[Watch] Dpulsar:  A Propeller System Operating on Water

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW0_MmEO7o4&feature=youtu.be The Dpulsar system is a counter-rotating propeller system that can operate on the water line. Barry Davies, a New Zealand inventor, invented this system...

Wage Negotiation Without Strike: A 19 years’ Record

This year the Big 3 shipbuilders sat across the table for wage negotiations between labor and management. On Sept. 22, the labor union of Daewoo...

Little Girl Letters Immigration Issue To Pope

A five year old girl gets through security pushing past metal barriers and a phalanx to deliver message to Pope.Sofia Cruz, daughter of undocumented immigrant...

MPA Initiates the Promotion of Maritime Careers

Speaking at the 30th-anniversary dinner of the Singapore Shipping Association, Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean said the shipping and marine industry contribute enormously...

Port Of Rotterdam Holds LNG-Master Plan Meetings

Port of Rotterdam, in its pro-LNG implementation plan, held two master plan meetings last week.  The first meeting held on 23rd September was concerning...

Injured Labourer Sues Ship Owners

Kevin Newton, worker onboard the ship, has filed a lawsuit against the vessel management for the injuries sustained by him while working on the...

Smaller BWMS For Smaller Vessels

Alfa Laval has expanded its PureBallast range to suit smaller vessels taking less ballast water by the introduction of a new reactor for their...

Sprottenback Event Honors Stena Line Group

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW0_MmEO7o4&feature=youtu.be Niclas Martensson, Stena Line Group’s COO  received the Kiel Port Prize 2015 award for being the world’s first shipping company to run a methanol-powered...

Bunker Prices Speculated Around $48 Per Barrel

The market saw a sharp fall in crude prices on Wednesday, with Brent down by $1.33 and WTI down by $1.88.  However, the prices...

Rare Celestial Event: ‘Supermoon’ Coinciding ‘Lunar Eclipse’

The occurrence of Supermoon is evident when a full or new moon coincides with a Moon that is nearing its minimum distance (perigee) to...

X-STERN™- The Breakthrough

The first vessel of offshore wind service industry receives the first X-STERN™.  Yno 309 and 310 are scheduled for delivery from Ulstein Verft in...

Piston Ring Life Increased By 250 %

The Mobilgard  570 is a special anti-wear cylinder oil designed to extend piston ring and liner life.Technical achievement: Costamare Shipping, Athens, Greece, the owner...

Weather And Physics Turns A Crane Into A Tragedy

The Tragedy In Mecca, the Grand Mosque at the city’s center was already filled with visitors.  An hour before sunset, a blustery storm was whipping...

[Watch] Video Warning The Outbreak Of Piracy Off Somalia Coast

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW0_MmEO7o4&feature=youtu.be One of the biggest threat to International shipping is Piracy Off the Somalia Coast.  Despite the international naval forces along with numerous national vessels...

Terrible Seattle Crash Kills Four

Several U.S. cities use the amphibious "Ride the Ducks" for tours, that can drive on roads and float on water.  Notably, these vehicles have...

Fred Olsen Windcarrier Bags Installation Order For 70 Wind Turbine Generators

The Fred. Olsen companies first ventured into the wind industry in the 1990’s, when Fred. Olsen Renewables was involved in the early onshore wind...

The U.S. Plans To Reduce Seafood Wastage

In the U.S., the total edible seafood supply of about 4.7 billion pounds per year is not fully utilised says the study published in...

Clean and Safe Ship Recycling

The NGO Shipbreaking Platform had appreciated Matson fleet that has 23 vessels to recycle in the coming years for its clean and safe recycle...

Tamrotor Marine Compressors (TMC) Gets New Head

Tamrotor Marine Compressors (TMC), world leading supplier of compressed air systems for marine and offshore use, today announced that Hans Otto Schjerven will take...

Seawater Is The Ultimate EAL

Seawater, that is available in plenty, economical and safe, is the most environmentally acceptable lubricant claims Thordon Bearings Inc., the leading manufacturer of seawater...