For the past five months, the NGO Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) worked relentlessly to save over 8,800 lives in the dangerous borders of...

DNV GL, the classification society, oversaw and cleared the factory acceptance test for the first, Man Diesel & Turbo’s ME-GI engine in Japan’s MES...

The 35th anniversary of the establishment of the Swedish Club was celebrated in its Piraeus office in Greece.  Established in the year 1980, the...

The algae bio-oils if processed in the U.S. refineries will supplement conventional gasoline, diesel, aviation fuels and marine fuels. There is an additional potential...

Odfjell SE is a Bergen-headquartered shipping and tank terminal company.  They are in the process of upgrading the propulsion systems on 19 of their...

ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems, the world's leading quality management standard, has recently been revised. Why was ISO 9001 revised? All ISO standards are reviewed every...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW0_MmEO7o4&feature=youtu.be Diesel Engine : K98MC Type : Reciprocating marine diesel engine Built year : 1903 Founder : Branobel The prime mover for most of the modern ships are the reciprocating diesel engines, when...

Interpreting the Article 865 Of The Code Of Organisation And Civil Procedure of Malta islands The following is content from ILO explaining what is the...

The new DNV GL classification of ships will be available online for the first time today.  The rules were reviewed by 250 internal experts...

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) announced today regarding the localized seepage found in the concrete sill between the lower and middle chamber of the...

EU mandated spending cuts raise taxes on all shipping operations apart from the agreed doubled tonnage tax In Greece, shipping industry contributes 7 percent to...

Accident : Fire Vessel involved : Grande Marocco Date : 2 October 2015 Location : Ports America ship terminal on the Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor Casualties : None On 2nd October at 9:19 a.m.,...

The next Mercy Ship would be double the size and capacity of its first hospital ship.  It would be the world’s largest civilian free...

Accident : Collision Date : 2nd October 2015 Vessel Involved : M/V Global Gold Collided with Pier Location : Astoria, Oregon Casualties : None Pollution : 1100 gallons of oil spill The Panamanian-flagged bulk carrier collided...

Joaquin's slow-moving path battered parts of the Bahamas, cutting communication to several islands.  There were no reports of deaths or injuries. The Cargo ship El...

Jackson Taylor, 16-months-old, Australian toddler travelling with his mum and sister was involved in a head-on collision with another vehicle at around 70mph. The...

Heavy rain hit the French Riviera on Saturday evening.  South-eastern France is affected by violent storms and flooding, killing at least 17 people with...

Accident : Sinking of a Vessel Date : 1st October 2015 Vessel Involved : Minouche, a general cargo vessel Location : 51 nm northwest of Haiti, Caribbean Casualties : None The general cargo vessel...

Everyone is now full of concern and trepidation over the MARPOL ANNEX VI regulations with 0.1% sulfur in Emission Control Areas (ECA).  The concern...

Accident : Vessel Capsized Date : October 1 or 2 Vessel Involved : Freighter Illumanui Location : Perkasa Port, Pulau Bangka island, Indonesia, South China Sea Casualties reported : None A general cargo vessel...