Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (ImarEST) conducted a roundtable discussion on the term “big data” and its definition in the marine sector.  Also, the challenges and opportunities were a part of the...

Reports say that the efforts of Begian and Dutch authorities in containing the spread of an oil spill that resulted from the collision between a LNG tanker and a general cargo ship is making...

MISC, Malaysia's leading shipping company eyes on the secondhand crude tankers in the market that are suitable for charter contracts.  The crux of a recent meeting convened by MISC's new ceo Yee Yang Chien...

MOL launches Demo of Electronic Global Internet Customer Support MOL announced that they were able to successfully launch and demonstrate the working of their Next Gen condition based Engine Monitoring system called "CMAXS e-GICSX"  onboard...

On Thursday, the Dutch Shipping Company Vroon Shipping Services announced that 12 offshore-support supply vessels will be taken out of operation due to the ongoing slump in offshore oil and gas activities.  Consequently, the...

The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) has approved an intermediate shaft with tensile strength of above 800N/mm2 for the first time.  The component - manufactured by Japanese casting and forging company Kobe Steel...

Total ships lost has become 75 in 2014, that is down from 110 total losses in 2013 and is well below the 10-year average of 127 ships per year. A review by  Allianz Global Corporate...

Accident type : Fire Vessel involved : Intan Nusantara Vessel type : Freighter Accident location : Palabuhan Sukabangun, Ketapang, western Kalimantan, Indonesia Casualties/Pollution : Not reported A small Indonesian freighter Intan Nusantara was docked in Palabuhan Sukabangun, Ketapang, western Kalimantan, Indonesia.  On 7th October, around...

A Quadcopter is an unmanned helicopter lifted and propelled by four rotors.  It uses two pairs identical fixed pitched propellers; two clockwise (CW) and two counterclockwise (CCW).  The control can be achieved by using...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW0_MmEO7o4&feature=youtu.be On 6th October 2015, Lebanon flagged livestock carrier “Haidar” sank after developing a list at the Porto Vila do Conde in Barcarena, Brazil.  The vessel had 5000 animals and carrier had 700 metric tonnes of...