Apple Enjoys An Amazing Third-quarter
Apple has posted a record third quarter as soaring demand for iPhones sent profits higher.Apple proves its mettle as the technology giant by selling...
Vladivostok Established As Free Port By Russia
To regulate relations arising from the establishment and operation of the Vladivostok free port, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law.Russian law states the...
Sea Weather Forecasting System By Hyundai Heavy Industries-KIOST
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the world’s biggest shipbuilder has released a statement that it has jointly developed the “Sea Weather Forecasting System” with Korea...
US Shale Gas To Solve Europe’s Energy Crisis
Shale gas is a natural gas, trapped within shale or limestone formations which are perceived to be significant contributor to the worldwide energy supply.
A...
Greek Crisis: Shipping And Economy Minister Retained After Cabinet Reshuffle
The two prime overlords of the shipping industry have retained their portfolios in the first reshuffling of cabinet by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. The...
Deployment Of Robot Swans To Monitor Pollution By Singaporeans
NUSwan refers to environment-friendly swan-bots, a brainchild of researchers from the National University of Singapore. These automated robots have been positioned at local reservoirs...
[VIDEO] US Navy Ship – Little Rock – Launching Video
USS Little Rock (LCS-9), U.S. Navy's 9th Littoral Combat Ship, has officially been launched sideways into the Menominee River.The ceremony was held on Saturday...
High Catfines in fuels from Manzanillo, Mexico
We have identified very high catfines (102 ppm, 103 ppm, and 105ppm) in 3 samples bunkered in the port of Manzanillo, Mexico. These levels...
Suruc Massacre: At Least 30 Killed, 100 Injured
Explosion struck a cultural center in the town of Suruc, south eastern Turkey, near the Syrian border during a meeting of young activists to...
MOL Bulk Carrier Rescues Castaways
TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President: Junichiro Ikeda) today announced that on July 5, 2015, the MOL-operated bulk carrier Spring Zephyr safely rescued all...
Cuba Opened Embassy In Washington
After decades of hostility and half-measured diplomatic missions, Cuba opened an Embassy in New York just after midnight local time amidst cheering crowds of...
Migrant Redistribution Target Not Arrived At
About 150,000 migrants fleeing war and poverty are estimated to have reached Europe especially in Greece and Italy who sought other EU countries to...
Concerns remain over the use of low-sulphur fuel
Stuart Edmonston, Loss Prevention Director, UK P&I Club comments on the increased demand for using low-sulphur fuels in shipping and says that concerns remain....
Fingertip Severed During Lifting Operation
This is a very important case study, which shows how a small mistake can chop off the fingers. During crane's lifting operation, the kinks...
Greece Clears Arrears To IMF
Greece had to skip two arrears to IMF, one in June and the other in July. However, with a short-term loan of €7bn from...
Turkish Cargo Ship Attacked By Libyan Planes
An unidentified cargo ship was sunk and another attacked near the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on sunday.
Libyan warplanes sank one ship and attacked...
Gulf Of Suez Still a Risky Place For Shipping
The recent terrorists attack on an Egyptian naval vessel, two miles off the coast of the Sinai Peninsula, shows inherent risk for commercial ships...
Chinese Mini-Bulker Sinks Near Wuhan Port
A Chinese bulker sank off Wuhan Port while undergoing a loading operation. The vessel’s middle part suffered extensive damage during the operation and it...
Hoegh Target Establishes As World’s Largest Pure Car And Truck Carrier
The Norway registered 20,766 DWT PCTC has claimed to be the world’s largest in the Industry and has been built with new fuel saving...
New Biofuels Carriage Regulation May Lead To Shortage Of Product Tankers
From January 1, 2016 all product tankers are expected to comply with the new IMO regulations for the carriage of biofuels. One environmental consultancy...
