Anniversary Democracy Rally in Hong Kong
Tens and Thousands of people rallied in Hong Kong to mark the 18th year since Britain handed over the territory to China.
On wednesday the...
Understanding the power structure in the shipping industry
On 90,000 ships, over 900,000 officers work on the Navigation and Engineering side. More than 30,000 technical staff ashore keeps running these 90,000 ships....
Inquest on airline price in US
The US Justice Department is examining on the airline prices and its reason
Big carriers such as American, United and Delta, along with some of...
Outbreak of Ebola in Liberia : a serious crisis
Liberian authorities on Tuesday quarantined an area where the teenager's corpse was found but two more cases have been announced
It was only seven weeks...
Mobil to Recompensate $691,307 for Tauranga Bunker Oil spill
Mobil is paying $691,307 to the Bay of Plenty Regional Council for the cleanup costs of an estimated 1,500 liters of oil spill incident...
New measures by Hapag Llyod to control emissions
Hapag –Llyod, the German shipping major has announced a new technological improvisation on its vessels to reduce emissions.
This includes fitting of new bulbous bows...
New Port Hirtshals in Denmark Operational for LNG
A new terminal in the port of Hirtshals, Denmark is operational and also can bunker liquefied natural gas (LNG). It is a facility developed...
Australia’s great barrier excluded from world “in danger” list
UNESCO has decided not to put the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland, Australia on the world “in danger” list.
Australia’s Great Barrier reef is in...
MOL‘s Test on Low-speed Methanol Engine has met the expectations
Demonstrating the first commercially built MAN liquid-gas injection engine running on methanol at Mitsui’s Tamano works
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has announced that the first...
The Rise of ‘Synergy’ Group and its Glowing Impact in the...
Synergy Group, headquartered in Chennai has attracted the attention of Global Shipping with its stellar growth and performance. In very few years, it has grown...
Immersion Suit Adds 19+ Hours Survival Time
Diego Jacobson, CEO of White Glacier, a company that has released a range of immersion suits, claims that the new type of immersion suits...
Ships set to sail along Somalia coast
Vessels have started sailing along the Somalian coast because of the reduced Pirate fear.
After a long wait of two years without pirate attack the...
New Emission Regulation in Hong Kong for OGV’s Comes Into Effect
Ocean going vessels berthing in Hong Kong will be required to use clean fuel from July 1, due to the new Air Pollution Control...
Greece fails to pay IMF in time
The IMF confirmed that Greece has missed the deadline for a €1.6bn payment to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and is now formally in...
US and Cuba set to open embassies in each other’s capitals
In a major step towards re-establishing diplomatic ties, the US and Cuba announced opening of embassies in each other's capitals.
In December 2014, the...
Yemen jailbreak: ‘More than 1,000’ prisoners escape
In a major jailbreak in Yemen about 1,200 prisoners have escaped from a prison in central Yemen, officials say.
Its reported that there were clashes...
Cargo Ship on Fire in Indonesian Waters
Meratus Sumbawa, an Indonesian-flagged general cargo ship, caught fire from a spark in the engine room. The ship is owned by Meratus line.
The 3,000...
‘Lim Ki-Tack’ The New IMO Secretary-General
https://youtu.be/W1AoPzXeMKw
Mr. Lim Ki-tack, who is the President of the Busan Port Authority in South Korea, has been elected as the Secretary-General of the IMO. ...
141 bodies have been recovered so far in Indonesian transport plane...
An Indonesian plane crash has claimed the lives of more than 140 people. Death toll indicates that 122 people on board the Hercules C-130...
How to deal with High Viscosity fuels?
The answer to the above question depends on how high is the viscosity of the fuel.
Let us assume that the Bunker supplied has...
