Alfa Laval had been conducting tailor-made marine training courses for specific customers designed to let them take advantage of its specialist expertise.  The customers...

Iran's Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) modernizes its fleet by  ordering new 18,000 TEU (Triple-E type) container vessels from Chinese yards total...

The first ever new-build liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuelled German seagoing vessel, a passenger ferry, owned by Reederei Cassen Eils GmbH  had its maiden...

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has welcomed the historic achievement of the 2015 Paris Climate Change conference (COP21) which has resulted in a clear...

7th December, 2015, marks the completion of 74 years since the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor which forced the United States into joining World...

Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) has contracted Wärtsilä to supply combined inert gas generators and gas combustion units for 17 LNG Carrier newbuilds....

Two boats collided on the Mississippi River, partially sinking one. Accident Type : Collision Location : Mile marker 727 on the Lower Mississippi River Casualties/Oil spill : Not reported Date : Monday...

Hempel, a leading marine coatings manufacturer, building on its industry proven Hempasil range of fouling release systems, has announced the launch of a new...

A reefer system condenser was leaking badly where the sea water entered the refrigerant  system causing complete loss of cargo. Incident: During loading cargo of frozen...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be ‘Ship launch’ is referred to as the transfer of a newly constructed ship to Water.  It is considered as a public celebration and a...

The UK maker of the Nurofen "specific pain" range of products has defended their packaging, after an Australian court ordered the products off shelves....

The Moonfruit service had taken offline thousands of business and personal websites hosted by it when threatened with a cyber-attack. On Thursday, 10th  December, the...

$360 million Navy ship LCS Milwaukee towed to port after breaking down off Virginia. The U.S. Navy’s newest littoral combat ship had to be towed...

Accident : Fire Date : 14th December 2015 Location : Houston Ship Channel, United States Casualties/Pollution : Nil   The Chemical tanker, which was moored outside the Targa LPG export terminal, caught fire...

Evergas and JHW Engineering & Contracting will jointly build six INEOS MAX 32,000M3 liquefied ethane/ethylene carriers. Copenhagen-based Evergas and Hong Kong-listed JHW Engineering & Contracting...

Three areas of uncertainty exist concerning the implementation of the International Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention: 35% Threshold Tonnage Entry Into Force Date D2 Standard Implementation Scheme The...

Accident type : Wrecked Vessel involved : MV Le Joola Location : Coast of Gambia Date : September 26, 2002 Casualties : 1,863 deaths VESSEL INFO: Name : MV Le Joola Built  : 1990 Class & type : Roll-on/roll-off...

The VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd (VTT) is leading a project to develop  the solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) that could be...

How To Mitigate Legal Risks When Purchasing Bunkers – Lessons learned from the OW Bunker collapse It is almost a year since OW Bunker & Trading...

Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering has completed the trial sail of the world’s first LNG fuelled environment-friendly and high-efficiency carrier.  It  is expected to...