Climate Summit Inches Towards Deal
Negotiators at the Paris climate summit have been working through the night to try to reach a global agreement, with talks in their final...
Mexico To Get World’s First Dengue Fever Vaccine
The Health Ministry of the government of Mexico has approved the use of the world's first vaccine against dengue fever.
According to WHO (World health...
Stowaways Finding More Creative Ways To Board Ships
The UK P&I Club is warning that stowaways continue to pose a major and potentially expensive problem for ship-owners.
UK P&I Club Claims Executive Amanda...
New code For Low-Flashpoint Fuels By Lloyd’s
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has developed a new notation that will come into effect as of January 1, 2016, for low-flashpoint fuels (LFPF). In the...
RINA Opens Innovation Centre In Greece
RINA Hellas, the Greece-based arm of the international RINA Group, is opening a dedicated research and innovation centre in Piraeus to boost the research...
Strong El Niño Causes Hurricane In The Pacific
A very strong El Niño caused above average activities in the Pacific and a below average activity in the Atlantic says the final figures...
Fukushima Radiation Leak Reached The US
A 9.0 magnitude earthquake damaged the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan in March 2011. But it still leaks small amounts of radiation into the Pacific...
FAQ – MFM Failure During Bunkering
Question:
If a Bunker Tanker is equipped with Mass Flow Meter, What will happen if MFM fails during Bunkering?
The Question was addressed to MPA during...
Do You Inspect & Maintain Your Deck Cranes Regularly?
Cargo handling cranes usually form an essential limb during cargo operations on board:
handy-size bulk carriers,
general cargo ships and
some other smaller or...
Low-Sulfur Fuel Could Increase Engine Damage
Machinery damage is by far the most frequent cause of loss in marine insurance and the numbers are likely to increase with the introduction...
Bunker Fuel Prices Tumble To Record Low!
It is well known that Singapore is the world’s main shipping fuel hub, trading over 40 percent of it globally. Singapore’s 380-centistoke grade bunker...
IMO Vega – a Complete New Searchable Database for Regulations
IMO-Vega is a searchable database. It uses the regulation text of the SOLAS, MARPOL, Load Line and other conventions, as well as codes such...
COP21: The Road To Paris Passes Through The Seaports
Tackling global climate change is a concern of all European ports. European ports overall consider that the 2015 Paris Climate Conference is a historic...
HMS Sussex Sinks Killing 498 People
Accident type
: Wrecked
Vessel involved
: HMS Sussex
Location
: Strait of Gibraltar
Date
: 1st March 1694
Casualties
: 498 people died
VESSEL INFO:
Name
: HMS Sussex
Built
: 1693
Class & type
: 80-gun 3rd-rate ship...
Infographic: Port Of Long Beach
An infographic created by the team at PTI shows some key statistics for one of the US’s largest ports – the Port of Long...
A 49,000 DWT Chemical Tanker Ordered by Navig8
Navig8 Chemical Tankers Inc. (N-OTC: CHEMS) announced that it will acquire, and enter into a contract to purchase, another 49,000 dwt IMO2 eco-design, the...
Bad Weather Causes Collision In Germany
Accident type
: Collision
Vessels involved
: Naval vessel and Container vessel
Location
: The Kiel Canal, Germany
Date
: 9/12/2015 Wednesday
Casualties /Pollution
: Not reported
A German naval vessel and a 151m (500-foot) container ship collided due...
Paris Climate Text Skips Shipping And Aviation
Shipping is omitted from the draft text of the agreement which will be signed at the Paris Climate Conference
A global conference is held in...
Google’s Schmidt: ‘Spell-Check For Hate’ Needed
Google's chairman Eric Schmidt has said that ‘technology companies should work on tools to disrupt terrorism - such as creating a hate speech "spell-checker"’.
His...
Molecule Clears Alzheimer’s Plaques In Mice
Korean scientists have found in early tests that a molecule can clear Alzheimer's plaques from the brains of mice and improve learning and memory.
It...
