Crowley To Acquire SeaFreight Agencies
Crowley Maritime Corp will soon acquire the Miami-based SeaFreight Agencies. By the end of September, they will sign a sale agreement.
Crowley Maritime Corp is...
World Maritime Day 2015
The World Maritime Day theme for 2015 is “Maritime education and training”. Watch - What IMO Secretary-General Has to say about the WORLD...
Vehicle Crash Kills Woman In Bedfordshire
On Tuesday, a road traffic crash killed a woman on A428 in Bromham. The 56-year-old woman was confirmed dead at the scene. Police arrested...
[Watch] Katana: An Unmanned Boat From Israel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW0_MmEO7o4&feature=youtu.be
Katana is an invention made by Israel. It is an unmanned surface vessel (USV) combat marine system for use guarding Israel's coast and growing...
Third Major Accident Along AYE In Three Days
4-Vehicle Pile Up On AY Expressway in SingaporeOn Wednesday, two lorries, a tipper truck and a taxi collided causing a major pile up along...
MacGregor Appoints New Vice President For China operations
MacGregor appoints Zhengyu Li (Frank) as Vice President, to head their China Operations. He will take up office from 1st October 2015.
MacGregor offers engineering...
Fifteen Filipino Seafarers Honored
NAF Honors Fifteen Filipino SeafarersNorwegian Ambassador to the Philippines Erik Førner said that the mission to remove chemical weapons from Syria was of great...
Pollution Needs Attention in Singapore
Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP), conducted a symposium on the effects of urban air quality on health. Dr Erik Velasco from Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and...
Weapons Found in U.N. Vehicles
East Africa leaves nothing to chance when it comes to drugs and weapons because it has become a key route for Afghan heroin to...
D’Amico Adds Two More LR1s to Its Fleet
d’Amico International Shipping S.A. is a subsidiary of d’Amico Società di Navigazione S.p.A., one of the world’s leading privately owned marine transportation companies. It...
40 Crore Indian Currency Seized In Chittagong Port
On 20th September 2015, Sunday, based on a tip-off, customs officials of Bangladesh seized cartons containing Indian currency from the 20-foot MV Prosper docked...
Marine MSAR®: The Alternate Marine Fuel
Quadrise will supply Cepsa with Marine MSAR®, a lower cost and potentially environmentally safer alternative to heavy fuel oil after trials with leading shipping...
Norwegian Escape – A Floating Resort
Luxury cruise ship “Norwegian Escape” is in the final stages of construction for Norwegian Cruise Line. It is being built by Meyer Werft in...
US Woman In Chinese Custody
Jeff Gillis, husband of Sandy Phan-Gillis, says that his wife had been held in China for the past six months charged with treason. He...
Swire Pacific Offshore Appoints New MD
Swire Pacific Offshore (SPO), a leading service provider in the global offshore oil and gas industry, has announced a change in their top management...
[Watch] The Arrival Of Ultra Large Containership At London Gateway
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW0_MmEO7o4&feature=youtu.be
Earlier this month, in the 18800 TEU vessel, M/V Barzan, one its cargoes caught fire off the Coast of Spain. This caused a delay...
Capsized Trawler Crew Rescued by Singapore Navy
Accident
: Trawler CapsizedDate
: 22nd September 2015, Tuesday at around 09:40 hrsVessel involved
: PAF 4658, a fishing trawlerLocation
: around seven nautical miles north-east of Pedra BrancaCasualties
:...
Fishing Boat Collided With Cement Carrier Off Taiwan
Accident
: CollisionVessel involved
: Shih-Hui 31, a fishing boat and “Asia Cement No. 2”, a cargo shipDate
: 18th September 2015Location
: off the coast of the northern...
De-Bunkering Operations to Refloat the Grounded Vessel
1997 built “MV Victoria” is a 27,792dwt bulk carrier owned by the Swedish Transport Agency. On Saturday 19th September 2015, early evening, she ran aground...
Watch Out – Foaming in Lubricating Oils!
What is Foaming:Foaming in oil is mainly due to the accumulation of small air bubbles at the surface of the lubricant. It is caused...