Stage Set For Discussion To Overcome The Challenges
The upcoming 3rd edition of Coastal Shipping and IWT Business Forum 2015 is to be held on August 7th Friday. It will mostly feature the challenges and opportunities faced by India’s coastal shipping industry.Highlights:The business...
Three Containers Fell Overboard As Two Box Ships Collide
Incident: Collision
Vessels Involved: M/V Northern Democrat & M/V MOL Empire.
Location: Westport Harbor at Port Klang in Malaysia.
Casualties: None
M/V Northern Democrat - a 3500 TEU, Liberian-flagged box ship collided with MOL Empire - a 5,100 TEU...
Obama Unveils Clean Power Plan
US President Barack Obama unveiled the biggest and most important step for tackling climate change.
Power stations are the largest source of greenhouse gases in the US and account for about one third of all...
[Watch] Dangerous Sucking Whirlpool
VIDEO: EMBED PLS -
One of the vast and overwhelming subject is Ocean. Sailors experience and witness enormous mysteries under the water, all around the world. Experts have analysed the top 10 uncovered phenomena. One...
Chartered Status for CoC and Master Mariners
The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) has announced the charting of Class One Certificates of Competency (unlimited) and Master Mariner Certificates to a Chartered Status qualification.The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science...
20 Injured As 2 Cranes Topple
Two cranes hoisting a massive section of the bridge collapsed in a western Dutch town on Monday, flattening a row of houses and injuring at least 20 people, authorities said.Dramatic videos of the accident...
Fire on board a Flexlay Vessel
Scottish Coast Guard Extinguishes Fire On Board A Flexlay VesselVessel Name: ROV Subsea Viking 7
Location: Scotland - Hatson Pier on Orkney Island
Casualties: None
Owner: Eidesvik Shipping
Chartered to: Subsea 7
A fire broke out onboard Viking 7 - a 103 metre, construction...
Cherished Moments: A Meet With The Then Indian President
Dr. AVUL PAKIR JAINULABDEEN ABDUL KALAM ( Dr APJ ABDUL KALAM ) lovingly called "People's President" was the 11th President of the Republic of India from 2002 to 2007. What was remarkable was that...
Investment Of $314m On Four Tankers By TEN
Greek tanker Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) has made an investment of around $314m in acquiring two VLCCs and two suezmaxes.Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN), Greek tanker, has made an announcement regarding the purchase of two...
Low Flashpoint Fuel – The Legal/Commercial Impact
The commercial & legal aspects of storing and using a bunker fuel with a low flashpoint.We are presenting this write-up to throw light on the commercial/legal aspects when your vessel carries a Low flash...