MERS Fear Grips South Korea

Since May 2015, the Republic of South Korea has been investigating an outbreak of MERS. It is the largest known outbreak of MERS outside the...

A “Double-Hull” Bunker Barge?

Marine fuel oil supplier - Aegean says that its new “Double-hull” bunker barge is likely to double the current operational capacity at Port of...

Guilt and Shames of the day

  Bieber Guilty Of Assault And Careless Driving  The 21-year-old pop star was ordered to pay a $750 (£390) fine for the careless driving charge in...

World’s first Successful skull-scalp transplant done

James Boysen, a 55-year-old software developer’s cancer left him with a large head wound.  A 15-hour operation was performed by nearly a dozen surgeons with...

Sport and Spirit took Serena Williams to finals

It seems Williams is all set to capture a 20th grand slam title and third in Paris. Serena Williams came back to beat Timea Bacsinszky and reach...

Lloyds Register approved as Independent Laboratory(IL) by U.S.C.G. for BWTS approval.

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has been approved as an independent laboratory (IL) and will begin testing of Ballast Water Treatment Systems (BWTS) to meet the...

Data breach hits US government workers

China blamed for "massive breach" in cyber security affecting the data of millions of US government workers, reports said.  Four million current and former federal...

Vacuum Toilets – How they Work?

  How it works: Liquid flows from the aeration tank of an Aerobic Sewage Tank System (AST) to a coarse impeller centrifugal pump. The Pump delivers...

What comes after Sepp Blatter’s resignation?

FIFA - The Head is gone, but not the Headache!  Within just 4 days after getting elected president for a fifth term Sepp Blatter says...

Connected Californian Fault Lines can Cause Havoc

San Andreas is a movie that describes the imaginary effect of a huge earthquake in California - but scientists say the tsunami threat to the...

BBC reporter tweets “Queen Elizabeth has died”

When Queen was having her regular check-up at the King Edward VII Hospital, Ahmen Khawaja tweets "Queen Elizabeth has died": @BBCWorld. Reported coincidences : Ahmen...

Angry Families of capsized Chinese boat passengers make own way to...

 Eastern Star, the Yangtze River cruise,  capsized  late Monday with more than 450 people on board. Still around  370  people are reported missing.  Not satisfied...

French Open 2015 Updates

Wawrinka beats Federer  Wawrinka beat Federer on Tuesday, winning 6-4, 6-3, 7-6, (7-4) to set up a semifinal clash with Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Wawrinka called...

Fake Skeletons in the River Bed

Diver discovers skeletons having underwater tea party  Divers were sent to swim underwater to locate possible human remains when the Colorado Fire Department received a...

An App to Monitor and control Power consumption.

 'Eddy'  the new prototype app by Australia's national science organisation,  puts people in control of their power consumption, with the aim of reducing expenditure...

Sword Fish Kills Fisherman

Hawaii is a major source of the domestic swordfish catch in the United States. A fisherman jumped into the water with a spear gun...

Atmosphere Testing Instrument for Enclosed Spaces

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore and Vanuatu Maritime Services have informed ClassNK of the requirement for atmosphere testing instrument for enclosed spaces....

Class NK retakes top position

Latest Clarkson’s data show that over 366 million deadweight tons are now registered with ClassNK, which is close to 21% of the world's entire classed fleet....

How to Cut Off Fuel for a Single Unit in MAN...

MAN B&W engines have various proven methods of isolating fuel for a particular unit. Of all the methods, two are very prominent and essential...

How to Find an Earth Fault On board Ships?

Earth fault is considered very critical on board a ship. Some ships which operate at 440 V do not have any trip devices attached...