Wartsila Establishes New Subsidiary – ‘QuantiParts’
A new subsidiary "Quantiparts" has been established by Wartsila for trading spare parts of its classic 4-stroke Wartsila engines. QuantiParts, fully owned by Wärtsilä, will operate from the Netherlands and serves customers in the...
Greek Govt Submits New Proposals to Eurozone
The Greek government has submitted new set of proposals to Eurozone in its fresh bid to stay afloat amidst the economic crisis. The proposals were submitted just 2 hours before the stipulated deadline expired....
Chinese Stock Market Surges In An Unstable Session
This Thursday, Mainland Chinese shares bounced back following the regulators’ stringent steps to keep the stock market in right pace. Up to 5.76% of losses were reversed by the Shanghai Composite index, a biggest...
Port of Marseille Fos to offer Alternative Maritime Power to berthing ships
Cold ironing or Alternative Maritime Power (AMP), is the process of providing shore side electrical power to a ship at berth while its main and auxiliary engines are turned off.
In a bid to reduce carbon...
Can Low Viscosity Engine Oils Boost Fuel Economy?
What does the future of engine oil look like?
According to Shell Rotella reps at a press event in Hamburg, Germany, this week, lowering the viscosity of heavy duty engine oils is the name of...
US Government Database Hacked; Data Of 21.5 Million Stolen
Personal data of about 21.5 million people was stolen in a hacking incident. Among the people whose information was stolen include federal contractors, government job applicants and millions of people associated with the government.
The...
Discovery of a rare system of five stars
The discovery of a rare system of five connected stars is another feather in the cap for the astronomers. The findings were presented at the UK National Astronomy Meeting in Llandudno.The unusual system lies...
World Health Organisation Self Evaluates To Handle Health Crisis
A report commissioned by WHO itself finds deficiencies in the organization's capacity and culture to deal with global health emergencies.
The Ebola crisis proves that World Health Organization (WHO) acted very slowly to get...
Car Crash Victims May Have Lain For Three Days
Police failed to follow up a car crash case reported to them three days earlier. An investigation is being carried out into the incident which led to the death of the driver and a...
Crew On board Cambodian Vessel Rescued
Ten crew members on board a Cambodian vessel were rescued after a ship sank off Phuket, Thailand.
The vessel, Sinaran Andaman was unable to anchor due to engine failure. The vessel’s communication network also failed at...