[Ship Afloat] Sunken Ship Has Surfaced
Two weeks ago, a sand dredger sank in the Reykjavik harbor. And now, the sunken ship has surfaced. Nearly 700 tonnes of water has...
Engine Failure Delays Container vessel
Container Vessel Delayed Due To Engine Failure
A container vessel (Name removed) reported a main engine pilot valve failure and will be delayed for about 6...
Romania To Pay Fine For Breach Of EU Rules On Sulphur
To bring the EU regulations into line with the 2008 revision of the International Maritime Organization’s MARPOL Annex VI, the new sulphur directive, Directive...
NOL Confirms Talks On Potential Acquisition Still On
Neptune Orient Lines Limited (NOL), as per their earlier announcement on 7th November at the local bourse, confirmed that it is continuing in discussions with...
Deepwater Berth At Black Sea Port Can Allow Vessels Upto 10000...
The NUTEP terminal in the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk is a subsidiary of DeloPorts and the sister company to multimodal transport specialist Ruscon....
Palawan: Enjoy Nature At Its Best
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be
Palawan is a place in Philippines. It is officially called the Province of Palawan. It is an island located in the MIMAROPA region. History...
[Watch] The Launch Of Amphibious Ship – Bayraktar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be
Turkey has launched a new amphibious ship on October 3rd, 2015. This ship, Bayraktar, is aimed to meet the operational requirements of the Turkish...
Cavotec Wins Orders Worth Exceeding EUR 9 Million
A leading ship owner has placed orders with Cavotec for several Alternative Maritime Power(AMP) systems. A total of six AMPtainers has been ordered, of...
NYK Procures 5,500 Advanced Refrigerated Containers
NYK has placed an order for 5,500 technologically advanced 40-foot refrigerated (reefer) containers, which are more efficient and reliable than older equipment. Delivery of...
ClassNK Awards AIP For LNG-Fuelled Bulk Carrier Design
ClassNK, Tokyo-based International Classification Society, has provided Approval in Principle to the 98,000 DWT bulk carrier fuelled by LNG.
Maritime Innovation Japan Corporation has...
Medicine May Plunge Back into The Dark Ages
Scientists found that bacteria gets resistant to drugs used when all other treatments have failed, puts the world on the cusp of a "post-antibiotic...
MV Dona Paz : The Deadliest Peacetime Shipwreck In History
Accident type
: CollisionVessels involved
: MV Dona Paz and MT VectorLocation
: Tablas StraitDate
: December 20, 1987Casualties
: 4,386 people diedVESSEL INFO:Name
: MV Dona PazBuilt in
: 1963Flag
:...
Crowley Wins American Maritime Safety Award 2015
Crowley Wins American Maritime Safety Award 2015 For Standard ComplianceCrowley Vessels were Honored with Environmental Awards for the implementation of drug and alcohol awareness...
Two Crewmen Died After Ignoring Safety Warnings
Two crewmen died as they tried to help a crewmate in the hold of their ship but finally ended up suffocating in the forecastle...
Luxury Cruise Ship’s Engine Room On Fire
Accident
: FireDate
: 18th November 2015Vessel Involved
: Le Boréal, a French-flagged Cruise ShipLocation
: Near the Falkland IslandsCasualties
: NoneA fire broke out in the engine room of...
[Watch] Bubble Curtain used in California Pier Explosion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be
The largest of the piers of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge’s old east span was removed from the bay...
Clean Energy Provides Bunkering Services
Clean Energy Provides Bunkering Services And Fuel To World’s First LNG-Powered Container ShipsClean Energy Fuels Corp. participated in a little history last month when...
[Saviour] A Man Rescued Pregnant Lady in Paris Attack
A Man, identified as Sebastian, rescued a pregnant woman who was hanging a from a window ledge at the Bataclan concert hall in Paris...
Drones to Become ECA Compliance Watchdog!
European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) recently hosted a workshop Called Remotely Piloted Airborne Systems for Maritime Surveillance (RPAS) in late October 2015. The main...
