U.S. Submarines Encounter Technical Snag

The U.S. Navy restricts the operation of three newest U.S. Submarines from operations due to a technical problem. The three submarines, The USS Minnesota (SSN-783),...

Bulk Carrier Collided With Product Tanker

Bulk carrier Mangan Trader 2 collided with a product tanker Alkiviadis.  No reports of casualty or pollution.Accident type:CollisionVessels Involved:Mangan Trader 2 and AlkiviadisCasualty:NoneOil Spillage:NilLocation:17...

Advanced Free Fall Life Boat – New World Record

VIDEO: EMBED PLS -  Norsafe, the world’s leading provider of marine life-saving systems, has set a new world record.  The 52 feet long GES50 MKIII...

New Waterway At Suez Canal

Suez Canal, opened in 1869, has undergone an expansion where 35m parallel channel along with the 37 km widening and deepening have been added...

A Word Of Caution For The People Using Tattoo

How many of you are interested in having a tattoo on your skin? Then please go through this article. Researchers at New York University have...

Laperouse and Titan At Inaugural Procession Of New Suez Canal

Two CMA CGM containerships, Laperouse and Titan, witnessed the major international event of the inaugural procession of the New Suez Canal.CMA CGM Group,...

Barge Carrying Oil Rescued After Collision

Accident type: CollisionIncident: Collision of Vessel with rocks off British Columbia CoastVessel involved: BargeLocation: Off the northeast coast of Vancouver Island in Surge NarrowsOil Spillage: NilA barge, carrying 60,000...

Wärtsilä Powers The World’s First Dual-Fuelled Dredger

'Scheldt River' a new generation ‘Antigoon' class dredger, will be the world's first dual fuelled dredger powered by Wartsila. Wartsila has patented the LNGPac...

Japan Leads In Hospital Bed Capacity

The availability of resources to treat inpatients in a country has its base on the number of hospital beds available per capita.  Japan takes...

[Watch] FRC Flipped in Sea, Safety Alert

FOR REPRESENTATION ONLY: Video and Image Not Related to The CASE STUDY A fast rescue boat (FRB) or MOB boat is a small boat equipped with powerful engines....

Singapore Maritime Ambassador Programme Started

Event                     Singapore Maritime Ambassador ProgrammeLaunch Date        Singapore, 4 August 2015Aim    ...

Possible Draft Restrictions At Panama Canal

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has issued a warning of probable draft restrictions for the transiting vessels due to the dramatic effects of the...

World’s First Fully Autonomous Unmanned Ship

Plymouth University in the UK has undertaken a new project for designing and building a full-sized, fully autonomous unmanned ship that can transform the future of...

Balancing Rocks Indicate History and Strength of Quakes

The riddle of why the balancing rock collection near the San Andreas fault has never been toppled by earthquakes has been solved, claims US...

NIESR Predicts Slower Global Economic Growth

Growth forecasts for the US and many emerging market economies will be 3%, that is .2% lesser than the May 2015 forecasts.  The eurozone...

Pacific To Atlantic Via Panama

VIDEO: EMBED PLS -  Every year nearly 13,000 to 14,000 ships pass through the Panama Canal.  It approximately takes eight hours for a vessel to pass the...

Tug Boat Struck a Pier Spilling Oil

Accident     :Boat struck a  fuel terminal pier in New JerseyDate            :01.08.2015 (Saturday) at 10 p.m.Oil Spill  ...

Captain Hyldager Quits Inchcape

The report says that Captain Claus Hyldager, Chief Executive of Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) decided to step down on August 4th without much explanation.Highlights:Captain...

Super Typhoon Soudelor Eyes Taiwan And China

Storm                           :Super TyphoonName                ...

IBIA has a new office in London

The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) has moved into its new London office on 1st August 2015. This new office stands at, 50 Liverpool Street,...