Walter Palmer Hunted For Killing Cecil, The Lion
Hunting lions is banned in Zimbabwe. Killing a popular Lion called affectionately as ‘Cecil’ by the locals has stirred a hornet’s nest. The animal was killed on 1st July, but the skinned and beheaded...
Fugitive Ship Runs Away
The charging of Feyza Genc, a cargo ship, by the Civil Court of Malta for violating the country’s laws has resulted in its absconding from the Greek Island of Karpathos.Feyza Genc, a Turkish cargo...
Bangladesh To Regulate Shipbreaking Industry
Bangladesh with its Ship Recycling Bill is all set to uplift the welfare of workforce involved in ship breaking industry.Dhaka is taking steps to regulate its shipbreaking industry which is the world’s second largest...
Flaperon Of Missing Boeing MH370 Located
A 2m-long object, very likely to be a piece from Boeing 777, found on the Indian Ocean Island of Reunion will be sent to southern French city of Toulouse for air accident investigations (the...
The Changing Energy Scenario
The US Power industry is undergoing a series of substantial changes.These changes pertain to sources of power, power added and retired. The matrix of changes is an indicator of what the future will be...
Tanker Damaged In Collision
Date: 27th June 2015.Location: Dardanelles Strait near Gallipoli, Turkey.Vessels Involved: Marshall Islands-flagged MT STI Pimlico collided with the Celestyal cruise ship Celestyal Crystal.Casualties: None. Damage- The Cruise ship suffered minor damage to its bow....
How to Deal With Low Flash Point Fuel
Two important facts to know before we proceed to deal with Low Flashpoint fuels.IMOs regulation on low sulfur fuel stipulates vessels can burn fuels with a sulfur content no higher than 0.10%. Therefore, dependency...
Platt’s Conference Looks At Global Bunker Scenario
The 12th annual Platt’s Bunker and Residual Fuel Oil Conference took place on June 25th and 26th in Houston. Some impressions gathered and information collected from the conference is listed below.Crude Oil Prices: There...
FOB Rotterdam High-Sulfur Fuel Oil Barges
FOB Rotterdam High-Sulfur Fuel Oil Barges- reach lowest level recorded in 6 weeksJuly 2015 has so far proved to be the lowest point that bunker fuel prices have reached this year.
Sources attribute macroeconomic factors,...
DSME Seeks Arbitration From LMAA Against Songa Offshore
Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) is building four semi-submersible rigs for Cyprus-based Songa Offshore. The four semi-submersible rigs were ordered in September 2011 and February 2012. DSME claims that the Front-End Engineering and...