Yearly Archives: 2016
A Tragic Loss – HMS Bulwark
HMS Bulwark belonged to a sub-class of the Formidable-class of pre-dreadnought battleships of the Royal Navy known as the London class.
On 26 November 1914,...
45-Year-Old Engineer Crushed to Death on a Ferry
At about 11:30 GMT, a 45-year-old engineer got crushed to death while servicing a lift on a ferry at Falmouth docks in Cornwall. MV...
Freight Is More Energy Efficient By The Day
Ships account for almost 90 percent of global trade and nearly 11 billion tons of stuff per year.
Big ships approximately consume 110 tons of...
LR Approves World’s Tallest Evacuation Chute
Lloyd’s Register has provided Viking Life-Saving Equipment with a type approval for a record new 81 m evacuation chute.
Viking’s existing 64 m system was...
Vision For Shipping In 2016
The shipping advisor Moore Stephens has predicted that Shipping will remain “volatile and uncertain” in 2016, thanks to unpredictable Chinese demand and a complex...
$25,000 Fine – Failure to Comply with NOx Tier III Requirement
Ships constructed on or after January 1, 2016 and entering into the North American or U.S. Caribbean Emission Control Areas (ECA) must comply with...
Top 5 Deficiency Areas in 2015 – USCG Update
Every year there would be various interesting statistics presented by different organizations based on their research. One such interesting statistics is about the number...
[Watch] Tug Colliding With Passenger Vessel In Argentina
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be
A passenger has captured a video where a tug collides with a passenger vessel at the port of Mar del Plata in Argentina Ten...
Green Awarded Vessels Rewarded
Special Reward For Vessels With Green Award Certification
DYNAMARINe will provide a 5% discount on its services to Green Award certified ships starting from the...
JK Rowling Acquires A Luxury Yacht
The Harry Potter Author has paid a whopping sum of £22million to Hollywood star Johnny Depp for buying his luxury yacht.
Depp named it Vajoliroja...