Bechtel Announces Delivery of The First LNG Cargo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW0_MmEO7o4&feature=youtu.be
The first cargo of the Liquified Natural Gas from the Santos GLNG project was successfully loaded onto the Malaysian-owned LNG Cargo vessel Seri Bakti....
Mauritius – Growing Hub For International Bunkering Activities
Mauritius occupies a strategic position in the Indian Ocean, offering a base for shipping on the East-West trade routes and for businesses looking for...
UCF 6 – Sued, Impounded And Stranded In War Zone Since...
What should have been an easy en-route delivery of the much awaited cargo of Electrical Transformers from China to Syria has turned out to...
Settlement For Mentally Incapacitated Seafarers
Personal injury settlements for seafarers in Hong Kong must be fair and realistic taking into account the prevailing conditions. Shipping insurance P&I Club Gard...
Engine Room Flooding Caused Loss of Propulsion in Black Sea
Ship Type
: Chemical/Product Tanker.
Location
: 70 Nautical Miles off Bulgaria, Black Sea.
Cargo
: Vegetable Oil.
Casualties
: None.
Incident
: Engine Room Flooding & Loss of Propulsion.
The Chemical tanker M/T Pazar lost the...
UASC Felicitates Its Financing Partners
United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) is a global shipping company based in the Middle East. Founded in 1976, UASC has more than 185 offices...
Longshan Shipyard: Crane Collapses And Kills One
Accident
: Crane Collapse
Date
: October 17, 2015
Location
: Longshan Shipyard, Zhoushan
Casualties
: One dead, 2 injured and one missing.
On Saturday, the crane in the ship repair yard...
Apple to Pay Damages For Patent Infringement
Apple has been ordered to pay more than $234 million to the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the damages for patent infringement. The suit is...
[Stats] Unemployed Graduates in Developed Countries
According to OECD, developed countries affected by the global financial crisis have the highest level of unemployed graduates. The unemployment rate for the people...
[Watch] Working of a Canal Lock
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW0_MmEO7o4&feature=youtu.be
A canal lock is used to raise or lower the water level and are usually kept together in flights such as those at Bingley...
First German Vessel to Get Converted to LNG
The Wessels Reederei, in collaboration with the main engine manufacturer MAN Diesel & Turbo and gas specialist TGW Marine Gas Engineering, has investigated main...
Total Lubmarine Launches New Generation Lube By 2016
The emissions regulations aim to decrease the amount of SOx, NOx, PM and of CO2 emitted by the ships worldwide. All the pollutants are...
NASSCO Delivers The World’s First LNG Powered Ship
(NASSCO delivers Isla Bella 2 months ahead of time. She is the world’s first LNG fuelled box ship.)
The launching ceremony of the Isla Bella...
Singapore, The Next Stop For Exxonmobil To Market LNG
ExxonMobil Fuels & Lubricants (F&L) is a leading marketer of finished lubricants, asphalts and specialities products, as well as one of the world’s largest...
Italian Authorities Seize 20 Tons of Hashish in Cargo Ship
Italy’s Guardia di Finanza said that the Italian Authorities have arrested the captain as well as the eight crew members of the ship MV...
Aground Oil Tanker Refloated Outside Marina
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW0_MmEO7o4&feature=youtu.be
Incident
: Vessel grounding
Date
: October 17, 2015
Vessel Involved
: Tokyo Spirit, crude oil tanker
Location
: Near Lisbon, Portugal
Pollution
: Nil
On Saturday, the Teekay Tankers owned crude oil tanker...
Dr. Vis – The “Bunker Guru”
Dr. Ram Vis, whose name Viswa Lab carries, is first a Marine Engineer and has a Doctorate in Metallurgical Engineering and a Masters in...
SK Shipping Requires $600m To Finance Four LNG carriers
SK Shipping has approached 20 local and foreign banks to raise funds to the extent of $600m for the construction of four LNG carriers.
This...
Mr. Holger Jacobsen – The “Engine Expert”
Holger has spent over 23 years with MAN Diesel & Turbo, managing both field and technical services in Australia and Singapore. He was the...
Chinese CMP Renews 35 Year-Old Licence Agreement With MAN
8th October 2015 marked the renewal of a licence agreement and cooperation that first started in the 1980s between CSSC Marine Power Co., Ltd and...