MAN Diesel & Turbo – The Company

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5EZA70Yc8o MAN Diesel & Turbo, based in Augsburg, Germany, is the world’s leading manufacturer of diesel engines, turbomachinery for marine and land applications.  They also...

[WATCH] Ship’s Exhaust being Captured – ‘METS’ in Action.

Watch the exclusive time lapse video of how exhausts from the ship's funnel stack are being captured by the METS system. https://static.dvidshub.net/media/video/1507/DOD_102608773/DOD_102608773-512x288-442k.mp4 CAPTURING SHIP EXHAUST --...

Could Binoculars Have Saved The Titanic?

The Titanic went down on a cold night on the Atlantic and along with it hundreds of people who had set to sail from...

Greece to Present New Proposals to Eurozone

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsepras is expected to give proposals at a Eurozone summit on his country’s debt crisis. The proposal will include a plan...

Christopher Leon to receive IMO rescue swimmer award 2015.

The award assessment panel committee has endorsed that Aviation Survival Technician Christopher Leon deserves the IMO rescue award given the act of bravery he...

Terror Plot To Bomb Suez Canal Thwarted

13 suspects arrested for plotting to bomb Suez canal.   The Suez Canal is the prime maritime shipping route between Asia and Europe and an important...

[Watch] Your Vessel can be detained because of this.

The port state control statistics for 2014 show that the most frequent type of deficiencies recorded by PSC on DNV GL vessels in 2014...

US Led Coalition Intensifies Operations in Syria

The US led coalition is “intensifying” its operations against IS in northern Syria, according to US President Barack Obama.  But President Obama has ruled...

MERS: The new Coronavirus alert in Philippines

The second case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) has been confirmed in Philippines. The Philippines Health Officials have confirmed that a 36 year old...

Criminal charges slapped on crew and owner of capsized vessel MB...

MB Kim Nirvana-B capsized off Ormoc on 2nd July 2015, as it headed toward Cebu.  The National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council, in its final...

Yohei Sasakawa to receive International Maritime Prize- 2014.

In recognition of the rich contribution towards the work and objectives of IMO, the Chairman of the Nippon Foundation Mr. Yohei Sasakawa is to...

[WATCH] USA Wins Women’s Football World Cup

Speed Read: Seven-goal thriller the highest scoring women's final Carli Lloyd hits 13-minute hat-trick Captain Lloyd's third from halfway line USA first nation to win three Women's World...

The Seaman Guard Ohio crew – still await trial after 21...

In a new turn of events, the Supreme court has now redirected trial of 35 crewmen, found on board the Ohio vessel, back to...

Egyptian Cargo Vessel Capsizes off Safaga Port

Egyptian cargo vessel Taba (3,133 dwt, built 1985) capsized in the Red Sea around 20nm from Safaga Port on Sunday. The vessel, managed by Lebanon-based...

General Cargo Vessel Runs Aground Off Vietnam

A General cargo vessel Hai Truong 36 (1,013 dwt, built 2002) has run aground on July 5 off the coast of Binh Thuan province, South Vietnam. The...

“Hercules-2” The Mega-Project Officially Launched

MAN Diesel & Turbo, Wärtsilä and Winterthur Gas & Diesel to collaborate on major, EU-funded project. A major cross-industry initiative led by MAN Diesel &...

7 year-old boy killed in Chicago along with nine others

Chicago witnesses yet another gun violence which had left 10 dead and more than 50 wounded.  Amari Brown, a 7 year old boy was...

John Kerry Predicts The Need For ‘Hard Choices’ In Iran Nuclear...

Considering Tuesday as deadline, “hard choices” are to be made if a deal over Iran’s nuclear programme is to be made said US Secretary...

[Watch] DNV GL – Tool for Trim Optimization

In a market where every drop of fuel counts, low-level fuel consumption is a must.  But how can precise knowledge about a vessel’s fuel...

[Watch] World’s largest ore carrier arrives in China’s Qingdao Port.

The world's largest iron ore cargo ship has arrived in east China's Qingdao Port. The vessel is one of four large iron ore cargo...