Total Lubmarine Launches New Generation Lube By 2016
The emissions regulations aim to decrease the amount of SOx, NOx, PM and of CO2 emitted by the ships worldwide. All the pollutants are not yet regulated but presently, technologies exist to reduce or...
NASSCO Delivers The World’s First LNG Powered Ship
(NASSCO delivers Isla Bella 2 months ahead of time. She is the world’s first LNG fuelled box ship.)
The launching ceremony of the Isla Bella took place on 18th April 2015 at the company’s shipyard...
Singapore, The Next Stop For Exxonmobil To Market LNG
ExxonMobil Fuels & Lubricants (F&L) is a leading marketer of finished lubricants, asphalts and specialities products, as well as one of the world’s largest suppliers of base stocks. They are also one of the...
Italian Authorities Seize 20 Tons of Hashish in Cargo Ship
Italy’s Guardia di Finanza said that the Italian Authorities have arrested the captain as well as the eight crew members of the ship MV Jupiter after the seizure of 20 tons of Hashish.
The reports...
Aground Oil Tanker Refloated Outside Marina
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW0_MmEO7o4&feature=youtu.be
Incident
: Vessel grounding
Date
: October 17, 2015
Vessel Involved
: Tokyo Spirit, crude oil tanker
Location
: Near Lisbon, Portugal
Pollution
: Nil
On Saturday, the Teekay Tankers owned crude oil tanker Tokyo Spirit ran aground outside the breakwater at the Cascais...
Dr. Vis – The “Bunker Guru”
Dr. Ram Vis, whose name Viswa Lab carries, is first a Marine Engineer and has a Doctorate in Metallurgical Engineering and a Masters in Internal Combustion. He is on the Roster of Experts of the...
SK Shipping Requires $600m To Finance Four LNG carriers
SK Shipping has approached 20 local and foreign banks to raise funds to the extent of $600m for the construction of four LNG carriers.
This comes with their proposal to transport shale gas for SK...
Mr. Holger Jacobsen – The “Engine Expert”
Holger has spent over 23 years with MAN Diesel & Turbo, managing both field and technical services in Australia and Singapore. He was the Head of Diesel Engineering at Teekay Shipping in Vancouver BC....
Chinese CMP Renews 35 Year-Old Licence Agreement With MAN
8th October 2015 marked the renewal of a licence agreement and cooperation that first started in the 1980s between CSSC Marine Power Co., Ltd and MAN Diesel & Turbo. The signing ceremony took place in...
Innovative Multigas Carrier Design
Deltamarin Ltd and Brevik Technology AS, a VARD affiliate, have joined forces to develop a unique and novel multigas carrier design. The concept weds the design of Deltamarin’s B.Delta and the new-generation cylindrical gas...