USA’s First LNG Barge Construction Starts
USA’s First LNG Barge Construction Starts At Conrad Orange ShipyardLiquefied natural gas solutions provider WesPac Midstream LLC and Clean Marine Energy, an emission compliance...
China to Carry Out Fire Drills in Disputed Territory
Chinese armed forces have announced a practice fire drill exercises for three days in the disputed Taiwan Strait. In a press statement, the Chinese...
London Ranked World’s Best Maritime Service Centre
An international shipping centre is characterised byIt’s location,
The services it offers,
It’s business environment and
Port infrastructure or facilities.In light of the above characters, London has...
Apple Offers Larger Models
Apple has unveiled a larger iPad tablet, a TV box with its own app store and new iPhones that can ‘sense’ the pressure on...
Bureau Veritas Acquires HydrOcean
HydrOcean, an innovative French engineering company in the maritime industry has been acquired by Bureau Veritas on September 08, 2015.News Highlights :Based in...
Seaspan Gets Three New Senior Leaders
On September 10, 2015, Seaspan appointed three new senior leaders to its Corporate Executive Team.Paul Thomas as Vice President, Engineering – Vancouver Shipyards
Paul is...
Mauritius, A Strategic International Bunkering Supplier And Hub
Mauritius is an important shipping base for South and westbound shipping routes. About 300,000 ships passing the Indian Ocean or heading toward Africa, utilize...
[Watch]Documentary Explores UK Maritime Sector
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMG1SdeYLFE&feature=youtu.beDocumentary Name
: A Maritime Nation.Producers
: UK Chamber of Shipping and ITN Productions.‘A Maritime Nation’ is an online documentary exploring the UK maritime sector in...
CWR’s Innovative Strategy For Global Adoption Of Energy Efficient Marine Technologies
London-based Carbon War Room (CWR) has come up with a new proposal to offer a grant of up to $200,000 to shipowners and charterers...
Japan Steel Producer Orders Huge Ore Carriers
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp (NSSMC) is Japan’s largest steel producer. It has placed orders for nine Super Cape Vessels of 230-250,000 dwt...
British Navy Will Have 3D-Printed Miniatures
Three-dimensional printing is a process that permits cheaper and quicker production of equipment from layers of metal and plastic powder. Global Marine Technology Trends 2030 report,...
Russia’s Syrian Military Buildup Concerns NATO
Russia is increasing its military presence in Syria recently. The US and Nato are not happy about that report.
Russia, which is a key ally...
e-News on Sailors Palm; Any Sea Any Time
At a time when IMO Labour conventions brought out new and better crew facilities and standards that included ready access to daily news, sports...
Chubu Electric Bags Order For 4 LNGs Via NYK And MOL
NYK lines (Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha) and MOL (Mitsui O.S.K Lines) both Japan-based companies placed an order with Chubu Electric Power for two LNG vessels...
Chinese Legislature Approves 2006 Maritime Labour Convention
The Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), 2006 entered into force on 20 August 2013 and, as of March 2015 it has been ratified by 66...
Fuel Spill During Bunkering Operations Off Barcelona
A containership spilled fuel oil during bunkering operations on Tuesday night.A Denmark flagged container vessel spilled oil 70 miles off Barcelona in the Mediterranean...
Bulk Carrier Runs Aground
Panama flagged carrier ignores warning and runs aground off Bhosphorus.Panama flagged bulk carrier, ran aground in Umeryeri area, Bosphorus, Istanbul at around 0500...
Inmarsat Enters Unmanned Ship Project Arena
The Advanced Autonomous Waterborne Applications Initiative (AAWA) is a €6.6 million research project initiated by Rolls-Royce. The project aims to do futuristic R &...
Straw beasts sweep over Japan
Animal figurines made of straw with eerie postures are displayed in Niigata during the Japanese Wara Festival. The festival celebrates the straw harvest around...
Distillate Exports To Europe Touches 250,000 mt
According To Platts Cflow, the Gulf Coast Distillate exports from US Gulf Coast to Europe Touches 250,000 mt.An estimated 250,000 mt of distillates were...