Photo of the Week New York
Port of New York and New Jersey terminals shut early as smoke engulfs US northeast Smoke emanating from wildfires in Canada has severely impacted air quality and visibility in the US northeast and has forced container terminals in the port of New York and New Jersey to close early on Wednesday.
Oil Tanker
How An Oil Tanker Works And Designed An oil tanker is a ship designed for the bulk transport of oil or its products. There are two basic types of oil tankers, crude tankers, and product tankers. Crude tankers move large quantities of unrefined crude oil from its point of extraction to refineries. Product tankers generally much smaller are designed to move refined products from refineries to points near consuming markets. The size classes range from inland or coastal tankers to the ultra-large crude carriers. In this video, 3D Living Studio focus on an ultra large crude tanker..
Leader of the Pack
Hapag-Lloyd: There’s no doubt about it, our seafarers are enjoying some perks and benefits that normal workers ashore don’t have. 🌊🚢 Seeing dolphins is one of them – and really special. Our seafarer spotted this dolphin when our vessel was en route from Cartagena, Colombia to Santos, Brazil! 🇨🇴 → 🇧🇷
Sand Storm
Lloyd’s Maritime Institute posted this video to LinkedIn recently, of a Sandstorm surrounding the Suez Canal, which led to authorities closing two ports. The Suez Canal is one of the busiest waterways in the world.
Photo of the Week from Hapag-Lloyd
Special Projects Last month, a unique special cargo loading took place in the Port of Hamburg! For the first time, two ship propellers were put on board one of our vessels in a single loading – more specifically, on the “Sofia Express”. One of these propellers will be installed on the “Sofia Express” itself as part of the Fleet Upgrade Program. The propellers will make it possible for the vessels to save 10-13 percent of their fuel and CO2 emissions, depending on the sailing conditions! Gain some special insights into the loading of the propellers.