Transport Malta has issued a safety investigation report into the engine-room fire onboard the Maltese registered supply vessel GSP PERSEU at GSP Shipyards, Agigea, Contanta, Romania on September 29, 2014. Incident: A fire broke out in...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW0_MmEO7o4&feature=youtu.be The Floating Instrument Platform (FLIP) is an Ocean Research Platform. It is owned by the U.S. Office of Naval Research. The Marine Physical Laboratory (MPL) of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography operates this platform. Highlights: The Platform...

Rolls-Royce is the world’s biggest maker of jet engines.On Monday, the company announced 400 job cuts in its marine division to shore up confidence in a diversification strategy being challenged by investors. The Chief Executive...

After classrooms and mobiles, cargo also goes smart.  The next-generation technology of built-in container connectivity, when outfitted in vessels will enable even the most deeply hidden container to be connected through built-in relay antennas! CMA...

Andy Stuart, president and chief operating officer of Norwegian Cruise Line said, “Each and every day, the hard working 20,000 Norwegian team members worldwide strive to make all of our guests’ dream vacations a...

Predictive analytics and advisory services are in great demand to maximize intervals between maintenance periods, streamline logistics for deliveries and ensure that main engines are operating optimally, thereby lowering operating costs and minimizing fuel...

For the past five months, the NGO Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) worked relentlessly to save over 8,800 lives in the dangerous borders of Mediterranean by spotting and monitoring distressed vessels.  Schiebel’s Unmanned Air...

DNV GL, the classification society, oversaw and cleared the factory acceptance test for the first, Man Diesel & Turbo’s ME-GI engine in Japan’s MES Co.Ltd. Of the two 8S70ME-C8.2-GI units, this is the first...

The 35th anniversary of the establishment of the Swedish Club was celebrated in its Piraeus office in Greece.  Established in the year 1980, the 16-member office serves clients in the Middle East, Italy and...

The algae bio-oils if processed in the U.S. refineries will supplement conventional gasoline, diesel, aviation fuels and marine fuels. There is an additional potential for other products such as chemicals and lubricants.   The following...