Every year during Christmas and Thanksgiving respectively, 22 million and 45 million turkeys are killed because 98% of the Americans celebrate thanksgiving.  A thanksgiving...

Decorative  lights can slow down wi-fi, warns watchdog Ofcom. It released an app to check uninterrupted data flow from routers to phones and tablets....

A crisis can occur anytime.  The shipowner will always be in the immediate line of fire and will retain ownership over any crisis that...

Accident type    : Wrecked Vessel involved   : SS Edmund Fitzgerald Date    : November 10, 1975 Location  : Lake Superior Casualties   : 29 crew members died VESSEL INFO:  Name : SS Edmund Fitzgerald  Built in : 1957  Type : Lake...

Incidents involving coal cargoes loaded at Indonesian ports have become increasingly frequent in recent years. Due to the coal’s chemical characteristics, the cargoes are prone...

North Kivu governor Julien Paluku said the government-operated speed boat left from Goma at the northern tip of Lake Kivu at about 7:30 a.m...

A tanker loaded with 786 tons of fuel oil and diesel fuel was en route from Nevelsk to Vanino in Russia when rough conditions...

Natural gas emerged as the fuel source that exceeded all known and anticipated environmental standards. In addition, liquefied natural gas (LNG) was already being...

Over the past decade, the maximum size of container ships has increased almost twofold.  There're even 21,000–22,000 TEU ships on order.  Larger vessels save...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be A 111-meter cargo ship plowed through a span of a railway bridge Thursday in Germany, closing the bridge indefinitely.  Reports say that a general...

CMA CGM has confirmed its acquisition of Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) for $ 0.93 per NOL share, valuing the deal at $2.4bn.  This massive...

Tankers operating in the Asian waters run under the risk of  piracy and armed or sea robbery particularly  involving oil cargo theft.  ReCAAP ISC,...

Some countries pay more for the drugs and some pay less.  While the UK, Greece, Spain and Portugal pay the least, on average, for...

The popular Periscope and Meerkat owned by Twitter offered the service of live streaming via mobile phones, to a select group of celebrities and...

At times, a vessel has to load bunkers from two or more barges or from trucks.  In such cases, collecting bunker drip sample is...

Futuristic planes, as per the innovation patented by the French-based aviation firm Airbus, will have detachable container cabins for passengers.  The ‘loaded’ container will...

What Happens When A Cargo Ship Meets A Railway Bridge? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be A cargo ship rammed a railway bridge spanning the Ems river in northwest Germany. The ship...

ExxonMobil has launched Mobilgard™ 300 C, a high-performance system oil for two-stroke, crosshead marine diesel engines operating under severe conditions. Compared with conventional system...

The New MAN 175D – 100% High-Speed   MAN Diesel & Turbo showcases Tier III-friendly, high-speed engine at Marintec marine exhibition MAN Diesel & Turbo used its...

Question:   Should My Vessel use a fuel with sulphur % less than 0.1% en route ECA towards a destination port which is outside ECA? Answer: Even if...