ULCS Al Muraykh Reaches Zeebrugge in Its Maiden Voyage
The United Arab Shipping Company is currently the world’s 15th-largest shipping line, with a fleet of 56 vessels representing an overall capacity of 482,617...
Toxic Pesticides Sprayed on Edibles Onboard Vessels
Fumigation of cargo, especially edible cargo with pesticides such as with methyl bromide could have disastrous health repercussions warns the West of England P&I...
Exxon Exonerated From Additional Damages
The tanker Exxon Valdez, spilled 260,000 barrels of crude in Prince William Sound in 1989 which was the largest in U.S. waters and one...
The US to Clean Up the Spanish Accidental Debris
US promises to clean up Spanish nuke accident after several decades.The U.S. and Spain have decided to remediate the coastal region of Spain. The...
The Steel Industry Giant Axes 1200 Jobs in UK
Tata Steel is set to announce 1,200 job cuts at its plants in Scunthorpe and Lanarkshire after a series of job cuts in UK...
[Largest] Watch The Shiplift in Action
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW0_MmEO7o4&feature=youtu.be
A shiplift is a modern alternative for a slipway, a floating dry dock or a graving dry dock.
Watch the above video features the biggest shiplift...
APM Terminal Acquires 100% Shares of Grup Maritim TCB
APM Terminals – a part of the Maersk group, that operates in Shipping, Terminals, Energy, Tankers, Container Manufacturing and Supply Chain Solutions amongst others....
Canal Blocked – Vessel Grounded due to Loss of Propulsion
Accident
: Vessel groundingDate
: 19 October 2015Vessel Involved
: Jo SpiritLocation
: St. Lawrence Seaway near KahnawakePollution
: NilOn Monday morning, the vessel ran aground blocking the South...
Bechtel Announces Delivery of The First LNG Cargo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW0_MmEO7o4&feature=youtu.be
The first cargo of the Liquified Natural Gas from the Santos GLNG project was successfully loaded onto the Malaysian-owned LNG Cargo vessel Seri Bakti....
Mauritius – Growing Hub For International Bunkering Activities
Mauritius occupies a strategic position in the Indian Ocean, offering a base for shipping on the East-West trade routes and for businesses looking for...
UCF 6 – Sued, Impounded And Stranded In War Zone Since...
What should have been an easy en-route delivery of the much awaited cargo of Electrical Transformers from China to Syria has turned out to...
Settlement For Mentally Incapacitated Seafarers
Personal injury settlements for seafarers in Hong Kong must be fair and realistic taking into account the prevailing conditions. Shipping insurance P&I Club Gard...
Engine Room Flooding Caused Loss of Propulsion in Black Sea
Ship Type
: Chemical/Product Tanker.Location
: 70 Nautical Miles off Bulgaria, Black Sea.Cargo
: Vegetable Oil.Casualties
: None.Incident
: Engine Room Flooding & Loss of Propulsion.The Chemical tanker M/T Pazar lost the...
UASC Felicitates Its Financing Partners
United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) is a global shipping company based in the Middle East. Founded in 1976, UASC has more than 185 offices...
Longshan Shipyard: Crane Collapses And Kills One
Accident
: Crane CollapseDate
: October 17, 2015Location
: Longshan Shipyard, ZhoushanCasualties
: One dead, 2 injured and one missing.On Saturday, the crane in the ship repair yard...
Apple to Pay Damages For Patent Infringement
Apple has been ordered to pay more than $234 million to the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the damages for patent infringement. The suit is...
[Stats] Unemployed Graduates in Developed Countries
According to OECD, developed countries affected by the global financial crisis have the highest level of unemployed graduates. The unemployment rate for the people...
[Watch] Working of a Canal Lock
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW0_MmEO7o4&feature=youtu.be
A canal lock is used to raise or lower the water level and are usually kept together in flights such as those at Bingley...
First German Vessel to Get Converted to LNG
The Wessels Reederei, in collaboration with the main engine manufacturer MAN Diesel & Turbo and gas specialist TGW Marine Gas Engineering, has investigated main...
Total Lubmarine Launches New Generation Lube By 2016
The emissions regulations aim to decrease the amount of SOx, NOx, PM and of CO2 emitted by the ships worldwide. All the pollutants are...
