Maersk Tankers is a subsidiary of Danish firm A.P. Moller-Maersk.  It no longer ships crude oil but will be able to carry refined products...

Deltamarin Ltd and Aker Arctic Technology Inc have jointly developed A Unique  Arctic Tanker Design  Deltamarin Ltd and Aker Arctic Technology Inc have jointly developed...

The Buzzword which caught everyone’s attention in early 2015, was the “ECA - The Emission Control Area”.  This effectiveness made the vessels comply with...

Incident : Fire in Vessel Vessel name : OTONG KOSASIH Incident Date : September 20 Place : Kalidoni Palembang, South Sumatra Casualties : No casualties The superstructure of Urea carrier docked in Kalidoni Palembang, South Sumatra caught fire at...

Researchers are exploring an idea of using a human body in sending data between devices.  This new method is called “magnetic field human body...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW0_MmEO7o4&feature=youtu.be UK ports sector is one of the largest sector in Europe.  These ports handle nearly some half a billion tonnes of freight and 22...

This is again a unique phenomenon associated with the bunker industry.  The earlier blog referred to the fact that quality commands no premium with...

The European Union has mandated certain rules in accordance with the COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2015/253.  As per the amended rule the methods and...

International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) conference in Berlin this week brought to focus several issues related to cyber security compromised by existing vulnerabilities....

On September 16, 2015, at the yard of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. (DSME) in Okpo, South Korea, the “Cap San Vincent”...

ABB  is a leading power automation technology group with offices in 100 countries around the world.  Their core expertise enables utility, industry, transport and infrastructure...

Three ice class vessels namely  The Bumi Uray- Hull-383, Bumi- Pokachi- Hull 384 and Bumi Naryan-Mar- Hull 385 were successfully fitted with Transas T-Bridge...

Gener8 Maritime Inc., on 17th September 2015, announced that they had taken delivery of the first of the 21 “ECO VLCCs” they had ordered for...

Kenya has declared that any vessel carrying the narcotics and firearms will be blown up.  In August, a luxury yacht was blown up off...

Sewol ferry that lies submerged in the waters off the south-western tip of South Korean coast will be salvaged in a phased manner.  As...

Norway’s Green Coastal Shipping Programme took off with DNV GL and the Norwegian maritime industry partners approving five pilot projects that will implement green...

On September 16th, 2015, Singapore flagged box ship Maersk Newcastle was performing a manoeuvring operation at the Strom Quay in Bremerhaven.  The fairlead on...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW0_MmEO7o4&feature=youtu.be Movie : Popeye, The Sailor Man. Directed By : Genndy Tartakovsky. One of the strongest seafaring sea dog ever to sail the seven seas is Popeye, the sailor...

Chile’s coast has a long history of devastating earthquakes.  The necessity had made them step up their quake- monitoring and retrofit buildings to better...

Fire on offshore ship in Peterhead Accident type : Fire Date : 17th September 2015 at around 2.50 a.m Vessel involved :  Fugro Symphony, Offshore Supply vessel Location : Peterhead fishermen...