Regulatory Update – ODME Type – Approved for Bio-fuel Blends –...

New statutory Tanker requirements - ODME type-approved for Bio-fuel Blends A Bio-fuel blends consist of two major parts. A bio-fuel part, which is considered to be...

Bad Weather Runs Barge Aground

Accident : Breakaway barge ran aground Date : Nov 8, 2015 Place : Northwest of Ruegen Island, Germany, Baltic sea Injuries : None A stormy weather cut the mooring lines...

A Study on the Microbes Found in House Dust

For a study known as The Wild Life of Our Homes, volunteers from 1,200 homes across the United States sent dust samples taken from...

Stephen Whitney

Accident type  : Ran Aground Vessel involved : Stephen Whitney Location : West Calf Island Date  : November 10, 1847 Casualties : 92 people VESSEL INFO: Name : Stephen Whitney Type : Ocean liner propulsion : Sailing ship Tonnage : 1034 tons Stephen...

Revamping The Colossus of Rhodes

The Colossus of Rhodes, a 98- foot high iron and bronze statue of the Greek God Helios had its place near the harbour of...

Maersk Line to Reduce Manpower

Maersk Line To Reduce Manpower By 4000 Maersk Line has opted to cost cutting that includes a massive reduction of 4000 employees from its total...

[Launch] First Ever LNG-Powered Dry Cargo Vessel Christened

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be Event : Launch and Christening celebrations Vessel : Cement Carrier Christened as : MV Greenland Built for : Joint venture JT cement, in which Erik Thun AB cooperates with KG Jebsen...

Singapore’s NOL Says in Early Talks With CMA CGM, Maersk on...

Neptune Orient Lines Ltd (NOL) said on Saturday that it was in preliminary talks with CMA CGM and A.P. Moeller-Maersk on a potential acquisition...

Third Edition Of ‘A Guide To Hull & Machinery’ Released

Braemar SA has released the third edition of  ‘A Guide To Hull & Machinery’ which helps those with a non-technical background and who are...

Piracy crackdown bears its fruits

IMB: Piracy Crackdown Reduces Attacks in South East Asia International Maritime Bureau’s Piracy Reporting Centre(IMB PRC) has announced that piracy crackdown has reduced a reasonable...