Romania To Pay Fine For Breach Of EU Rules On Sulphur
To bring the EU regulations into line with the 2008 revision of the International Maritime Organization’s MARPOL Annex VI, the new sulphur directive, Directive...
NOL Confirms Talks On Potential Acquisition Still On
Neptune Orient Lines Limited (NOL), as per their earlier announcement on 7th November at the local bourse, confirmed that it is continuing in discussions with...
Deepwater Berth At Black Sea Port Can Allow Vessels Upto 10000...
The NUTEP terminal in the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk is a subsidiary of DeloPorts and the sister company to multimodal transport specialist Ruscon....
Palawan: Enjoy Nature At Its Best
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be
Palawan is a place in Philippines. It is officially called the Province of Palawan. It is an island located in the MIMAROPA region. History...
[Watch] The Launch Of Amphibious Ship – Bayraktar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be
Turkey has launched a new amphibious ship on October 3rd, 2015. This ship, Bayraktar, is aimed to meet the operational requirements of the Turkish...
Cavotec Wins Orders Worth Exceeding EUR 9 Million
A leading ship owner has placed orders with Cavotec for several Alternative Maritime Power(AMP) systems. A total of six AMPtainers has been ordered, of...
NYK Procures 5,500 Advanced Refrigerated Containers
NYK has placed an order for 5,500 technologically advanced 40-foot refrigerated (reefer) containers, which are more efficient and reliable than older equipment. Delivery of...
ClassNK Awards AIP For LNG-Fuelled Bulk Carrier Design
ClassNK, Tokyo-based International Classification Society, has provided Approval in Principle to the 98,000 DWT bulk carrier fuelled by LNG.
Maritime Innovation Japan Corporation has...
Medicine May Plunge Back into The Dark Ages
Scientists found that bacteria gets resistant to drugs used when all other treatments have failed, puts the world on the cusp of a "post-antibiotic...
MV Dona Paz : The Deadliest Peacetime Shipwreck In History
Accident type
: Collision
Vessels involved
: MV Dona Paz and MT Vector
Location
: Tablas Strait
Date
: December 20, 1987
Casualties
: 4,386 people died
VESSEL INFO:
Name
: MV Dona Paz
Built in
: 1963
Flag
:...
Crowley Wins American Maritime Safety Award 2015
Crowley Wins American Maritime Safety Award 2015 For Standard Compliance
Crowley Vessels were Honored with Environmental Awards for the implementation of drug and alcohol awareness...
Two Crewmen Died After Ignoring Safety Warnings
Two crewmen died as they tried to help a crewmate in the hold of their ship but finally ended up suffocating in the forecastle...
Luxury Cruise Ship’s Engine Room On Fire
Accident
: Fire
Date
: 18th November 2015
Vessel Involved
: Le Boréal, a French-flagged Cruise Ship
Location
: Near the Falkland Islands
Casualties
: None
A fire broke out in the engine room of...
[Watch] Bubble Curtain used in California Pier Explosion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be
The largest of the piers of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge’s old east span was removed from the bay...
Clean Energy Provides Bunkering Services
Clean Energy Provides Bunkering Services And Fuel To World’s First LNG-Powered Container Ships
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. participated in a little history last month when...
[Saviour] A Man Rescued Pregnant Lady in Paris Attack
A Man, identified as Sebastian, rescued a pregnant woman who was hanging a from a window ledge at the Bataclan concert hall in Paris...
Drones to Become ECA Compliance Watchdog!
European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) recently hosted a workshop Called Remotely Piloted Airborne Systems for Maritime Surveillance (RPAS) in late October 2015. The main...
EU – MRV – Is It The Next Step In Emission...
The European Union and its Member States have a strong preference for a global approach to reduce GHG (Greenhouse Gas) emissions from international shipping...
Terror Alert From Paris To Panama
Panama has launched its Terror alert in order to prevent an expected chaos to commercial shipping in Europe.
A document that was seized by a...
