A ‘Silver Bullet’ Cylinder Oil for Any Sulphur Fuel!
Up until January 2015 vessels transiting ECAs switched between high sulphur residual fuel and low sulphur residual fuel. For the liners operated in and out...
BREXIT: Impact on Bunker Prices!
On 23 June 2016, voters in the UK and Gibraltar will vote on whether the UK should leave the EU. Almost no-one living in...
Ship’s Crew became “Whistleblowers” as the Chief Engineer used ‘Magic Pipe’...
Panagiotis Koutoukakis, a Greek national and the chief engineer of a chemical tanker that docked in North Charleston in 2015, was charged this week...
[WATCH] U.S. Military Shows Off Star Wars-esque Weapon
Bulker Aground in Lake Superior
Are you a fan of Star Wars? Then you’ll definitely like the U.S. Navy‘s Phalanx CIWS. They’ve been nicknamed...
SKF Technology Boosts Propulsion Units on World’s Most Powerful LNG Carriers
The Azipod® propulsion units, SKF’s industry leading technology development, is helping to enhance the reliability and reduce the life cycle cost of propulsion units...
Ship Sheds of 2500 Year Old Naval Base Found
Danish and Greek archaeologists have made a remarkable discovery, finding one of the largest building complexes of the ancient world, a naval base where...
Get the Heat on the Engines! – Ships Moving Out From...
The year 2016, witnessed two major world events which struck shipping with a heavy blow. One - the Baltic Index tumbled as low as...
Another Vessel Grounded – Two in a Row!
The LCT 788 of Seen Sam Shipping ran aground off Oslob, Cebu while on its way from Naga City to Toledo City in an...
Navy Arrests a Ship Owner For Hijacking
On June 17, the Nigerian Navy has claimed that it had arrested the owner of the MT DEJIKUN, the ship which was used by...
Fatality – One Dead When Working Aloft – Attempting to Connect...
On June 18, the U.S. Coast Guard officials reportedly said that a ship worker has died after falling about 50 feet while trying to connect...
Ships are Too Big for the Lean Market!
The shipping industry has seen its worst recession in half a century and the mega-container ship is a major part of the struggle. The...
Diver Dead – Diver’s Umbilical Cord Entangled With the Propeller!
In April 2012, our Member’s vessel was transiting Mexican waters when the crew noticed an unusual noise from the port azimuth thruster. A diver...
[Watch] Bulk Carrier That Ran Aground Off Mahébourg
Bulker Aground in Lake Superior
The bulk carrier Benita went hard aground off Mahébourg, Mauritius on reefs, after what looks like an attempted mutiny and a brawl...
Crew Stuck in the Detained Vessel Off Aberdeen
Ship to be Detained in Aberdeen for 'Two More Weeks'
Few more weeks of trouble anticipated for an offshore supply vessel, which got detained in...
Mutiny and Brawl on Board, Bulk Carrier Runs Aground
On June 17, the bulk carrier Benita went hard aground off Mahébourg, Mauritius on reefs reportedly after what looks like an attempted mutiny and...
[Watch] Inauguration of the Worlds Biggest Lock
Inauguration of the Kieldrecht Lock
Bulker Aground in Lake Superior
King Filip, minister Ben Weyts, the chairman of the European Investment Bank Werner Hoyer...
Hate Your Job? NASA Wants You!
EXPLORERS WANTED ON THE JOURNEY TO MARS
Hike the solar system's largest canyon, Valles Marineris on Mars, where you can catch blue sunsets in the...
Sensor-Outfitted UAV Allows Remote Methane Leak Detection
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Pasadena, California, has successfully flight-tested a miniature methane gas sensor, on a Vertical Take-off and Landing small unmanned aerial...
Iconic Navagio Shipwreck of Zakynthos in Danger of Disappearing
The team of scientists involved in preservation work at the iconic shipwreck of Zakynthos whose bow rises from Navagio Bay say it is in...
Follow The Coast Guard Course to SOLAS VGM Compliance, Else Face...
Cordero Urges Ocean Carriers to Accept Obvious Path to VGM Compliance
With the implementation date for new container weighing requirements 14-days away, Chairman of the...
