Revamping The Colossus of Rhodes

The Colossus of Rhodes, a 98- foot high iron and bronze statue of the Greek God Helios had its place near the harbour of Rhodes for 54 years.  A sudden earthquake in 226 BCE...

Maersk Line to Reduce Manpower

Maersk Line To Reduce Manpower By 4000 Maersk Line has opted to cost cutting that includes a massive reduction of 4000 employees from its total global headcount of 23,000.  This cost-cutting is expected to happen...

[Launch] First Ever LNG-Powered Dry Cargo Vessel Christened

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be Event : Launch and Christening celebrations Vessel : Cement Carrier Christened as : MV Greenland Built for : Joint venture JT cement, in which Erik Thun AB cooperates with KG Jebsen Cement (KGJ) from Norway Built At : Shipyard Ferus Smit of the...

Singapore’s NOL Says in Early Talks With CMA CGM, Maersk on Potential Acquisition.

Neptune Orient Lines Ltd (NOL) said on Saturday that it was in preliminary talks with CMA CGM and A.P. Moeller-Maersk on a potential acquisition of the Singapore-based container liner. NOL, controlled by Singapore’s state investor...

Third Edition Of ‘A Guide To Hull & Machinery’ Released

Braemar SA has released the third edition of  ‘A Guide To Hull & Machinery’ which helps those with a non-technical background and who are possibly unfamiliar with some or all of the nautical and...

Piracy crackdown bears its fruits

IMB: Piracy Crackdown Reduces Attacks in South East Asia International Maritime Bureau’s Piracy Reporting Centre(IMB PRC) has announced that piracy crackdown has reduced a reasonable number of attacks in the South East Asia.  The 2015...

Expensive Main Engine Damage Due to Defective Outlet Diaphragm

Incident: The vessel had completed a scheduled drydocking. After departing from the drydock, the vessel experienced extensive water ingress at various locations, which led to excessive water accumulation on the tank top. The leaks were...

Check CMA CGM Vessels in a Toy Shop

The CMA CGM Group along with French wooden toys manufacturer VILAC launched a high-quality wooden toy replicating the CMA CGM Vessels.  It is named as ‘My First Container ship’ and can be used for...

Collision of 2,300 Kg Space Junk With Earth

Surprise!!! Don’t Miss To Watch Out Collision of 2,300 Kg Space Junk with Earth A Space Junk named WT1190F, which is in a colloidal path towards Earth, will re-enter the atmosphere by this Saturday, November...

Launching Fast Crafts With Ease Using “Wave Measurement System”

What is FRC? FRCs are usually employed by Coast Guards and Naval Vessels and it is abbreviated as Fast Response Craft. What is LARS? LARS is a system for quick, safe launch & recovery of FRCs....