Stomach Flu Affects Passengers Aboard The Cruise Ship

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be Approximately 180 people on board the Royal Cruise Ship fell ill with stomach bug.  The vessel was docked at the Overseas Passenger Terminal in...

Tiny Chip That Powers Itself From Radio Waves

Dutch scientists have developed a tiny sensor powered by the radio waves it uses to communicate information. Following this exciting development, researchers at Eindhoven University...

A 4 Year Old Saves Her Mom

Maya Turner, a 4-year-old girl, called 999 to save her mom who blacked out without warning. Earlier, Maya and her mom Michelle drew a picture...

Open Marine Training Courses from Alfa Laval

Alfa Laval had been conducting tailor-made marine training courses for specific customers designed to let them take advantage of its specialist expertise.  The customers...

Iran Orders New 18,000 TEU Vessels Totaling 600,000 TEU

Iran's Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) modernizes its fleet by  ordering new 18,000 TEU (Triple-E type) container vessels from Chinese yards total...

Germany’s first Newbuild LNG Vessel with Wärtsilä Propulsion

The first ever new-build liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuelled German seagoing vessel, a passenger ferry, owned by Reederei Cassen Eils GmbH  had its maiden...

Climate-Change Measures At IMO

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has welcomed the historic achievement of the 2015 Paris Climate Change conference (COP21) which has resulted in a clear...

A Day To Still Be Remembered “Pearl Harbor Day”

7th December, 2015, marks the completion of 74 years since the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor which forced the United States into joining World...

Wärtsilä To Provide Gas Generators For DSME

Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) has contracted Wärtsilä to supply combined inert gas generators and gas combustion units for 17 LNG Carrier newbuilds....

Tugboat Sinks After Collision

Two boats collided on the Mississippi River, partially sinking one. Accident Type : Collision Location : Mile marker 727 on the Lower Mississippi River Casualties/Oil spill : Not reported Date : Monday...

Hempel Launches Fouling Release Coating To Deliver Fuel Savings

Hempel, a leading marine coatings manufacturer, building on its industry proven Hempasil range of fouling release systems, has announced the launch of a new...

Cargo Loss Due to Failure of Reefer System

A reefer system condenser was leaking badly where the sea water entered the refrigerant  system causing complete loss of cargo. Incident: During loading cargo of frozen...

[Awesome] Watch The Sideways Launch Of Seven Ships

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be ‘Ship launch’ is referred to as the transfer of a newly constructed ship to Water.  It is considered as a public celebration and a...

UK Maker Defends Packaging

The UK maker of the Nurofen "specific pain" range of products has defended their packaging, after an Australian court ordered the products off shelves....

Moonfruit Goes Offline On Cyber-Attack

The Moonfruit service had taken offline thousands of business and personal websites hosted by it when threatened with a cyber-attack. On Thursday, 10th  December, the...

Newest Navy Ship Loses Propulsion And Limps Into Port

$360 million Navy ship LCS Milwaukee towed to port after breaking down off Virginia. The U.S. Navy’s newest littoral combat ship had to be towed...

Fire On A Tanker Shuts Houston Ship Channel Temporarily

Accident : Fire Date : 14th December 2015 Location : Houston Ship Channel, United States Casualties/Pollution : Nil   The Chemical tanker, which was moored outside the Targa LPG export terminal, caught fire...

Evergas and JHW Contracts For Four New Carriers

Evergas and JHW Engineering & Contracting will jointly build six INEOS MAX 32,000M3 liquefied ethane/ethylene carriers. Copenhagen-based Evergas and Hong Kong-listed JHW Engineering & Contracting...

Uncertainties in Implementing BWM Convention

Three areas of uncertainty exist concerning the implementation of the International Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention: 35% Threshold Tonnage Entry Into Force Date D2 Standard Implementation Scheme The...

MV Le Joola: Catastrophe At Sea

Accident type : Wrecked Vessel involved : MV Le Joola Location : Coast of Gambia Date : September 26, 2002 Casualties : 1,863 deaths VESSEL INFO: Name : MV Le Joola Built  : 1990 Class & type : Roll-on/roll-off...