UN/LOCODE System Revamp on Cards with the Help of IHS Markit

IHS Markit, a world leader in critical information, analytics and solutions, announced its participation in the newly formed Maintenance Group of the United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT).  The organization...

First Foreign Tanker Set to Load Alaska Oil!

A cargo of Alaska North Slope crude is scheduled to load next week aboard a foreign-flagged tanker for the first time in more than 30 years. The Bahamas-flagged Tianlong Spirit, currently off the coast of...

The Real Rose: Mary Rose Ship Emblem Discovered, 500 Years on

It had not seen the light for nearly 500 years, when the plucky Mary Rose went into battle for the final time before sinking into the Solent and gaining its place in the history...

Is the UK Ready for Fracking?

The British government’s climate change advisors have given a cautious green light to fracking in the UK.  The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) says fracking can proceed, if three key tests are met and...

[Watch] An Exciting Video of Kissing Corals and Seafloor Turf Wars

Bulker Aground in Lake Superior Watch an amazing video of kissing corals and seafloor turf wars that have been captured for the first time by scientists using a revolutionary new underwater microscope. For more informations,...

Study on Corals – ‘Kissing’ Corals Filmed in the Wild for the First Time

Corals reefs can stretch for thousands of kilometres.  The photogenic menagerie of animals they house is obvious to the naked eye. But reefs are built by tiny coral polyps—tentacled animals that look like sea anemones...

New Coalition to Help Merchant Shipping Adapt to LNG

The use of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) becomes more appealing as time passes, especially with the new restrictions on the use of heavy oil as a fuel source for merchant vessels, ferries, etc.  It...

Denmark to Feed Ships With Veggies to Cut Down on Fossil Fuel

The greatest thing about a ship engine is that it can 'eat' almost anything Diesel engines of ships could be fuelled by biomass. Patent for the new method to be registered in around...

Cargo Ship Sinks After Hitting a Concrete Sea Wall

On July 18, big waves and gusts pushed a cargo ship “UNILINK II” toward a concrete sea wall and sank the ship in Lapu-Lapu city, Philippines. The m/v Unilink II hit concrete piles that...

Worker Found Dead in Enclosed Space of the Ship in Norfolk

On July 19, a worker working in a confined area on a ship conducting repairs was found dead in Colonna’s Shipyard, Norfolk.   According to emergency dispatchers, EMS crews responded to Colonna’s Shipyard in the...