Unexpected Collision Between Two Cargo Ships

Accident type : Collision Location : Oster estuary on Elbe River on 5 nautical miles off Cuxhaven, Germany Casualties/Pollution : Nil When two vessels head in the same direction on...

Bulk Carrier Pioneer Manages Losses But Cancels Ship Orders

Chinese demand for industrial commodities has reduced, and so shipping prices have crashed hitting the finances of ship operators.  Two dry-bulk ship operators, Japan’s...

LiFi Is 100 Times Faster Than WiFi

Presently WiFi is transmitting data through radio waves but can only transfer so much at a time. The base stations responsible for transmitting radio...

Zika Fever Linked To Birth Defects

Zika is transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito, also known to carry yellow fever, dengue and chikungunya viruses. Zika Fever, a mosquito-borne virus from...

Naval Disaster Kills 880 People

USS Indianapolis (CA-35): The Worst Naval Disaster In U.S. History Accident type : Explosion Vessel involved : USS Indianapolis (CA-35) Date : July 30, 1945 Casualties : 880 people died VESSEL INFO: Name : USS...

Can A Piston Ring Reduce Cylinder Lube Oil Consumption?

Federal-Mogul introduces eWave piston ring to reduce oil consumption and extend liner life on typical two-stroke diesel engines. Federal-Mogul Powertrain, a division of Federal-Mogul Holdings...

Drones To Sniff And Check ECA Compliance

Drones To Sniff And Check ECA Compliance - Ready To Fly Out From Port Of Hamburg MFAME has reported earlier about Drones To Become ECA...

An Unusual Punishment For A Software Pirate

The Video, ‘Story of My Piracy’ - a film denouncing piracy, in which the pirate Jakub himself stars should get 200,000 views to avoid...

Microplastic Pollution Identified In Sea Salt

Microplastics Are Discovered Lurking in Commercial Sea Salt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be Oceans are trashed with tiny plastic bits, collectively known as called microplastics.  In turn it is contaminating...

Positive Outlook For Car Carriers

Market Trend For Seaborne Car Carriers: Whether The Recent Downtrend Will Continue? The car carrier sector has for some time been seen as one of...