Do you know how and when you’re likely to die?
Nathan Yau has come up with a way to predict answers to these questions, based on your race, age, and sex.
Simulation ...
Looks at how...
The Tragedy Of SS Kiangya
SS Kiangya which is also spelled “Jiangya”, was a Chinese passenger steamship, operated by the Shanghai Merchants Group and the sister ship of the...
Container Shipping Pioneer Dies
The 90-year-old shipping pioneer and founder and group chairman of the Evergreen Group Chang Yung-fa passed away at 11.05am on Wednesday.
A Brief Bio of...
Tanker Capsizes With 2,200 Tons Of Sulphuric Acid
Accident type
: Vessel Capsize
Location
: River Rhine in Germany
Casualties
: Two crew members found missing
Spill
: None
The tanker was carrying at least 2,200 tons of sulfuric acid,...
Fire Defaced Engine Room In A General Cargo Ship
Engine room fire in a General cargo ship off Yingkou, China.
Accident type
: Fire accident
Vessel type
: General cargo ship
Location
: off Yingkou, China in Bohai sea
Casualties/Pollution
:...
‘Zombie Ships’ Send Shivers About Global Economy
The economic slowdown in China and the effects of rapid expansion through cheap debts has put the shipping industry in its worst crisis ever.
The...
Fatality Due to Fire Extinguisher Explosion
Fire extinguishers onboard a ship play a vital role when it comes to firefighting. In most cases, the fire extinguishers are kept rested against...
Sulfur Pile Collapse Kills One
The Gulf Coast Bulk Equipment employee, While moving sulfur to a semitrailer at the Port Redwing site was killed when a 30-foot pile collapsed.
On...
WhatsApp On Its Way To 1 Billion Users
According to an official announcement in a blog post on Monday, WhatsApp will no longer charge its users with an annual subscription fee of...
[Watch] Change the Way You See the Universe
Here's a 3-minute animation that will provide you with an extraterrestrial perspective of grand scheme of things, Earth and everything on it is...
Maritime Satellite communication Market Will Escalate By 2020
A survey report by markets and markets have issued a "Maritime Satellite Communication Market by Type (VSAT, MSS), Service (Voice, Video, Data, Tracking &...
Unique Opportunity For Artists On The Open Pacific
A Vancouver art gallery is all set once again to search for interested artists to spend 23 days in residency at sea. It is...
Chemical Freight Rates Turn Up While Baltic Dry Index Follow a...
Cargoes carrying chemicals from US to England and Europe has increased rapidly. As a result, the transatlantic eastbound chemical freight rates have also increased...
Amazon Looks At Newer Horizons
Amazon which is currently busy in sending millions of packages to people across the world may venture into a newer avenue – getting into...
Cargo Ship Collides With Freighter Off Port Of Piraeus
Accident type
: Collision
Vessels involved
: Two Greek Cargo ships
Location
: Port of Piraeus
Casualties Oil Spill
: Not reported.
A general cargo ship entering the port at the approach...
Bulk Carrier On Fire Off Venice
A fire broke out yesterday at the port of Venice on board 2007-built kamsarmax bulk carrier. The vessel was reported to be carrying coal...
Monster Waves Damage Container Ship
A storm in Mediterranean sea damaged an ultra large container ship.
The new vessel of Kuwait’s state-company UASC was on first voyage with 12600 TEU...
Ship Crash Causes Power Outage at Stockton
5,000 people were out of power after a ship hit a power line at the Stockton port, causing a power outage on Tuesday.
The...
Crew Lost Life Due To Hydraulic Injection
Engineers onboard carry out a lot of maintenance and they deal with hydraulic and pneumatic tools often. A crew lost his limb (some...
Queen Mary 2 Gives Birth to a Baby Boy
A baby was born aboard Queen Mary 2 that was docked in Brooklyn on sunday.
An ocean liner was near the end of its transatlantic...
