Mooring Accident Kills One And Injures Two At Russian Port

Date of accident: August 13th, 2015Vessels: Volgo Balt 237 and TTM DragonLocation: Russian port of KavkazCasualties   : One dead and two injuredVessels involved    : Panama-flagged bulker TTM Dragon and...

Addition Of Five New Yamal LNG Carriers To Dynagas

Dynagas, the Greek company has agreed to purchase five icebreaking LNG carriers owned by Russian shipping company, Sovcomflot for serving the company’s LNG project...

Engine Room Flooded with CO2 – Unintentional CO2 Release

Vessel : Tow/Tug boatLocation : In PortCasualties : NoneThe tow/tug vessel crew members were carrying out weekly safety checks and the intention was to try out the operation of the...

Crack In Cargo Tank Spills Fuel Cargo Into Water

Dona Carmela the Chilean flagged cargo tanker spills fuel cargo while unloading at Quintero port.The 78m long tanker ship on Thursday morning suffered a small...

Containership MV Carat: A Time Lapse Footage

This time lapse footage made of the container ship in its North European journey, going around the Baltic Sea. The trip spanned a trip...

Promising Biofuel Found From Algae

Researchers at SAMS believe that they have figured out North Atlantic Ocean-based algae as an "ideal sources" for biofuel.The Scottish Association for Marine Science...

Anglo-Eastern & Univan Set Sail Together

Two Hong Kong ship management companies, Anglo-Eastern and Univan, have announced their merger to form a new entity called the Anglo-Eastern Univan Group.  The...

Philippines Ferry On Fire – 550 Safe!

A two-story ferry carrying 544 passengers caught fire after docking in the central Philippines on Saturday.  People jumped into the sea and clambered down...

GE Signs Contract For Kamsarmax Dry Bulk Carrier

GE Shipping inks a contract to sell its newly built Kamsarmax Dry Bulk Carrier, Jag Aakash and it would be delivered to the company...

Migrants Die In Overcrowded Boats

Almost 250,000 people have crossed by boat to Europe this year.  So far, more than 2,000 migrants have died trying to cross the sea...

Should Android Security Tighten Its Grip?

The fight between the good and evil in phone industry is the one between the hackers and software researchers.  Hackers want to access data...

Amazingly Expensive TV Show

Amazingly Expensive TV Show From Amazon With A-List TalentAmazon Prime is going to roll out three car-based motoring program in 2016 which the producers...

Ship To ‘House’ Refugees

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) says almost 34,500 migrants and refugees reached a particular Greek island from January to July 2015.  The United...

Boost Hull Performance By Duplex Fouling Release System

What is a fouling release system? Fouling is the term generally used to describe the settlement and growth of marine plants and animals on submerged...

Alibaba Plans To Enter Car Carrier Fleet

Alibaba, Chinese e-commerce giant is planning to make investment in a fleet of car carriers.  This planning is to support the company’s car business...

Bleak Job Prospect For Bangladeshi Seafarers

Bangladeshi seafarers Job prospects got bleak due to rampant use of false documents to get employment in ships.  In a meeting with the Bangladesh...

Profile of Jebel Ali Port

Tuscor Lloyds has released an infographic that provides an informative overview of DP World’s Port of Jebel Ali.Tuscor Lloyds, International Freight Forwarder & Shipping...

Oil Spill Sets Moscow River On Fire

Moscow's Moskva River was in flames on Wednesday. The fire caused blazing flames, and a towering plume of black smoke was sent into the...

Maersk Ships With Operational Versatility

Maersk, Danish shipping Line has introduced new ships with a flexible operational design profile.Maersk Line has inked a contract with Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) to construct...

E-mails that Destroy Themselves

More than 200 billion emails are sent across the planet every day, and the primary concern of every user is how safe it is....