Piracy In Malacca Straits Are Bogus The Malacca Strait, located between Indonesia and Malaysia, is an important global shipping route for all the vessels that...

A general cargo ship disappeared in Japan Sea on 150 nautical miles south off Nakhodka port, Russia. Incident : Vessel Missing Vessel Type : General cargo vessel Vessel involved : Newzenberg En Route : From...

Fluxys Joins As Co-Owner Of LNG Bunkering Vessel Fluxys signed an agreement with ENGIE, Mitsubishi and NYK Line to acquire 25% in the vessel that...

Maritime Labour Convention Highlights Expensive U.S. Health Care The MLC came into force internationally in August 2013.  It ensures that seafarer’s health is taken care...

TRADE ROUTES Trade between an origin group of countries and a destination group of countries is referred to as a trade route. Top Trade Routes...

Eniram’s Solution To Reduce Fuel Consumption Eniram Ltd has launched a new fuel saving solution for LNG engines that can save 2-4% of fuel consumption. Eniram...

Malaysia Detains Vessels For Illegal MGO Transfer Incident : Vessels detained Date : 24th October 2015 Vessels Involved : MT Chelsea II, Singapore-registered vessel and MV Lu Rong Yuan Yu...

Bizarre: A Lady charged with Raping Her Husband A South Korean woman who had allegedly locked spouse in their home for 24 hours has been...

Registro Italiano Navale Extends Service To Gas Industry RINA, an International classification, certification and engineering group, has extended its services to the global gas industry....

Bureau Veritas Issues Design Approval For Mark V Containment System Bureau Veritas has approved the new Mark V LNG membrane containment system designed by GTT....

An Engineering Marvel - Just Spray to Repair Engine Components Engine manufacturing and repairs has become so advanced that with a fine spray at a...

Stacey Uncovers The Country With Highest Violence Rate Against Women The Worst Place To Be A Women - Stacey Investigates Stacey Dooley travels to a tiny...

What can you do with a toothpick? The most obvious answer is to pick at your teeth. But these little wooden sticks can do...

Good Samaritan Vessel Rescues The Burning Ship’s Crew Accident : Fire onboard Vessel involved : Glory Pacific No. 8, a fishing vessel Location : Approximately 2,071 miles southwest of Hawaii,...

Wärtsilä Ship Designs get increasingly important for wind farm operations Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply the ship design for the ‘Vestland Cygnus’, a Platform...

On Monday a powerful earthquake of magnitude - 7.5 Richter struck northeastern Afghanistan. The earthquake occurred at 223 kilometers (139 miles) deep inside the...

A seafarer died and nine are missing in a major collision between MT Elixir and the Nigerian vessel MT Tank. Accident type : Collision Vessels involved : MT Elixir and...

In his paper, titled “Human factor competencies for the future mariner”, Capt. Pradeep Chawla, highlights the technological changes happening in the maritime world and...

Following is a video showing how rapidly a sand carrying, self propelled boat capsizes.  The boat crosses, what appears to be a river near...