[Watch] FRC Flipped in Sea, Safety Alert

FOR REPRESENTATION ONLY: Video and Image Not Related to The CASE STUDY A fast rescue boat (FRB) or MOB boat is a small boat equipped with powerful engines....

Singapore Maritime Ambassador Programme Started

Event                     Singapore Maritime Ambassador ProgrammeLaunch Date        Singapore, 4 August 2015Aim    ...

Possible Draft Restrictions At Panama Canal

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has issued a warning of probable draft restrictions for the transiting vessels due to the dramatic effects of the...

World’s First Fully Autonomous Unmanned Ship

Plymouth University in the UK has undertaken a new project for designing and building a full-sized, fully autonomous unmanned ship that can transform the future of...

Balancing Rocks Indicate History and Strength of Quakes

The riddle of why the balancing rock collection near the San Andreas fault has never been toppled by earthquakes has been solved, claims US...

NIESR Predicts Slower Global Economic Growth

Growth forecasts for the US and many emerging market economies will be 3%, that is .2% lesser than the May 2015 forecasts.  The eurozone...

Pacific To Atlantic Via Panama

VIDEO: EMBED PLS -  Every year nearly 13,000 to 14,000 ships pass through the Panama Canal.  It approximately takes eight hours for a vessel to pass the...

Tug Boat Struck a Pier Spilling Oil

Accident     :Boat struck a  fuel terminal pier in New JerseyDate            :01.08.2015 (Saturday) at 10 p.m.Oil Spill  ...

Captain Hyldager Quits Inchcape

The report says that Captain Claus Hyldager, Chief Executive of Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) decided to step down on August 4th without much explanation.Highlights:Captain...

Super Typhoon Soudelor Eyes Taiwan And China

Storm                           :Super TyphoonName                ...

IBIA has a new office in London

The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) has moved into its new London office on 1st August 2015. This new office stands at, 50 Liverpool Street,...

Product Tanker On Fire – One killed, Four Injured

China Shipping tanker caught fire and claimed the life of one crew member and injured four others.Date: 3rd August 2015. Location: Dayangshan Island Shanghai. Accident type:...

International Shipping Firms Open Offices In Iran

Eleven international shipping companies intend to set up offices at Shahid Rajaee Port.  This port is the Iran’s largest commercial port having container terminal...

Golden Fruit Devastates Ape’s Habitat

Malaysia and Indonesia produce over 80% of palm oil.  Palm oil as a cooking medium is in high demand, and it is expected to...

Bunker Prices Fall, RMK On Demand

As per the recent data there has been fall in the prices of RMG due to its decreased demand and trend is shifting towards the...

Cruise Ship Cancelled

Mechanical Problem Forces Cancellation of Cruise Ship Viking StarIssue: Scandinavia and Baltic cruise cancelled halfway due to a mechanical problem. Vessel: Viking Star Journey: 15-day cruise...

[Watch] Meeting Of Baltic And North Seas – A Rarity

VIDEO: EMBED PLS -  One of the vast and overwhelming subject is Ocean.  Sailors experience and witness enormous mysteries under the water, all around the...

Deployment of New Bunker Vessel At Kochi Port

The deployment of new 1,500-tonne capacity bunkering vessel, Sanghrajka-4, at Kochi port, has taken the count of bunkering vessels to six.Geostan Marine Pvt. Ltd.,...

An Island Presented As Wedding Gift To Football Agent

Mr Jorge Mendes, 49, is one of most successful agents in Spain and one of the richest men in Portugal, with a €100m fortune....

Federal Court Says No To LNG Project

Oregon LNG faced a major setback as a federal judge ruled against its proposed LNG Project.  It had a major proposal to build an...