Unlicensed Bunker Supplier Fined

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has an approved list of 59 licensed bunker suppliers in its ports.  They handle about 42.4 million...

Hong Kong: Maisie Cheng Appointed As Director Of Marine Department

Michael Wong assumed the post as Director of Marine on February 27, 2014.  Now barely 18 months after his taking the post, he is...

Unique Shipping KPI System For Performance Measurement

BIMCO’s Shipping KPI System is a useful and essential tool for performance measurement that allows ship owners and operators to compare their ship’s efficiency...

India Plans For A Better Maritime Future

India is focussing to plot its maritime future with special importance being given to the development of inland waterways, its coastal ports and shipbuilding...

A Joint Initiative To Curb SE Asian Pirates

As Somalia calms down, the Straits of Malacca and Singapore has seen a drastic increase in piracy and armed robbery.  Malaysian and Indonesian navies...

Radio Holland Endeavors In The Maintenance Of Thome’s Tankers

Radio Holland, based in Singapore specialises in Navigation and communication, IT systems and AV entertainment. It is a part of Imtech Marine, a company...

MPA Warns Ships On Reduced Visibility

Since Monday, haze has become the reason for the reduced visibility in the Singapore Strait and port waters. The Maritime and Port Authority of...

An Exclusive Bunkering Forum for New Fuels

Event : Forum Topic : Bunkering on New Fuels- Building on strong foundations Organiser : International Bunker Industry Association(IBIA) Date : September 9, 2015 (15.00 to 19.00 hours) Location : Baltic Exchange, London Chief Guest :...

Cheaper Fuel: A Short Lived Benefit For Shippers

A drop in fuel prices can be a welcome break for global shipping.  However, the slashing of costs for an industry struggling to recover...

Flu Vaccine For Humans

The flu virus looks like a ball with lots of lollipops on stems sticking out.  All along scientists were trying to find a vaccine...

Class NK Approves Eco Marine Power Batteries

The high quality and long-life batteries from Furukawa Battery has been accepted for use on classed vessels by ClassNK (Nippon Kaiji Kyokai).  Eco Marine...

Swiss Ranked As The World’s Biggest Chocolate Consumers

One of the most favorite sweets of people on earth, regardless of age, is Chocolate.  Switzerland, well known for its chocolate industry, is ranked...

Dryad: Singapore Strait Needs Permanent Security Presence

Dryad Maritime, in its report looks at the continuing security deterioration in Southeast Asia, including contributing factors and the impact upon maritime trade.  Based...

An Industry which has scant regard for Quality.

Everyone knows the incredible story of the quality movement in Japan.  Prior to 2nd World War, Japanese products were known for the lowest cost and...

Singapore 380-cst Marine Fuel Price Touches Its 10-Year Low

On Monday, Singapore 380-cst marine fuel price plummeted to its lowest due to a slump in crude futures.  This is the lowest  price in...

A Must Watch Stocks In Oil Tankers

Investors looking to invest in oil tankers tend to back only major companies and overlook other opportunities.  The oil shipping industry is an important...

Korea: Port Workers Likely To Go On Strike

Around 28,000 workers are likely to go on an indefinite strike in South Korea.  The workers are protesting against the proposed wage freeze at...

Volkswagen India Ships 100,000th Car To Mexico

The 'Made-in-India Vento' from Volkswagen India claims to be the most popular car in Mexico. In a hallmark achievement, Volkswagen India, Chakan, Pune shipped its...

Impact Team Breached 33m Customer Details

On 12 July several Avid Life Media employees were confronted by a message accompanied by music - AC/DC's "Thunderstruck” from the hackers who called...

Engineering Art – Workshop Scrap Art

I bet you have never seen such artistic things!