tankers

This weeks interesting ship was recently christened in the first part of January 2009.  The ship, named the Golden State, was built by General Dynamics

This weeks Ship Photo of The Week is of the Alaskan Navigator docked at BP Terminal Pier T at The Port of Long Beach. What’s exciting about this is

University of Michigan researchers are investigating a radical new design for cargo ships that would eliminate ballast tanks, the water-filled compartments

OPA 90, the legislation enacted after the Exxon Valdez incident mandated double hull technology, essentially wrapping a second hull around the first, on all

Head over to IMC Broker’s blog to find a really good guide to tanker sizes. From Handy to ULCC this guide has pictures, descriptions and dead weight

This video show the 1975 construction of the tanker M/V Batillus in St. Nazaire, France. she has since been

This morning Fred Fry pointed us to this amazing time lapse video by our favorite maritime photographer. Click HERE for the

Marine Buzz reminds us why we never signed up to work aboard a Chemical

ALBANY, New York (Dec. 13, 2003)–Oil pollution responders take a short break Dec. 13, 2003 during the clean up efforts caused by the capsized Stellamare,

MAREX brings us Choke Points effecting the world’s oil supply. They write: In 2007, total world oil production amounted to approximately 85 million

Video look at some of the jobs on bard Oil

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmG0KkC8e6k . Video of the Hebei Spirit Oil Spill In South Korea. Video not working in your browser? Try the direct

Click Photo For Details Bloomberg News tells us: South Korea’s coast guard sent boats to contain the country’s biggest oil spill in more than a

I have been amazed lately by the number of errors in both media reports and political commentary related to the the container ship Cosco Busan that allided

Tim’s Times has a conversation that put a big smile on our faces and reminded me of my favorite TV commercial. Here’s the story: You have to

After a short break our morning smiles can return with a continuation of the Ship Of The Day blog. For those just joining our audience the blog showcases the

Photo slideshow of the world’s largest ship ever built the (now) FSO Knock Nevis. A graphical

This photo was emailed to our tips address. It’s showing the aptly named tanker M/V Wave Ruler battling Hurricane Dean during a voyage to deliver aid to

After experiencing a steering problem the tanker “White Sea” ran aground off of Coney Island New York. The Gotahamist tells us: The White Sea, has