Inmarsat Everywhere
In September, Inmarsat launched its third satellite in its Global Xpress constellation and unveiled its new machine-to-machine and the Internet of Things strategy – “the Internet of Everywhere”. Now, Inmarsat will be able...
Green-Way To Clean Oil Spills
NTNU student entrepreneurs - Anette Andersen, Nina Heir and Karl Nevland have come up with an environmentally safe and green method of cleaning oil spills “ChemFree”. Their innovation was awarded prize for best international...
Electronic Navigational Charts In SOMS
New ENCs To Provide High-Resolution Bathymetry Information For Safe Navigation In SOMS
The Straits of Malacca and Singapore (SOMS) is an important, world’s busiest marine. The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, along with...
Epic Gas Finances US$ 120 M For Seven NewBuilds
Epic Gas Ltd., owns and operates a fleet of 45 modern and high quality fully pressurised gas carriers providing seaborne services for the transportation of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and petrochemicals. This company is...
Renaissance Divests Assets, Sells Topaz Engineering For $18.5m
Oman’s Renaissance Services SAOG (Renaissance) is an Omani multinational Oil & Gas company that has two core business groups in Marine and Contract Services. Topaz Energy and Marine is a Dubai based oil services...
Pilot Dies in Flight; American Airlines Plane Lands Safely
Early Monday pilot of an American Airlines plane, Captain Michael Johnston, 57 suddenly died in flight. The first officer made an emergency landing safely with all 152 people on board.
The Airbus 320 was...
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine – 2015
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2015 was awarded with one half jointly to William C. Campbell and Satoshi Ōmura for their discoveries concerning a novel therapy against infections caused by roundworm parasites and the other...
Be Cautious While Doing Hot Works Near The Engine Room
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...
[Watch] The Floating Instrument Platform In Action
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 to Reduce Manpower in Marine Division
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...