Most Modern Icebreaker To Use Wärtsilä 31 Engines

Guinness World Records have acknowledged Wärtsilä 31 engine as the world’s most efficient 4-stroke diesel engine.  It will power a state-of-the-art new generation icebreaker...

Sprinkler Pipe Leak Puts Ferry Out of Service

Finnish ferry was forced out of service after water from a faulty sprinkler pipe damaged around 90 of the vessel’s cabins. October 10, Finnish ferry...

[Video] Madison Maersk Sets Record With 17,152 TEUs Onboard

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW0_MmEO7o4&feature=youtu.be The Maersk Triple E containers comprise a family of Very Large Containerships. Recently, Madison Maersk, a Triple E class vessel, has set a record load...

Philippine Vessel Crew Prevents Piracy Attempt

Incident : Piracy Attempt Vessel : M/V Cecilia Date : October 10, 2015 En route : Davao to Santos City The crew members onboard the Philippine-flagged vessel, which was travelling off the Davao del...

US Navy(1775-2015) Celebrates 240 Years of Excellence

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW0_MmEO7o4&feature=youtu.be 13th October marked the 240th birthday of US Navy From everyday small feats to undeniably heroic efforts, the accomplishments and achievements of America’s Navy are...

A New Raft Of Regulations For Cyber Safety

The 170 million GT, ‘A’ rated North P&I Club has warned its members to be prepared for a new raft of regulations for cyber...

The Fourth Container Terminal in Mumbai

Jawaharlal Nehru Port is India's largest and premier container gateway.  The foundation stone for fourth container terminal was laid in Mumbai.   The Ceremony was...

[Shocking] Speed Thrill Killed Two

Two Young men died as they smashed into a church wall in Crowborough, East Sussex. Kyle Careford, 20, died along with friend Michael Owen, 21,...

Quebec Diesel Fuel Spill Removal Completed

Incident : Fuel Spill Vessel Involved : M/T Sarah Desgagnés Location : Salluit, West of Ungava Bay, in Northern Quebec Estimated Fuel Spill : 3000 Litres Cause : Severed Fuel line The Canadian Coast...

Wall Collapse Claims Two Firefighters

A massive fire engulfed the block-long structure on the Kansas city's northeast side.  Rapid intervention team of firefighters devised a strategy to suppress the...

[Watch] Ocean Phenomena – Bioluminescence

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HXXQBz6Vv0 One of the vast and overwhelming subject is Ocean.  Sailors experience and witness enormous mysteries under the water, all around the world.  Experts have...

Maersk’s Air Lubrication System Trial-Run Results-Inconclusive

Jasper Boessenkool, head of strategic R&D for Maersk Maritime Technology spoke at a media gathering at Maersk’s headquarters in Copenhagen where he admitted that...

The Baltic and Maritime Council Redefines High Risk Area

BIMCO has agreed to revise the definition of the High Risk Area. The High Risk Area is now defined as being bounded by: In the Red...

ClassNK Certification For Ship Breaking Yards in India

On 29th September, 2015 two Indian ship breaking yards based in Alang, Gujarat won the compliance status with IMO’s Hong Kong International Convention for safe...

Main Engine Stopped as Lube Oil Sump Went Empty

Figure 1: Rags found in the drain tank The Incident: A container ship departed its berth and was heading on the outward passage with a pilot...

Strategies That Helped NYK to Grow and Expand

NYK of Japan began business on October 1, 1885. NYK  President Tadaaki Naito who addressed the  company employees to mark the 130th anniversary of...

A Radar, First-of-its-Kind Fitted in U.K Aircraft Carrier

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW0_MmEO7o4&feature=youtu.be A highly advanced 3D radar system vested with special features such as detecting objects as small as a tennis ball, capability to travel three...

Buenaventura Ready With New Cranes & Gantries For Operation

Sociedad Puerto Industrial de Aguadulce S.A. (SPIA), is a unit of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) in Colombia.  It had acquired four super...

Norwegian Newbuild Wind Farm Service Vessel Commissioned

Rolls-Royce has designed a new wind farm service vessel for the Norwegian based shipping company Østensjø Rederi for a five-year contract from DONG Energy....

[Watch] Cargo Ship Splits into Two in Stormy Sea

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW0_MmEO7o4&feature=youtu.be The ship was thrown against a sea wall in the rough seas.  The hull was unable to withstand the power of the waves that...