California Declares Emergency Over Its Ongoing Methane Leak

The colossal leak near the Los Angeles suburb of Porter Ranch has released tens of thousands of kilograms of methane gas. In late October, Natural...

Woman Gang Raped in New York

On thursday after 9 p.m. five men at a Brooklyn playground  took turns raping the 18-year-old woman at the playground operated by the New...

Cargo Ship Ran Aground Off Japanese Coast

Accident : Vessel grounding Date : 10th January 2016 Vessel type : Cargo ship Crew on board : 18 Location : Off the coast of Yamagata prefecture in northeast Japan Casualties : None Pollution : Not reported A...

Making Of Ships At Readhead’s 

Amateur historian and website guru - John Bage talks about the days of the area’s great shipbuilders and in particular the life of Readhead’s...

[Watch] Description Of The Container Weighing Rules

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be Managing Director of Strainstall Simon Everett answers key questions on the rule and covers everything the industry needs to know, as the container weighing...

New Senior VP, Service Division For Alfa Laval Inc.

Alfa Laval Inc. has appointed Ross Glendinning as the new Senior Vice President, Service division. Glendinning is charged with driving consistent profitable growth, and...

Miraculous Rescue From a Horrific Six-Car Accident

On Thursday morning the FDNY performed a miraculous rescue from a six-car accident looked destined to end in death on the westbound Gowanus Expressway,...

Can A Bridge Design Ensure Safety At Sea?

Project  CASCADe: New bridge designs to ensure safety at sea European research project called Cooperative and Adaptive Ship-based Context Aware Design (CASCADe) has developed new...

Japanese Shipping Giants Vision For 2016

Ultimate Goal Is To Win Customers’ Trust   President and CEO of K Line, Eizo Murakami Said: I extend to you my sincerest wishes for a...

SS Camorta Sinks Off Rangoon: 739 Died

SS Camorta was a passenger/cargo steamship built at A. & J. Inglis in 1880 and owned by the British India Steam Navigation Company. She sank...

All Set For Ship-To-Ship LNG Transfer

Ship-To-Ship Transfer Of LNG In Scapa Flow The leading global STS service provider, Fendercare Marine, will conduct the ship-to-ship transfer of LNG between two vessels while...

Workers Strike Stops Rotterdam’s Port for 24 Hours

Rotterdam’s dockworkers walk off the job for 24 hours to protest possible job losses at the port’s new highly automated terminal. Highlights : The unions want...

Bulker Fumigated At Sea

Insect larvae found onboard a bulk vessel, docked at Timaru, prompted the fumigation of the ship at sea. Highlights of the News : The ship was...

Cargo Ship Seized With 13 Tons of POT For Europe

Late on Tuesday, Turkish security forces seized a vessel in international waters and recovered 13 tons of illicit drugs from it. Highlights : Security forces captured...

Crowley Gets a New VP and Deputy General Counsel

Crowley Maritime Corporation announced today that Kerri McClellan has been promoted to vice president and deputy general counsel for the corporation.  McClellan, who is based...

20 Stress Busters for Your Life

Stress busters like deep breath, walk, meditation, yoga, candle-lit baths and lavish spa treatments make you calm and lighten your mood. Stress and anxiety have...

Cost of Shore Power Nine Times Costlier than Fuel Switching!

ENERGY EFFICIENCY - Cost of Shore Power Nine Times Costlier than Fuel Switching! Researchers are of the opinion that the use of shore-side power for...

4 Quick Tips to Get the Most Out of Every Lubricant!

Any lubricant wasted is waste of money.  Thus it is essential to optimize the use of lubricants and ensure you get the most out...

SS Norge Disaster: 635 Souls Perished

SS Norge was a Danish passenger liner built in 1881, which sank off Rockall in 1904. On 28 June 1904, heading for New York, SS...

Sex Attack On 100 Cologne Women

In German city of Cologne more than 100 Women complained of sexual harassment on New Year's Eve.  The co-ordinated sexual violence happened at the...