Pilot Dies in Flight; American Airlines Plane Lands Safely

Early Monday pilot of an American Airlines plane, Captain Michael Johnston, 57 suddenly died in flight.  The first officer made an emergency landing safely...

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine – 2015

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2015 was awarded with one half jointly to William C. Campbell and Satoshi Ōmura for their discoveries concerning a novel...

Be Cautious While Doing Hot Works Near The Engine Room

Transport Malta has issued a safety investigation report into the engine-room fire onboard the Maltese registered supply vessel GSP PERSEU at GSP Shipyards, Agigea,...

[Watch] The Floating Instrument Platform In Action

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW0_MmEO7o4&feature=youtu.be The Floating Instrument Platform (FLIP) is an Ocean Research Platform. It is owned by the U.S. Office of Naval Research. The Marine Physical Laboratory...

Rolls-Royce to Reduce Manpower in Marine Division

Rolls-Royce is the world’s biggest maker of jet engines.On Monday, the company announced 400 job cuts in its marine division to shore up confidence...

Cargo Goes Smart

After classrooms and mobiles, cargo also goes smart.  The next-generation technology of built-in container connectivity, when outfitted in vessels will enable even the most...

Vacations Go to Next Level

Andy Stuart, president and chief operating officer of Norwegian Cruise Line said, “Each and every day, the hard working 20,000 Norwegian team members worldwide...

Three V’s of Big Data

Predictive analytics and advisory services are in great demand to maximize intervals between maintenance periods, streamline logistics for deliveries and ensure that main engines...

Over 8,800 Refugees Rescued With Camcopter Assistance

For the past five months, the NGO Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) worked relentlessly to save over 8,800 lives in the dangerous borders of...

ME-GI Engine Passes FAT Test in Japan

DNV GL, the classification society, oversaw and cleared the factory acceptance test for the first, Man Diesel & Turbo’s ME-GI engine in Japan’s MES...

Swedish Club Celebrates Its 35th Anniversary

The 35th anniversary of the establishment of the Swedish Club was celebrated in its Piraeus office in Greece.  Established in the year 1980, the...

ExxonMobil Works On Bio-Oils

The algae bio-oils if processed in the U.S. refineries will supplement conventional gasoline, diesel, aviation fuels and marine fuels. There is an additional potential...

Odfjell Retrofits Rated A+ For Reduced Emissions

Odfjell SE is a Bergen-headquartered shipping and tank terminal company.  They are in the process of upgrading the propulsion systems on 19 of their...

Revised ISO Standards Has Been Published

ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems, the world's leading quality management standard, has recently been revised. Why was ISO 9001 revised? All ISO standards are reviewed every...

[Watch] The K98MC Diesel Engine – Its Features And Working

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW0_MmEO7o4&feature=youtu.be Diesel Engine : K98MC Type : Reciprocating marine diesel engine Built year : 1903 Founder : Branobel The prime mover for most of the modern ships are the reciprocating diesel engines, when...

Maltese Law Penalises Escape of The Arrested Vessel

Interpreting the Article 865 Of The Code Of Organisation And Civil Procedure of Malta islands The following is content from ILO explaining what is the...

DNV GL Publishes a New Rule Set

The new DNV GL classification of ships will be available online for the first time today.  The rules were reviewed by 250 internal experts...

Panama Canal Pacific Locks Leak

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) announced today regarding the localized seepage found in the concrete sill between the lower and middle chamber of the...

Raised Shipping Charges Threatens Greek Shipping Industry

EU mandated spending cuts raise taxes on all shipping operations apart from the agreed doubled tonnage tax In Greece, shipping industry contributes 7 percent to...

A Car in a Cargo Ship Catches Fire

Accident : Fire Vessel involved : Grande Marocco Date : 2 October 2015 Location : Ports America ship terminal on the Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor Casualties : None On 2nd October at 9:19 a.m.,...