Yearly Archives: 2015
A ‘Silver Bullet’ to Prevent Water Ingress into Cargo Holds
One of the important factors predicting the seaworthiness of a vessel is the ability to resist the seawater ingress into the internal spaces. However,...
Downtrend In Vessel Valuations
The bulker market values continued their downward trend. The Baltic Dry Index reached another all-time low, since 1985.
The sale of the Pierre LD 171,900...
How a King Cobra Travelled From Singapore to United States!
A stow-away Indian Cobra was rescued from a container ship bound for the APM Terminals at the Elizabeth-Port Authority Marine Terminal in New Jersey....
Tragic Night At Sea: Birkenhead Wreck
Accident type
: Wrecked
Vessel involved
: HMS Birkenhead
Location
: Gansbaai
Date
: 26th February 1852
Casualties
: 450 deaths
VESSEL INFO:
Name
: HMS Birkenhead
Built
: 1845
Class & type
: Frigate, later troopship
Tonnage
: 1400...
Cancer Is Due To Environment Factors
Cancer is not due to bad luck but a result of environmental factors, a study suggests
Cancer is caused by one of the body's own...
125 Megawatt From Sea To Shore!
On Tuesday, the first of five contracted floating power stations was inaugurated by the president of Indonesia. The barge carrier Zeynep Sultan was converted...
“Pepper” on board Cruise ships
Robots are already employed in hospitality industry and ticketing. The first instance of a robot working onboard a cruise ship will be the popular...
New Director For Stolt-Nielsen
Stolt-Nielsen Limited has elected Rolf Habben Jansen, Chief Executive Officer of Hapag-Lloyd AG as the new director. Chairman Christer Olsson said that Habben Jansen...
Did Hyundai Heavy Industries deliver “World Class Products”?
The world’s largest shipbuilding Group, Hyundai Heavy Industries Group (HHI Group), today announced that it gained the “World Class Products” certification on five more...
‘Heroic Rescue’ Act Of Trapped Driver Recognised
Woodlawn resident Peter Winkler received the Fire Chief’s Civilian Award for Bravery at the District 6 firefighters’ annual awards banquet Dec. 5 for the...