High Cat-Fines in Fuels From Point Lisas, Trinidad
Viswa Lab has released a new “Fuel Problems - The Watchdog!” update and here is an extract from it.
In the last week of October...
Regulatory Update – ODME Type – Approved for Bio-fuel Blends –...
New statutory Tanker requirements - ODME type-approved for Bio-fuel Blends
A Bio-fuel blends consist of two major parts.
A bio-fuel part, which is considered to be...
Bad Weather Runs Barge Aground
Accident
: Breakaway barge ran aground
Date
: Nov 8, 2015
Place
: Northwest of Ruegen Island, Germany, Baltic sea
Injuries
: None
A stormy weather cut the mooring lines...
A Study on the Microbes Found in House Dust
For a study known as The Wild Life of Our Homes, volunteers from 1,200 homes across the United States sent dust samples taken from...
Stephen Whitney
Accident type
: Ran Aground
Vessel involved
: Stephen Whitney
Location
: West Calf Island
Date
: November 10, 1847
Casualties
: 92 people
VESSEL INFO:
Name
: Stephen Whitney
Type
: Ocean liner
propulsion
: Sailing ship
Tonnage
: 1034 tons
Stephen...
Revamping The Colossus of Rhodes
The Colossus of Rhodes, a 98- foot high iron and bronze statue of the Greek God Helios had its place near the harbour of...
Maersk Line to Reduce Manpower
Maersk Line To Reduce Manpower By 4000
Maersk Line has opted to cost cutting that includes a massive reduction of 4000 employees from its total...
[Launch] First Ever LNG-Powered Dry Cargo Vessel Christened
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be
Event
: Launch and Christening celebrations
Vessel
: Cement Carrier
Christened as
: MV Greenland
Built for
: Joint venture JT cement, in which Erik Thun AB cooperates with KG Jebsen...
Singapore’s NOL Says in Early Talks With CMA CGM, Maersk on...
Neptune Orient Lines Ltd (NOL) said on Saturday that it was in preliminary talks with CMA CGM and A.P. Moeller-Maersk on a potential acquisition...
Third Edition Of ‘A Guide To Hull & Machinery’ Released
Braemar SA has released the third edition of ‘A Guide To Hull & Machinery’ which helps those with a non-technical background and who are...
Piracy crackdown bears its fruits
IMB: Piracy Crackdown Reduces Attacks in South East Asia
International Maritime Bureau’s Piracy Reporting Centre(IMB PRC) has announced that piracy crackdown has reduced a reasonable...
Expensive Main Engine Damage Due to Defective Outlet Diaphragm
Incident:
The vessel had completed a scheduled drydocking. After departing from the drydock, the vessel experienced extensive water ingress at various locations, which led to...
Check CMA CGM Vessels in a Toy Shop
The CMA CGM Group along with French wooden toys manufacturer VILAC launched a high-quality wooden toy replicating the CMA CGM Vessels. It is named...
Collision of 2,300 Kg Space Junk With Earth
Surprise!!! Don’t Miss To Watch Out Collision of 2,300 Kg Space Junk with Earth
A Space Junk named WT1190F, which is in a colloidal path...
Launching Fast Crafts With Ease Using “Wave Measurement System”
What is FRC?
FRCs are usually employed by Coast Guards and Naval Vessels and it is abbreviated as Fast Response Craft.
What is LARS?
LARS is...
Fast Walking Lanes To Dodge Shopping Crowd In Liverpool
A research conducted by the Argos revealed that any brisk walker will find it frustrating to walk behind window shoppers and people chatting in...
100 Years Since Sinking of HMS Tara And HMHS Anglia
Service Held In Holyhead To Mark 100 Years Since Sinking Of HMS Tara And HMHS Anglia
Dozens of people were killed when HMS Tara was...
100 Years Since Sinking Of HMS Tara And HMHS Anglia
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Guangzhou Wenchong Wins Twin Boxship Order
Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, has received orders for two 2,700 TEU containerships from Lomar Shipping. The shipyard has...
30 Vessels or More Stacked by Bourbon Offshore
Bourbon has expressed its willingness to stick to its present policy to temporarily stack vessels that are not much in activity for past three...