Sembcorp To build ‘World’s Largest’ DP3 Semi-Submersible Crane Vessel

Singapore-listed offshore services provider Sembcorp Marine(SCM) secures $1b contract with Heerema Offshore Services (HOS) to build the world's largest DP3 semi-submersible crane vessel (NSCV). The...

Helgoland Debut Delayed Due To Engine Problem

The maiden voyage of  €30 million German ship has been  postponed due to problems with its Wärtsilä DF engines.   Europe’s first LNG ferry was all...

Innovative Ship-Mounted Kite System Demonstrated

Innovative  'kite technology' system by Irish Defence Forces was demonstrated at SeaFest. The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) claims that the new huge power...

Image Of Pluto Reveals High Range Of Ice Mountains 

The images from the NASA’s New Horizon's spacecraft have revealed that planet Pluto has icy mountain range and these ranges are very high to...

Sugary Drinks Linked to Death of 24,000 Mexicans Every Year

A recent study released by, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University has mentioned that the causeof one in every 100 obesity-related...

[Watch] How A Heavy Lift Vessel Can Be Loaded With 2...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkXlOqrtZN0 While all the vessels are loaded with cargoes, MV Jubilee, Jumbo Shipping’s Heavy Lift Vessel was loaded with two other ships.  The above Video...

Thoughts on Bunker Fuel Prices

Not a day passes without some significant events occurring in the global political scene which impact the prices of petroleum products.  In the last...

113 People Rescued By  U.S. Coast Guard Near Massachusetts

Nearly 106 passengers and seven crewmembers aboard a grounded chartered vessel were rescued by U.S Coast Guard.  The incident took place near Woods Hole,...

Freighters Collision Kills One off Chinese Port

One person reported dead and other missing from a collision between two general cargo ships off China’s Port of Zhoushan, on July 13. The 2008-built...

Japan’s Parliament Has Approved Two Controversial Self-Defence Laws

Japan's parliament has approved two controversial bills that allow Japanese troops to fight overseas. In a doctrine called collective self-defence, Mr Abe's government has pushed...

CMA CGM container vessel to be powered by Wartsila’s X92

The CMA CGM vessel will use an eleven-cylinder version of Wärtsilä’s 92cm low-speed diesel engine X92. Wärtsilä in a joint venture with Winterthur Gas &...

Power Loss Endangers Hanjin Container Ship Near North Carolina

Hanjin vessel is sailing safe after nearly running aground off North Carolina.  The 965-foot long container ship sailing from the Port of New York...

Greek Debt Crisis: MPs Back Eurozone Deal Laws

To enable and go ahead with a €86bn eurozone bailout deal, the Greek MPs have approved tough economic measures.  Tax rises and an increase...

Heavy floods leads to search of missing people in kentucky

In Kentucky, deadly floods have killed two people while six are missing from the natural calamity. Serious search for missing people are underway by the...

Cheapest Cities Worldwide To Drink A Beer

GoEuro has come up with the beer price index that offers the overall price of beer for each city.  They have calculated it by...

Onboard DOF AHTS : Crew member crushed between containers in Australia

Its reported that a 39-year-old Australian crew member onboard Skandi Pacific (3,107 dwt, built 2011)  got crushed between a moving container and a cargo skip....

Guidance For The Prevention Of Rollover In LNG Ships By SIGTTO

The Society of International Gas Tanker and Terminal Operators (SIGTTO) have taken an initiative to inform and advise the owners and operators of LNG...

IPL Verdict: Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals Suspended

Lodha committee, a panel appointed by India's Supreme Court has decided to suspend Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals of the IPL for two...

How to Reduce Ship’s Garbage Volume?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkXlOqrtZN0 When the entire Maritime world is concentrating on fuel efficiency and bunker savings at one end, a Finnish company, Evac targets on waste management...

Loss of Power (Blackout) Due To Filter Choking

Incident: A fully loaded tanker en route to the port of Hamburg changed over to LSMGO prior entering the ECA zone.  The vessel did not...