sinking
Submitted by admin on Thu, 08/19/2010 - 12:59.(smh) New Zealand authorities will investigate what caused a Korean fishing
boat to sink on a calm morning in the Southern Ocean off the coast of
the South Island. READ MORE
Alcohol suspected as passenger ship, barge collide in Russia - Summary
Submitted by admin on Thu, 08/19/2010 - 12:50.
(earth times) A German-operated river cruise ship with nearly 300 people on board was slit open in night-time collision in Russia with a barge, with alcohol suspected as a possible cause, media reports cited officials as saying Wednesday. READ MOREFishing Around: The eternal struggle
Submitted by admin on Thu, 08/19/2010 - 12:43.
(southcoasttoday) Sometimes fighting the fish is more than just an expression. Will
at Sports Port tangled with a shark recently. From shore. He’d chummed
the water and was fishing dead eels at night from an undisclosed
location (thought to be on the south shore of Barnstable) when he
hooked into something big. READ MOREPalfinger Cranes for Offshore Wind Turbines
Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/18/2010 - 15:12.
(marinelink) Palfinger systems supplied a total of 24 cranes for alpha ventus,
Germany’s first offshore wind farm. A platform and nacelle crane on
each wind turbine make it possible to carry out supply and service work
quickly and straightforwardly on site out at sea. Palfinger systems and
BESCO, its German sales partner in Cuxhaven, have developed a service
handling concept (SHC) for this purpose in cooperation with experts
from the wind power industry. READ MORESleep deprived in the wheelhouse?
Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/18/2010 - 15:11.(workboat) Are you getting enough sleep on the job? A group of
researchers at Northwestern University wants to know. They are studying
the sleep patterns of towing vessel crews and will eventually recommend
ways for mariners to improve their onboard sleeping patterns with the
goal of promoting alertness and safe vessel operation. READ MORE
Paralympian sailor Crane 34th at Skandia Gold race
Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/18/2010 - 14:54.
(darientimes) Sailors, Rob Crane of Darien, and Rick Doerr of the Noroton Yacht Club,
each competed at the Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta, the final of seven
events in the 2009-2010 International Sailing Federation (ISAF) Sailing
World Cup. READ MORE
