Masked Man Attack School With a Sword

A masked man with a samurai sword attacked and killed a teacher and a pupil at a  school in Sweden.  It's reported that the...

World’s First LNG-Powered Container Ship Delivered

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has successfully delivered the first LNG-powered container ship the Isla Bella on Oct. 20 to Totem Ocean Trailer...

Reliability Record Achieved in September

Carrier Performance Insight, the online schedule reliability tool provided by Drewry Supply Chain Advisors provides a new data series high in September, rising by...

Reducing Risks For Cargo Liquefaction

Liquefaction of cargo vessels involve a lot of risks.  But, there are mitigating actions to reduce these risks.  DNV GL has published a guideline...

Bunkering in Rotterdam? Watch Out for Wax clogging your Filters!

 If your vessel is bunkering LSMGO in Rotterdam, then your filters may get clogged. Statistics: In the last One Week (12th October to 19th October 2015),...

Armed Pirates Abduct Four Seafarers Off Nigeria

On 19th October 2015, the armed pirates boarded the 19 crew member cargo ship and kidnapped four crew members, two Lithuanian and two Ukrainian....

Drillship Accident Kills One

Drillship Accident Kills One; Investigations Underway Incident : Accident on a drillship Date : 20th October 2015 Vessel involved : Pacific Santa Ana drillship Location : About 200 miles south of Lake Charles,...

CMA CGM To Go With French Ballast Water Treatment “BIO UV”.

The year 2015 has seen significant changes or improvements when it comes to shipping emissions, pollution prevention and energy efficiency.  More companies are opting...

Invention to Reduce Sulphur Content in Bunker Fuel

Louis Gomez files patent for new Invention that lowers sulphur content of bunker fuel Extracts from the patent filed: Bunker fuel degrades slower than standard fuel...

Wikileaks Tweet CIA Boss Emails

Wikileaks tweeted on Wednesday that it would release some of the information of CIA director John Brennan's email content shortly.  After few hours, six...