Lagersmit has launched the Oil Collector Ring which prevents oil leakage into the engine room. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be The Oil Collector Ring (OCR) prevents oil droplets or mist...

A ReCaap’s report on Piracy states that there is a decrease in number of piracy incidents reported in November ‘15. There has been an improvement...

Negotiators at the Paris climate summit have been working through the night to try to reach a global agreement, with talks in their final...

The Health Ministry of the government of Mexico has approved the use of the world's first vaccine against dengue fever. According to WHO (World health...

The UK P&I Club is warning that stowaways continue to pose a major and potentially expensive problem for ship-owners. UK P&I Club Claims Executive Amanda...

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has developed a new notation that will come into effect as of January 1, 2016, for low-flashpoint fuels (LFPF). In the...

RINA Hellas, the Greece-based arm of the international RINA Group, is opening a dedicated research and innovation centre in Piraeus to boost the research...

A very strong El Niño caused above average activities in the Pacific and a below average activity in the Atlantic says the final figures...

A 9.0 magnitude earthquake damaged the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan in March 2011.  But it still leaks small amounts of radiation into the Pacific...

Question: If a Bunker Tanker is equipped with Mass Flow Meter, What will happen if MFM fails during Bunkering? The Question was addressed to MPA during...

Cargo handling cranes usually form an essential limb during cargo operations on board: handy-size bulk carriers, general cargo ships and some other smaller or...

Machinery damage is by far the most frequent cause of loss in marine insurance and the numbers are likely to increase with the introduction...

It is well known that Singapore is the world’s main shipping fuel hub, trading over 40 percent of it globally.  Singapore’s 380-centistoke grade bunker...

IMO-Vega is a searchable database.  It uses the regulation text of the SOLAS, MARPOL, Load Line and other conventions, as well as codes such...

Tackling global climate change is a concern of all European ports.  European ports overall consider that the 2015 Paris Climate Conference is a historic...

Accident type : Wrecked Vessel involved : HMS Sussex Location : Strait of Gibraltar Date : 1st March 1694 Casualties : 498 people died VESSEL INFO: Name : HMS Sussex Built : 1693 Class & type : 80-gun 3rd-rate ship...

An infographic created by the team at PTI shows some key statistics for one of the US’s largest ports – the Port of Long...

Navig8 Chemical Tankers Inc. (N-OTC: CHEMS) announced that it will acquire, and enter into a contract to purchase, another 49,000 dwt IMO2 eco-design, the...

Accident type : Collision Vessels involved : Naval vessel and Container vessel Location : The Kiel Canal, Germany Date : 9/12/2015 Wednesday Casualties /Pollution : Not reported A German naval vessel and a 151m (500-foot) container ship collided due...

Shipping is omitted from the draft text of the agreement which will be signed at the Paris Climate Conference A global conference is held in...