Climate-Change Measures At IMO
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has welcomed the historic achievement of the 2015 Paris Climate Change conference (COP21) which has resulted in a clear...
A Day To Still Be Remembered “Pearl Harbor Day”
7th December, 2015, marks the completion of 74 years since the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor which forced the United States into joining World...
Wärtsilä To Provide Gas Generators For DSME
Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) has contracted Wärtsilä to supply combined inert gas generators and gas combustion units for 17 LNG Carrier newbuilds....
Tugboat Sinks After Collision
Two boats collided on the Mississippi River, partially sinking one.
Accident Type
: Collision
Location
: Mile marker 727 on the Lower Mississippi River
Casualties/Oil spill
: Not reported
Date
: Monday...
Hempel Launches Fouling Release Coating To Deliver Fuel Savings
Hempel, a leading marine coatings manufacturer, building on its industry proven Hempasil range of fouling release systems, has announced the launch of a new...
Cargo Loss Due to Failure of Reefer System
A reefer system condenser was leaking badly where the sea water entered the refrigerant system causing complete loss of cargo.
Incident:
During loading cargo of frozen...
[Awesome] Watch The Sideways Launch Of Seven Ships
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be
‘Ship launch’ is referred to as the transfer of a newly constructed ship to Water. It is considered as a public celebration and a...
UK Maker Defends Packaging
The UK maker of the Nurofen "specific pain" range of products has defended their packaging, after an Australian court ordered the products off shelves....
Moonfruit Goes Offline On Cyber-Attack
The Moonfruit service had taken offline thousands of business and personal websites hosted by it when threatened with a cyber-attack.
On Thursday, 10th December, the...
Newest Navy Ship Loses Propulsion And Limps Into Port
$360 million Navy ship LCS Milwaukee towed to port after breaking down off Virginia.
The U.S. Navy’s newest littoral combat ship had to be towed...