The European Union and its Member States have a strong preference for a global approach to reduce GHG (Greenhouse Gas) emissions from international shipping...

Panama has launched its Terror alert in order to prevent an expected chaos to commercial shipping in Europe.A document that was seized by a...

The wayward star of U.S. television comedy "Two and A Half Men", actor Charlie Sheen, aged 50, confirmed in a US Television interview -...

The hospital in a remote location in Kenya has no advanced facilities to help pregnant women who enter into labor.  Fardowsa Abdi, a 25-year-old,...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.beVessel Launched : El-MellahLaunch Port: Remontowa shipyard in Gdansk, PolandThe hull of the sail training ship was launched at the Remontowa shipyard which is built...

In the current technology context, there is a supplement to the oft-quoted saying, ‘The pen might be mightier than the sword’: a picture can...

Accident type : ExplosionVessel involved : SultanaLocation : Mississippi RiverDate : April 27, 1865Casualties : 1,800 people diedVESSEL INFO:Name : SultanaBuilt in : 1863Flag : AmericaType/class : side-wheel steamboatTonnage : 1,719 tonsLength : 260 feetBeam :...

Cyprus Government’s New Policy : No Army Duty If Parents Are Ship-OwnersThe government of Cyprus is pushing for a new law to exempt children...

Atlantic Container Line (ACL) runs a weekly service linking North America’s eastern seaboard with northern Europe.  The transatlantic operation caters for containers, project and...

There is a growing need to run ships more efficiently and sustainably.  The giant container ships used the huge two-stroke diesels, a combined gas...

Videotel’s Training Covers 10 Million Training Events in 12,000 Vessels WorldwideVideotel, a company of KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq: KVHI), is the leading international provider...

Accident : CollisionDate : 12th November 2015Vessels Involved : Svyatoy Petr and Svyatoy PavelLocation : The Laptev Sea, north of RussiaCasualties/Pollution : NilThe two small clean product tankers involved...

 Please Feel Free to Download the VEEMS (Viswa Energy Efficiency Management System) Architecture and Supplement below: (Disable Pop-up Blockers to allow Download)Marine Maintenance is not...

A new study suggests that people who drink a lot of coffee have lower rates of deathResearch revealed that people who drank 1 to...

Are you aware of fumigation? Fumigation is is a method of pest control that completely fills an area with gaseous pesticides or fumigants to suffocate...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be “Wec van Ruysdael" crashes into "Paula" on starboard side and steering to hard to port.. Watch the collision in the bolbous bow.  The collision lasted...

A minute of silence has been held across Europe to commemorate the victims of Friday's attacks.Background: On November 13th, 2015, a series of terrorist attacks...

Mumbai-based Elektrans Shipping (formerly Doehle Danautic) has announced the acquisition of Japanese-built 149,834dwt suezmax tanker Distya Akula, co-owned with Arya Industries. The 1995-built tanker which...

By next month, Stena Rederi is to convert a second engine to methanol fuelled ro-pax Stena Germanica.  Stena hopes to have all four engines...

Accident type : ExplosionVessels involved : SS Mont-Blanc and SS ImoDate : December 6, 1917Casualties : 2,000 died and 6,000 injuredVESSEL INFO:Name : SS Mont-BlancBuilt in : 1899Flag : FranceType : General...