PROMAR manages a fleet of Multi-Purpose Supply Vessels and Fast Crew Boats which serve the global offshore marine industry.  The company has a presence...

Transporting dry commodities like coal, timber and steel are not so profitable since the 2008 financial crisis forcing many dry bulk shipping firms to...

In the seaport of Frederikshavn in Denmark, MAN operates a center of excellence for researching and developing combined and integrated propulsion systems.  In addition,...

Skagen Maersk, a container vessel, was travelling from Suez Canal to Singapore where it met the huge waves.  Marine Engineer Claus Tuxen recorded the...

To optimize vessel’s engine performance and efficiency, LUKOIL Marine Lubricants developed the iCOlube® system that had its UK official launch on 8th September 2015 in...

Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions and services provider, has signed an extensive Maintenance Agreement with the GasLog LNG Services Limited.  This agreement is...

MSC Maya Official Christening, Antwerp, 26/09/15 from MSC Cargo on Vimeo. On 26th September 2015, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company christened the MSC Maya.  The vessel...

SKF’s condition monitoring solutions will help Tsakos Columbia Shipmanagement S.A. in preventing unexpected equipment failures and cut costs across its fleet of 70 ships.SKF...

Technical Tip: Shipboard staffs require frequent engineering tips to brush up and hone their skills.  As a professional Superintendent or a Vessel Manager, you...

In the course of the Arctic expedition, researchers from the Russian Navy’s Northern Fleet made over 20 geographic discoveries, including the discovery of nine...

While there is a huge buzz in the maritime world regarding the ‘return of the Somali pirates’, Somalia’s ambassador, Gamal Mohamed Hassan, who recently...

Athenaeum InterContinental Athens’ Ballroom will be the venue for the first ever fundraiser event on the 15th of October 2015, organised in Greece. Many companies including...

A framework agreement between Trelleborg Offshore operations and Statoil, for the supply of Passive Fire Protection Solution, has been signed.  The fire protection product,...

USCG’s New Acceptable NOAD Formats comes into Force From OctoberAs per the newly published Notice of Arrival/Departure (NOAD) regulation Title 33 Code of Federal...

Accident type : Vessel GroundingVessel type : General Cargo ShipVessel involved : Turkey flagged vessel managed by Latvian company Astramar Transport.Location : Weser river in Bremerhaven, Germany.En Route : Estonia to MoroccoCasualties : None1985 built 2,859 DWT...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW0_MmEO7o4&feature=youtu.be VT Halter Marine, Inc., a subsidiary of VT Systems Inc., is progressing its work towards the construction of the two ships El Coqui (ko-kee) and...

Typhoon Dujuan passed through Taiwan for three hours on Monday night, where it killed two, injured hundreds and left hundreds of thousands without power...

Annual golf fundraiser for the Squaw Valley Institute was organised in Olympic Valley where Erik Lars Roner, aged 39, died in a skydiving accident....

Baltic Exchange CEO, Jeremy Penn, is to quit from the role by next summer.  He has served the company for nearly twelve and a...

Accident : Food Poisoning onboardVessel Involved : Nefryt, a general cargo vesselCasualties : 2 dead and 13 hospitalisedThe general cargo ship started its voyage from Ivory Coast...