https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a decade old technology used to develop oil and natural gas resources from deep shale formations.  Yet while the...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be Many worry about containerships being idle or laid up, especially about the recent lay up of the triple Es. Ships got bigger whereas the...

An enhanced web-based facility has been launched by the Liberian Registry to help ship owners and managers to apply online for liability certificates.  This...

Seaspan Corporation Begins Search For New Chief Financial OfficerIn a recent announcement, Seaspan Corporation said that their company's Chief Financial Officer Sai Chu has...

International Olympic Committee has insisted that Russian athletes accused of doping should have disciplinary proceedings brought against them. IOC has requested the IAAF take action...

Google has upgraded its Android Maps app to provide directions even without internet connections. The software also lets devices find businesses' locations, opening hours and...

The IMB cautions against complacency in its latest report on piracy and armed robbery which covers the period from 1 January 2015 to 30...

 Fire Breaks Out Inside a Gas Tanker Under ConstructionAccident : Fire at ShipyardPlace : Shipyard in southeastern South KoreaDate : November 10th, TuesdayCasualties : 1 killed and 7 injuredOn 10th...

Largest and most powerful MAN B&W-branded engine ever built approaches market début. Doosan Engine has reported that the initial start of an MAN B&W 11G95ME-C9.5...

Viswa Lab has released a new “Fuel Problems - The Watchdog!” update and here is an extract from it. In the last week of October...

New statutory Tanker requirements - ODME type-approved for Bio-fuel BlendsA Bio-fuel blends consist of two major parts.A bio-fuel part, which is considered to be...

Accident : Breakaway barge ran agroundDate : Nov 8, 2015Place : Northwest of Ruegen Island, Germany, Baltic seaInjuries : NoneA stormy weather cut the mooring lines...

For a study known as The Wild Life of Our Homes, volunteers from 1,200 homes across the United States sent dust samples taken from...

Accident type  : Ran AgroundVessel involved : Stephen WhitneyLocation : West Calf IslandDate  : November 10, 1847Casualties : 92 peopleVESSEL INFO:Name : Stephen WhitneyType : Ocean linerpropulsion : Sailing shipTonnage : 1034 tonsStephen...

The Colossus of Rhodes, a 98- foot high iron and bronze statue of the Greek God Helios had its place near the harbour of...

Maersk Line To Reduce Manpower By 4000Maersk Line has opted to cost cutting that includes a massive reduction of 4000 employees from its total...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.beEvent : Launch and Christening celebrationsVessel : Cement CarrierChristened as : MV GreenlandBuilt for : Joint venture JT cement, in which Erik Thun AB cooperates with KG Jebsen...

Neptune Orient Lines Ltd (NOL) said on Saturday that it was in preliminary talks with CMA CGM and A.P. Moeller-Maersk on a potential acquisition...

Braemar SA has released the third edition of  ‘A Guide To Hull & Machinery’ which helps those with a non-technical background and who are...

IMB: Piracy Crackdown Reduces Attacks in South East AsiaInternational Maritime Bureau’s Piracy Reporting Centre(IMB PRC) has announced that piracy crackdown has reduced a reasonable...