CMA CGM Should Raise Funds For The Biggest Acquisition
CMA CGM’s purchase of NOL and its APL container arm would represent the largest acquisition in liner shipping history, in terms of capacity as long as due diligence doesn’t uncover nasty surprises and the...
Chief Engineer of a Cargo Ship Missing
The U.S. Coast Guard Sector Puerto Rico is searching for the missing engineer.
Luis Leyva Aliaga, a Chilean citizen, Chief Engineer of the cargo ship Berkay N, was reported missing on Thursday. It is predicted...
Crew Of A Cargo Ship Kidnapped Off Nigerian Coast
Pirates kidnapped the captain and four crew members of a Polish-owned cargo vessel
Incident
: Hijack
Location
: Nigerian Coast
Polish authorities reported that pirates kidnapped a Polish-owned cargo vessel off Nigerian Coast. This incident is the first of...
Wick And Thurso Lifeboats Go To Aid Of Cargo Ship
After a cargo ship had broken down in the Pentland Firth between Caithness and Orkney, two lifeboats were launched for rescue. The 328ft (100m) Leah and its crew of 10 got into difficulty a...
Swedish Firm Wins Award For Marine Heat Recovery System
The multinational consulting and analytical firm Frost & Sullivan awarded “Technology Innovation Award” to Climeon AB for their innovative heat power solution.
Frost and Sullivan has released a report on Marine Waste Heat Recovery Systems...
[Watch] The Process Of Testing Mega-Ships
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be
Hamburg Port Authority(HPA) has released a video featuring the process of testing mega-ships before they are used for transport.
The port authority is very eager in learning about how wind affects a large container-ship when...
Unexpected Collision Between Two Cargo Ships
Accident type
: Collision
Location
: Oster estuary on Elbe River on 5 nautical miles off Cuxhaven, Germany
Casualties/Pollution
: Nil
When two vessels head in the same direction on crossing routes, the obvious result is the collision. That is...
Bulk Carrier Pioneer Manages Losses But Cancels Ship Orders
Chinese demand for industrial commodities has reduced, and so shipping prices have crashed hitting the finances of ship operators. Two dry-bulk ship operators, Japan’s Daiichi Chuo Kisen Kaisha and Global Maritime Investments Cyprus Ltd.,...
LiFi Is 100 Times Faster Than WiFi
Presently WiFi is transmitting data through radio waves but can only transfer so much at a time. The base stations responsible for transmitting radio waves only function at about 5 per cent efficiency, most...
Zika Fever Linked To Birth Defects
Zika is transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito, also known to carry yellow fever, dengue and chikungunya viruses. Zika Fever, a mosquito-borne virus from Africa has a link to a high incidence of birth...