The MLC, 2006 entered into force on 20 August 2013 and, as of March 2015 has been ratified by 66 countries representing more than...

Tropical storm Etau caused a very heavy rainfall resulting in a deluge at Ibaraki and Tochigi prefectures.  The near-daily rainfall has inundated 60 centimeters...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMG1SdeYLFE&feature=youtu.be On 28th February 2006 the Norwegian Parliament approved the bridge.  With the support of private bridge consultants, the Norwegian public road administration department of...

China’s has announced a Special action plan regarding the reduction of emissions by 2020 and to turn the major shipping hubs into Emission Control...

In a letter from state-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on September 8, the Nigerian ban on entry and operation of 113 named tankers...

USA’s First LNG Barge Construction Starts At Conrad Orange Shipyard Liquefied natural gas solutions provider WesPac Midstream LLC and Clean Marine Energy, an emission compliance...

Chinese armed forces have announced a practice fire drill exercises for three days in the disputed Taiwan Strait.  In a press statement, the Chinese...

An international shipping centre is characterised by It’s location, The services it offers, It’s business environment and Port infrastructure or facilities. In light of the above characters, London has...

Apple has unveiled a larger iPad tablet, a TV box with its own app store and new iPhones that can ‘sense’ the pressure on...

HydrOcean, an innovative French engineering company in the maritime industry has been acquired by Bureau Veritas on September 08, 2015. News Highlights : Based in...

On September 10, 2015, Seaspan appointed three new senior leaders to its Corporate Executive Team. Paul Thomas as Vice President, Engineering – Vancouver Shipyards Paul is...

Mauritius is an important shipping base for South and westbound shipping routes. About 300,000 ships passing the Indian Ocean or heading toward Africa, utilize...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMG1SdeYLFE&feature=youtu.be Documentary Name : A Maritime Nation. Producers : UK Chamber of Shipping and ITN Productions. ‘A Maritime Nation’ is an online documentary exploring the UK maritime sector in...

London-based Carbon War Room (CWR) has come up with a new proposal to offer a grant of up to $200,000 to shipowners and charterers...

Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp (NSSMC) is Japan’s largest steel producer.  It has placed orders for nine Super Cape Vessels of 230-250,000 dwt...

Three-dimensional printing is a process that permits cheaper and quicker production of equipment from layers of metal and plastic powder.  Global Marine Technology Trends 2030 report,...

Russia is increasing its military presence in Syria recently.  The US and Nato are not happy about that report. Russia, which is a key ally...

At a time when IMO Labour conventions brought out new and better crew facilities and standards that included ready access to daily news, sports...

NYK lines (Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha) and MOL (Mitsui O.S.K Lines) both Japan-based companies placed an order with Chubu Electric Power for two LNG vessels...

The Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), 2006 entered into force on 20 August 2013 and, as of March 2015 it has been ratified by 66...