V.Group Acquires Bibby Ship Management
V.Group has acquired Bibby Ship Management, part of the Bibby Line Group, which has an established track record for providing high quality, safe and reliable ship management and support services to blue-chip clients.
Bibby Ship...
Speed Read On Container Weighing Rules!
A list of five points has been provided on container weighing as the Container weighing rule is set to come into force in a matter of few weeks.
Background:
Safety of life at sea(SOLAS) rules requires...
Australian Navy Seizes Weapons Haul From Fishing Boat
Royal Australian Navy’s HMAS Darwin’s boarding team has seized a large weapons cache from a Somalia-bound fishing boat during their deployment to the Middle East Region as part of Operation MANITOU.
According to the reports,...
Mega Delve Into A Mega Ship
Take a 360-degree tour of the 18,000 TEU mega-ship docked at the Port of Long Beach. The video takes us through the Cargo Volumes and Throughput, Container Handling, Containers of the largest ship...
A Hammer Blow To The Sport: Sharapova Tests Positive To Drugs
Russian tennis star and the five-time Grand Slam champion, Maria Sharapova, would be provisionally suspended from 12 March for failing a drug test at the Australian Open.
What Happened?
On 26 January Sharapova, provided the...
Bunker Barge With 600 Tons Of Diesel On Fire!
Accident
: Fire
Date
: 7th March 2016
Vessel type
: Bunkering Barge
Location
: Near Dalian’s Mianhua Dao port area
Crew onboard
: 5
The Dalian Maritime Safety Administration said that a bunkering vessel caught fire near Dalian’s Mianhua Dao port area. It...
Wärtsilä Internal Audit Reveals Deviations In A Limited Number Of Fuel Consumption Tests Of...
One of the world’s leading engine maker, Wartsila, has identified that some members of its staff in Italy had manipulated the results of fuel consumption tests, where those engines have been delivered to ships....
10 Key Points On Container Weighing – FAQ!
Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS), the International convention which ensures that ships flagged by signatory States comply with minimum safety standards in construction, equipment and operation.
The International Maritime Organisation(IMO) has brought about...
The Loss Of SS Gairsoppa
The SS Gairsoppa was a British steam merchant ship that began her career in 1919 under the service of the British India Steam Navigation Company Ltd. of London. The ship was 399 feet in...
BP CEO Gets A Huge Hike Despite Falling Oil Price
BP’s CEO gets a huge pay rise despite the company’s loss in 2015.
Bob Dudley, CEO of BP received an increment of nearly 20% in his total compensation for 2015, despite a loss of $6.5...