120 Floating Oil Barrels Under Vigilance

The Indian Coast Guard is gearing up to meet the vigil call from the Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) regarding the floating oil...

Cost to the Detriment of Long Term Benefits

An Industry which is obsessed with cost to the detriment of long term benefits In continuation with my previous blogs, here is another blind spot...

In “ Corridas ” Seven Fighters Gored To Death

Nearly 2,000 bullfights - or "corridas" - are still held in the country every year.  While opponents condemn it as barbaric, the fans in...

Shell To Drill In Alaskan Well

Experts believe that more than one-fifth of the world's undiscovered oil and gas resources lie in the Arctic.  The burgeoning demand for energy across...

‘ One Direction ’ – The Teen Choice Awards Winners

One Direction topped in eight categories at the Teen Choice Awards bettering their nearest rival 5 Seconds of Summer.  The other groups who lost to 1D...

ClassNK Opens New Survey Office In Brunei

Chairman and President: Noboru Ueda  opened a new classNK survey office in Brunei.  ClassNK  is one of the largest classification societies in the world. Brunei...

Mooring Accident Kills One And Injures Two At Russian Port

Date of accident : August 13th, 2015 Vessels : Volgo Balt 237 and TTM Dragon Location : Russian port of Kavkaz Casualties    : One dead and two injured Vessels involved    : Panama-flagged bulker TTM Dragon and...

Addition Of Five New Yamal LNG Carriers To Dynagas

Dynagas, the Greek company has agreed to purchase five icebreaking LNG carriers owned by Russian shipping company, Sovcomflot for serving the company’s LNG project...

Engine Room Flooded with CO2 – Unintentional CO2 Release

Vessel : Tow/Tug boat Location : In Port Casualties : None The tow/tug vessel crew members were carrying out weekly safety checks and the intention was to try out the operation of the...

Crack In Cargo Tank Spills Fuel Cargo Into Water

Dona Carmela the Chilean flagged cargo tanker spills fuel cargo while unloading at Quintero port. The 78m long tanker ship on Thursday morning suffered a small...