Mobil to Recompensate $691,307 for Tauranga Bunker Oil spill
Mobil is paying $691,307 to the Bay of Plenty Regional Council for the cleanup costs of an estimated 1,500 liters of oil spill incident happened in April at Tauranga Harbor. The oil has leaked...
New measures by Hapag Llyod to control emissions
Hapag –Llyod, the German shipping major has announced a new technological improvisation on its vessels to reduce emissions.This includes fitting of new bulbous bows on 24 of its largest vessels by 2016.Besides some vessels...
New Port Hirtshals in Denmark Operational for LNG
A new terminal in the port of Hirtshals, Denmark is operational and also can bunker liquefied natural gas (LNG). It is a facility developed by Fjord Line, which runs two LNG-fuelled ferries. This port...
Australia’s great barrier excluded from world “in danger” list
UNESCO has decided not to put the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland, Australia on the world “in danger” list.Australia’s Great Barrier reef is in the state of Queensland. It extends to about 2,000 KM...
MOL‘s Test on Low-speed Methanol Engine has met the expectations
Demonstrating the first commercially built MAN liquid-gas injection engine running on methanol at Mitsui’s Tamano works
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has announced that the first low-speed engine running on methanol has met the expectations during...
The Rise of ‘Synergy’ Group and its Glowing Impact in the Maritime World.
Synergy Group, headquartered in Chennai has attracted the attention of Global Shipping with its stellar growth and performance. In very few years, it has grown to manage more than 120 vessels. The Group also has a...
Immersion Suit Adds 19+ Hours Survival Time
Diego Jacobson, CEO of White Glacier, a company that has released a range of immersion suits, claims that the new type of immersion suits will add at least 19 hours to the IMO stipulated...
Ships set to sail along Somalia coast
Vessels have started sailing along the Somalian coast because of the reduced Pirate fear.
After a long wait of two years without pirate attack the coast of Somalia finds vessel traffic. With the international efforts...
New Emission Regulation in Hong Kong for OGV’s Comes Into Effect
Ocean going vessels berthing in Hong Kong will be required to use clean fuel from July 1, due to the new Air Pollution Control Regulation. The new regulation restricts sulphur content not to exceed...
Greece fails to pay IMF in time
The IMF confirmed that Greece has missed the deadline for a €1.6bn payment to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and is now formally in arrears.Even though eurozone ministers refused to extend its bailout they...