A Vessel carrying livestock experienced engine troubles last Tuesday.  As a result It will  remain in Perth, Western Australia, for at least another three days. About 7,400 sheep and 5,600 cattle remain on board.  Wellard CEO Mauro...

A Chinese jigger ready to leave Montevideo for the South Atlantic suffered a serious fire which  started  in the engine room and rapidly spread to the rest of the vessel.  The vessel was fully...

Malfunctioning of the Bui Dam had resulted in a shortfall in the water level of the Volta Lake.  So, the cargo vessel that serves the Northern region has been left stranded. There are fears the...

Piracy in South-East Asia waters continues as ships passing the Straits of Malacca and Singapore are falling victim to acts of piracy. Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia operate anti-piracy patrols in the area.  As piracy rampages...

An  accommodation vessel was being relocated from Cromarty Firth to Gdansk, Poland, when a towing line snapped on Sunday morning. All the 33 people onboard had been accounted for. It is currently drifting about 120...

We all know that Marine fuels are tested at Viswa Lab in order to check the fuel quality against its specifications (ISO 8217).  Though most fuels meet the ISO 8217 specifications, they do create...

Revellers in Australia and New Zealand were among the first to welcome 2016.  Fireworks lit up Sydney harbour in Australia.  Russia - the first major European city to welcome 2016 - held a fireworks display...

Virtual reality may prove a ground-breaking technology trend of 2016. Ascent of Everest, for example, came courtesy of the HTC Vive VR headset and a game developed by the Icelandic firm Solfar Studios.  A...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be The U.S. flagged ship, owned by Sea Star Line and operated by TOTE Services, went missing on October 1 during Hurricane Joaquin.  The vessel was located in about 15,000 feet of water in the...