International Shipping Firms Open Offices In Iran

Eleven international shipping companies intend to set up offices at Shahid Rajaee Port.  This port is the Iran’s largest commercial port having container terminal...

Golden Fruit Devastates Ape’s Habitat

Malaysia and Indonesia produce over 80% of palm oil.  Palm oil as a cooking medium is in high demand, and it is expected to...

Bunker Prices Fall, RMK On Demand

As per the recent data there has been fall in the prices of RMG due to its decreased demand and trend is shifting towards the...

Cruise Ship Cancelled

Mechanical Problem Forces Cancellation of Cruise Ship Viking StarIssue: Scandinavia and Baltic cruise cancelled halfway due to a mechanical problem. Vessel: Viking Star Journey: 15-day cruise...

[Watch] Meeting Of Baltic And North Seas – A Rarity

VIDEO: EMBED PLS -  One of the vast and overwhelming subject is Ocean.  Sailors experience and witness enormous mysteries under the water, all around the...

Deployment of New Bunker Vessel At Kochi Port

The deployment of new 1,500-tonne capacity bunkering vessel, Sanghrajka-4, at Kochi port, has taken the count of bunkering vessels to six.Geostan Marine Pvt. Ltd.,...

An Island Presented As Wedding Gift To Football Agent

Mr Jorge Mendes, 49, is one of most successful agents in Spain and one of the richest men in Portugal, with a €100m fortune....

Federal Court Says No To LNG Project

Oregon LNG faced a major setback as a federal judge ruled against its proposed LNG Project.  It had a major proposal to build an...

Stage Set For Discussion To Overcome The Challenges

The upcoming 3rd edition of Coastal Shipping and IWT Business Forum 2015 is to be held on August 7th Friday.  It will mostly feature the challenges...

Three Containers Fell Overboard As Two Box Ships Collide

Incident: Collision Vessels Involved: M/V Northern Democrat & M/V MOL Empire. Location: Westport Harbor at Port Klang in Malaysia. Casualties: None M/V Northern Democrat - a 3500 TEU, Liberian-flagged...

Obama Unveils Clean Power Plan

US President Barack Obama unveiled the biggest and most important step for tackling climate change. Power stations are the largest source of greenhouse gases in...

[Watch] Dangerous Sucking Whirlpool

VIDEO: EMBED PLS -  One of the vast and overwhelming subject is Ocean.  Sailors experience and witness enormous mysteries under the water, all around the...

Chartered Status for CoC and Master Mariners

The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) has announced the charting of Class One Certificates of Competency (unlimited) and Master Mariner Certificates...

20 Injured As 2 Cranes Topple

Two cranes hoisting a massive section of the bridge collapsed in a western Dutch town on Monday, flattening a row of houses and injuring...

Fire on board a Flexlay Vessel

Scottish Coast Guard Extinguishes Fire On Board A Flexlay VesselVessel Name: ROV Subsea Viking 7 Location: Scotland - Hatson Pier on Orkney Island Casualties: None Owner: Eidesvik Shipping  Chartered to: Subsea 7 A fire...

Cherished Moments: A Meet With The Then Indian President

Dr. AVUL PAKIR JAINULABDEEN ABDUL KALAM ( Dr APJ ABDUL KALAM ) lovingly called "People's President" was the 11th President of the Republic of...

Investment Of $314m On Four Tankers By TEN

Greek tanker Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) has made an investment of around $314m in acquiring two VLCCs and two suezmaxes.Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN), Greek...

Low Flashpoint Fuel – The Legal/Commercial Impact

The commercial & legal aspects of storing and using a bunker fuel with a low flashpoint.We are presenting this write-up to throw light on...

Role-Playing With Photos Of Other People’s Children

If you have ever posted a picture of your child online, the role-playing game #BabyRP may make you double check your privacy settings. Players take...

The Suez Canal And The Six Concurring Facts

The trial run has been completed in Egypt’s Suez Canal (expansion project) ahead of next month’s official opening.  The $8.5 billion project would have...