Understanding the power structure in the shipping industry
On 90,000 ships, over 900,000 officers work on the Navigation and Engineering side. More than 30,000 technical staff ashore keeps running these 90,000 ships. While the staff ashore may have a good idea of...
Inquest on airline price in US
The US Justice Department is examining on the airline prices and its reason
Big carriers such as American, United and Delta, along with some of the regional airlines, have reworked their operations to recover from...
Outbreak of Ebola in Liberia : a serious crisis
Liberian authorities on Tuesday quarantined an area where the teenager's corpse was found but two more cases have been announced
It was only seven weeks before the country was declared Ebola-free. But the crisis has begun...
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...