US Cruise Ship Captain Convicted of Using a Stolen Identity

In a shocking case of identity fraud, a 53 year old ship captain has pleaded guilty to identity theft, after using a stolen birth...

[Watch] Video Catches Ocean Polluters in the Act

Video shot by a deckhand acted as a key piece of evidence that helped convict the owner of a Puget Sound fishing vessel for...

The Business of Selling ISO 8217

Why is it called “The Business of Selling”? The reason is that the ISO 8217:2017 standard itself does not have the intrinsic merit to sell...

Praise for Disaster Management After Ship Fire

An Austrian container ship which earlier caught ablaze last month and was forced to dock at the Port of Ngqura has sailed to Durban...

One Missing in Ship Collision Off Northern Taiwan

Reports received on Saturday night indicated that one man has yet to be accounted after he vanished following the collision of ships in waters...

LNG for Bunkering is No Better than Burning Fuel Oil

Using LNG for bunkering is a way to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the marine sector, according to the gas industry. We disagree,...

Cargo Vessel Went Missing in Atlantic 2 Found 22 Missing

A Korean cargo vessel reportedly went missing earlier this Friday night in the South Atlantic near Uruguay. Before vanishing the ship had raised a...

Master Required – Must have Ability to See into the Future

UK P&I Club: Master required – must have ability to see into the future Alex Gray, Claims Executive, handling claims for both the UK P&I...

ISO 8217:2017 – Viswa Lab Comments on Distillate Fuel Testing

Viswa Lab offered its preliminary comments on new fuel testing standard ISO 8217:2017 last week. Further to those comments, here are more comments on...

New Piston Ring Concept by Winterthur Gas & Diesel for Optimized...

This is fools day special Article Winterthur Gas & Diesel (WinGD) reveals a groundbreaking new piston ring concept for optimized fuel consumption. Friction reduction cavities...