Ship Personnel and Healthy Considerations

Whenever I address a gathering of Mariners, the one dominant image that hits me in the eye is their obesity.  It is a rarity...

US Requested To Refuse Shell’s Arctic Permits

Environmental groups on Tuesday have requested the US government for the refusal to the permits issued for Arctic oil exploration to multinational oil company...

Eurozone Leaders Offer Bailout Deal To Greece: IMF Unhappy

The International Monetary Fund has criticized the bailout deal offered by the Eurozone leaders.  Greece owes nearly for about 10% of its debt -...

V. Ships joins hands with Pioneer Marine as Technical Manager

V.Ships, a ship management concern has recently added the Pioneer Marine Inc, into its management portfolio.  It is part of the global maritime services...

Felixstowe Hosts The Naming Ceremony Of Triple E

On July 13th, 2015 the naming ceremony was hosted in Felixstowe, UK for the 19th Triple E which is set to sail.  The Marchen Maersk,...

Deportation of Jailed Australian Woman from UAE over Facebook Post

An Australian woman who has been accused for 'writing bad words' on social media in Abu Dhabi has now been arrested and deported. An Australian...

New York City To Pay The Family Of Eric Garner Who...

New York City agrees to pay $5.9m (£3.8m) to Eric Garner’s family who died after a violent arrest. Garner, who had asthma, reportedly died in...

Singapore to host  8th Asia Bunker Forum in September

ENMORE (Formerly CBI BIZ) Will Present the 8th Asia Bunker Forum. The 8th Asia Bunker Forum 2015 will be held on 10-11 September in Singapore. Changes...

Cold Ironing Available at China’s Lianyungang Port

The new Shore-power system debuts at Lianyungang in China's eastern coastal province of Jiangsu and is expected to cut down on shipping pollution. Highlights : The...

Conference On Maritime Technology Sponsored Jointly By IMO-Singapore

A two-day International maritime conference is being jointly organized by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and International Maritime Organization(IMO) at Singapore....

Investigation In The Death Of Second Mate By ATSB

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has confirmed the report that it is undertaking an investigation of an incident involving serious injuries of one...

Fuel Changeover Caused Engine Failure

A Containership experienced loss of propulsion 56 miles away from ECA zone.  It was reported that main engine unit #3 fuel pump seized when...

Enrolling For The ACP Certification Helps Reduce Downtime

ACP ( Alternate Compliance Program) certification for US flagged vessels helps vessels procure a certificate of inspection for safety and security of international standards....

Crew Members Die Due To Gas Inhalation

M/V Hi Ram, a Vietnamese registered ship, which was in transit from Bintulu Sarawak, Malaysia to India had bunkered in the nearby town of...

Greece debt crisis: Alexis Tsipras Fighting to win support for the...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is fighting a tough battle to make his alliance partners accept the third bailout offered by Eurozone leaders As a...

New PrimeShip-HULL Software Released By ClassNK

As a response to the new International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) Common Structural Rules for Bulk Carriers and Oil Tankers (CSR BC & OT),...

A Fourth Engineer Suffered Burns Working Upon an Auxiliary Boiler

The fourth engineer, who was about to complete his tenure onboard, was allotted the task to monitor the water level in the boiler.  Further,...

August 6, the New Suez Canal To Be inaugurated

Based on several inquiries received by Gard P&I Club, regarding the potential risks with respect to transit and navigation through the new Suez channel,...

5 Rescued After 5 days, Lost And Adrift In The Central...

The U.S. Coast Guard sponsored AMVER is used worldwide as a voluntary ship reporting system by rescue and search authorities.  It helps coordinate rescue...

New Bunker fuel treatment Products are Made in the USA

The new Go Green Global Technologies Corp. Connecticut plant has started manufacturing and supplying fuel treatment devices. Recent Highlights : Relocates from Italy to Connecticut, USA Provides...