[Piracy Returns] Iranian Fishing Vessel Hijacked

Accident : Vessel Hijacked Vessel Involved : Iranian Fishing Vessel Date : 22nd November 2015 Location : Off northern Somali city of Eyl Crew Members Onboard : 15 The director of the anti-piracy and seaport ministry in Puntland confirmed that an Iranian fishing vessel...

MOL Adopts Thermal Imaging System to Enhance Safety of Coal Carrier Operation

- Real-time temperature monitoring helps prevent fires - TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Junichiro Ikeda) announced the introduction of the FLIR C2 thermal imaging system commercialized by FLIR Systems Japan K.K. (President:...

Synergi Water Software – Engineers Choice For Efficient And Timesaving Design

Water network engineers can now model open channel flow with the new Synergi Water software. Highlights of the new design: A network of open channels transport water, particularly from collection systems to treatment plants. Matches best with...

Serious Damage to Main Engine – Vessel Towed to Port – Due to Abrasive...

Incident: Two out of six units suffered high exhaust gas temperatures while a Bulk Carrier was at Sea.  After investigation, it was found that several piston rings were broken in both the units.  The ship...

Fight Against Malaria Intensifies

A new  £1bn Ross Fund will be created to eradicate malaria and other infectious diseases by UK Government in partnership with US philanthropists, Bill and Melinda Gates. Highlights of Project: New drugs, Diagnostics and insecticides for...

[Watch] Impressive Collection Of World’s Largest Ships In Service

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be When the Empire State building is flipped to its side and then put in the Ocean, it will be small in size when compared to the world’s largest ships.  That’s how big these behemoths...

No Piracy Off Somalia Coast From 2012

The Coast of Somalia, a piracy hot spot, has remained calm for the past three years from 2012.  With the pirate activity coming down, there is a great sigh of relief to the consumers...

World Maritime Day Theme Chosen For 2016

IMO Council, at its 28th Extraordinary Session at IMO Headquarters in London, has endorsed a proposal by Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu to adopt “Shipping: indispensable to the world” as the World Maritime Day theme for...

How Long Should you Wait for a Panama Canal Transit?

The wait time to pass through the Panama Canal was more than 10 days last month due to a large number of vessels coming from the U.S. Gulf Coast and larger tankers trying to...

A.P. Møller-Mærsk Issues Eurobonds

A.P. Møller-Mærsk made the most of cheap financing, issuing its first Eurobonds in three years.  The Danish shipping giant issued Eurobonds worth EUR600m due in November 2022 with a coupon of 1.5%. The transaction is...