Vessel Capsizes off Dampier Kills Two
On early Sunday morning, two people have been found dead after an overturned vessel was spotted south of Mawby Island near Dampier.
A Marine Search and Rescue operation is underway in the area.
Water Police, police...
A New Case Of Ebola Discovered In Africa
An individual died of Ebola last week who is believed to have travelled from Kambia near to the border with Guinea. The incident is said to have happened in just few hours after the...
Ship-to-Ship Transfer of LNG Completed
Earlier this week, ship-to-ship transfer of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) between the tankers Excelerate and Arctic Princess has been completed successfully.
In the fourth operation of LNG transfer to take place in the Flow, the...
57 Jumped Overboard as a Ferry Caught Fire
Fire onboard a passenger vessel off the northeastern coast of New Zealand’s North Island near the town of Whakatane. Around 57 people onboard the vessel were saved as they jumped overboard to escape from...
A Tanker Loaded with Lubricating Oil Sinks After Collision
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A coastal tanker loaded with lubricating oil collided with a gravel carrier off Umihotaru in Tokyo Bay, Japan. The 92 ton coastal tanker suffered a damage to its hull and sank by the stern...
IMO Ballast Water Convention Will Not Come into Force in 2016!
Ballast Water Management(BWM) convention along with IMO and partner IHS Maritime & Trade were tied up to verify tonnage figures compliance for convention’s final entry-into-force. This process stays incomplete awaiting ratifications.
Forty-seven countries have now...
America Tops the Global Energy Sector
America has become the world’s number one energy producer due to its ingenuity and initiative in the field of oil and natural gas. This has lead to the depletion of oil and natural gas...
What are Wave Springs?
A Spring is an elastic device, typically a helical metal coil, that can be pressed or pulled but returns to its former shape when released, used chiefly to exert constant tension or absorb movement....
Fire in Brazil’s Santos Port
A Chemical Container Blaze Restricts Brazil's Santos Port
On Thursday, the fire started at the container terminal in Brazil's largest port of Santos.
Nearly a dozen containers carrying chemicals is reported to have caught fire.
The port...
Stretch Often At Work
Are you a person spending a long day by working on your desk? Please study carefully.
Sitting back at your desk a long day is a very unhealthy practice which can increase the risk of...