Wärtsilä’s Marine Solutions Gets Its New President
From November 1st, 2015 Roger Holm will lead as the President of Marine Solution Group of Wärtsilä. He has also been elected as the Executive...
ECDIS – Future of Navigation
“ECDIS - Electronic Chart Display and Information System” is one of the most pronounced words in the maritime industry in recent times. IMO has...
Advanced Security System By SRG and IMSA
SRG Technology partnered with the International Maritime Security Associates (IMSA) has developed a first-of-its-kind Maritime Alerting Security System (MASSTM) which provides the innovative software...
Maritime Labour Conventions’ Standards Not Followed
The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) reports that the number of vessels that failed to comply with Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) standards has increased...
Chemical Tanker Exploded During Tank Cleaning
Vessel
Chemical Tanker
Cargo Carried
Benzene
Operation
Tank Cleaning
A chemical tanker in ballast was en route and the crew were preparing the tanks for loading. The crew had just...
Improved Scrubber Technology – Lynx Separator
Researchers of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) have developed a technique for improving scrubber technology.
Lynx Separator is a promising scrubber technology...
Oil Spill Contaminates River Rizal
Bunker oil was spilled into Teresa river on September 8th,2015 from a storage tank located at the Antipolo plant belonging to Solid Cement Corporation....
Casualties in Shipbreaking Yard Calls For Stringent Safety Measures
Inflammable, odourless gas that had leaked from a cylinder, led to serious blast when a worker lit up the fire. All of the eight...
ReCAAP: 18% Rise In Piracy Incidents
ReCAAP, the regional watchdog for piracy and robbery at sea in Asian region, in its August incident report states: In all there were 24...
Main Engine Fuel Pump Damage – Guess Why?
BACKGROUND
A Vessel technically managed by a very large Ship Management company visited Houston and found that all fuel pumps had suffered damage. The lab...
[Watch] Ariel view of Panama Agua Clara Locks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW0_MmEO7o4&feature=youtu.be
The Pacific Canal Expansion is very close to completion. The three dams near the Cocoli locks were completed in the month of August. These...
Milaha Group Announces New CEO
The Milaha provides integrated transport and supply chain solutions with core interests in maritime transport and logistics. Their operations range from ocean transport and...
Tugboat Sinks In Gastineau Channel
Incident
: Tug boat Sank
Date
: 12th September 2015
Location
: Juneau's Gastineau Channel
Casualties
: None
At around 3 pm on Saturday 12th September 2015, a resident witnessed the tugboat...
34 Refugees Drown in Aegean Sea
34 refugees drown in Aegean Sea while making their ways to EU.
At least 34 migrants and refugees, among them 15 infants and children, drowned...
Professor Shot Dead in Mississippi
Delta State university having 3,500 students enrolled near the Arkansas border, in the city of Cleveland is about a five-hour drive north and police...
Woman Passenger Fell Off The Cruise Ship
On 11th September 2015, a 59-year-old woman passenger who was aboard the Seabourn Quest, a ten-day cruise from Boston to Montreal, fell overboard from the ship....
Seafarer Suffer Burns Onboard The Ship
Accident
: Fire Injury to Seafarer
Vessel
: MSC Sariska
Date
: 13th September 2015, Sunday
A Russian native suffered 90% burns in a containership on Sunday morning....
MACN Fights Corruption Collectively
On the International Anti-Corruption Day in 2014, UN Global Compact celebrated the 10th anniversary of its Principle 10, which prohibits corruption in all its...
Migrant Deaths at Sea
Migrants have been attempting the perilous journey across the sea towards Europe fleeing wars and crises in their own countries. These people are in search...
Haze Threatens Flying And Sailing
Haze has reduced the visibility in some major cities and towns of Malaysia and Singapore. Hence, the Marine Department and Civil Aviation Department have...