Australia’s great barrier excluded from world “in danger” list
UNESCO has decided not to put the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland, Australia on the world “in danger” list.
Australia’s Great Barrier reef is in...
MOL‘s Test on Low-speed Methanol Engine has met the expectations
Demonstrating the first commercially built MAN liquid-gas injection engine running on methanol at Mitsui’s Tamano works
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has announced that the first...
The Rise of ‘Synergy’ Group and its Glowing Impact in the...
Synergy Group, headquartered in Chennai has attracted the attention of Global Shipping with its stellar growth and performance. In very few years, it has grown...
Immersion Suit Adds 19+ Hours Survival Time
Diego Jacobson, CEO of White Glacier, a company that has released a range of immersion suits, claims that the new type of immersion suits...
Ships set to sail along Somalia coast
Vessels have started sailing along the Somalian coast because of the reduced Pirate fear.
After a long wait of two years without pirate attack the...
New Emission Regulation in Hong Kong for OGV’s Comes Into Effect
Ocean going vessels berthing in Hong Kong will be required to use clean fuel from July 1, due to the new Air Pollution Control...
Greece fails to pay IMF in time
The IMF confirmed that Greece has missed the deadline for a €1.6bn payment to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and is now formally in...
US and Cuba set to open embassies in each other’s capitals
In a major step towards re-establishing diplomatic ties, the US and Cuba announced opening of embassies in each other's capitals.
In December 2014, the...
Yemen jailbreak: ‘More than 1,000’ prisoners escape
In a major jailbreak in Yemen about 1,200 prisoners have escaped from a prison in central Yemen, officials say.
Its reported that there were clashes...
Cargo Ship on Fire in Indonesian Waters
Meratus Sumbawa, an Indonesian-flagged general cargo ship, caught fire from a spark in the engine room. The ship is owned by Meratus line.
The 3,000...
‘Lim Ki-Tack’ The New IMO Secretary-General
https://youtu.be/W1AoPzXeMKw
Mr. Lim Ki-tack, who is the President of the Busan Port Authority in South Korea, has been elected as the Secretary-General of the IMO. ...
141 bodies have been recovered so far in Indonesian transport plane...
An Indonesian plane crash has claimed the lives of more than 140 people. Death toll indicates that 122 people on board the Hercules C-130...
How to deal with High Viscosity fuels?
The answer to the above question depends on how high is the viscosity of the fuel.
Let us assume that the Bunker supplied has...
Transport plane crash kills at least five in Indonesia
A military transport plane crashed in a residential area of Medan in Indonesia killing at least 30 people, officials say.
The plane with 12 crew...
Cairo car bomb kills Egypt prosecutor Hisham Barakat
Egypt's public prosecutor, Mr Barakat, died of his wounds in hospital following a bomb attack on his car in Cairo, reports say.
The Egyptian state...
Contentious Drug used in executions upheld by US Supreme Court
Opponents of the death penalty suffered a setback when the US Supreme Court upheld the use of a contentious drug in executions, saying it...
Man sets fire on himself in Japan bullet train
Its reported that in Japan, six people have been injured, two seriously, after a passenger set himself on fire on a Shinkansen bullet train.
A...
Sightsavers fight trachoma in Sudan
Global Trachoma Mapping Project, funded by UK-aid, aims to eliminate the disease by 2020 in sudan with technology and research.
Trachoma - the world's leading...
Signing Ceremony for the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
Delegates from 57 countries are getting together in China for the signing ceremony of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), a new international financial...
US supreme court legalizes Gay marriage across America
US Supreme Court has ruled that Same-sex marriage is a legal right across America.
The ruling means that 14 states with bans on same-sex marriage...
