Innovation: Wartsila Unveils Mobile LNG The Mobile LNG has been developed for enabling LNG power generation where pipelines and large-scale LNG receiving terminals are not feasible. Wartsila has developed a new LNG (liquefied natural gas)...

Piracy In Malacca Straits Are Bogus The Malacca Strait, located between Indonesia and Malaysia, is an important global shipping route for all the vessels that carry oil, finished products, etc.  The Malacca Strait recorded the...

A general cargo ship disappeared in Japan Sea on 150 nautical miles south off Nakhodka port, Russia. Incident : Vessel Missing Vessel Type : General cargo vessel Vessel involved : Newzenberg En Route : From Busan Korea to Nakhodka Russia Gross Tonnage : 4801 Deadweight : 7300 t Length × Breadth : 121.73m...

Fluxys Joins As Co-Owner Of LNG Bunkering Vessel Fluxys signed an agreement with ENGIE, Mitsubishi and NYK Line to acquire 25% in the vessel that will be offering LNG bunkering services from its home port...

Maritime Labour Convention Highlights Expensive U.S. Health Care The MLC came into force internationally in August 2013.  It ensures that seafarer’s health is taken care of by the shipowners.  The Japan P&I Club recently issued...

TRADE ROUTES Trade between an origin group of countries and a destination group of countries is referred to as a trade route. Top Trade Routes (TEU shipped) 2013 Route West Bound East Bound  North Bound South Bound Total Asia-North America 7,739,000 15,386,000     23,125,000 Asia-North Europe 9,187,000 4,519,000     13,706,000 Asia-Mediterranean 4,678,000 2,061,000     6,739,000 Asia-Middle East 3,700,000 1,314,000     5,014,000 North...

Eniram’s Solution To Reduce Fuel Consumption Eniram Ltd has launched a new fuel saving solution for LNG engines that can save 2-4% of fuel consumption. Eniram Ltd, is the leading provider of energy management technology and...

Malaysia Detains Vessels For Illegal MGO Transfer Incident : Vessels detained Date : 24th October 2015 Vessels Involved : MT Chelsea II, Singapore-registered vessel and MV Lu Rong Yuan Yu 978, a Chinese registered vessel Location : Off Tanjung Ayam, Johor The Singapore-registered...

Bizarre: A Lady charged with Raping Her Husband A South Korean woman who had allegedly locked spouse in their home for 24 hours has been charged with raping her husband.  Yohan news agency says that...

Registro Italiano Navale Extends Service To Gas Industry RINA, an International classification, certification and engineering group, has extended its services to the global gas industry.  RINA Services has recently approved a new Compressed Natural Gas...