Hyundai Heavy Industries Develops High Flame-Retarding Insulation For LPG Cargo Tank

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the world’s biggest shipbuilder, announced today it developed the world’s first flame-retarding insulation for LPG cargo tank in cooperation with...

High Cetane Index! What to do?

Here is an interesting story - though it is technical,  sure this will be a worthy read. One of the newly joined technical superintendents received...

IMO: Mandatory Requirements On Periodic Servicing And Maintenance Of Lifeboats and...

Draft mandatory requirements relating to maintenance, thorough examination, operational testing, overhaul and repair of lifeboats and rescue boats, launching appliances and release gear were...

Cargo Ship Slammed Into The Piers Of Bridge Under Construction

A dry cargo ship hits the piers of the bridge under construction in the Kerch Strait on 19th March 2016. The pier number 80 was...

Gravel Bulker Listed Off Norway After Grounding

The bulker developed a list after running aground off the coast of Sumarsoyna on Tuesday. Incident Grounding Date 22nd March 2016 Vessel type Bulker Location Off the Norwegian island of Sumarsøyna, Outer...

[Watch] The Burning House Where Roger Agnelli’s Plane Crashed

  Agnelli, his wife and two of his children were among seven killed when his aircraft slammed into the building around 18:20 GMT on...

[Watch] The Making Of A Massive Oil Tanker!

On this clip from Science Channel's "How It's Made," find out how some of the massive parts of an oil tanker are assembled. Disclaimer: This...

Freighter Sank In Lake Superior Killing Entire Crew

SS Edmund Fitzgerald was an American Great Lakes freighter that sank in a Lake Superior storm on November 10, 1975, with the loss of...

MAN Makes Vessel Gas Ready

Man Diesel & Turbo outguns a solution that allows liquid fueled marine vessels to convert to gaseous fuel operation later. The modern exhaust-emission limits have...

Day 1 – Whats Happening At The Condition Based Maintenance Conference?

What Happened at the Condition Based Maintenance Conference? IMarEST - organized a condition based maintenance conference at Holiday Inn Singapore Atrium - the event sponsored...