The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) has approved an intermediate shaft with tensile strength of above 800N/mm2 for the first time.  The component - manufactured by Japanese casting and forging company Kobe Steel...

Total ships lost has become 75 in 2014, that is down from 110 total losses in 2013 and is well below the 10-year average of 127 ships per year. A review by  Allianz Global Corporate...

Accident type : Fire Vessel involved : Intan Nusantara Vessel type : Freighter Accident location : Palabuhan Sukabangun, Ketapang, western Kalimantan, Indonesia Casualties/Pollution : Not reported A small Indonesian freighter Intan Nusantara was docked in Palabuhan Sukabangun, Ketapang, western Kalimantan, Indonesia.  On 7th October, around...

A Quadcopter is an unmanned helicopter lifted and propelled by four rotors.  It uses two pairs identical fixed pitched propellers; two clockwise (CW) and two counterclockwise (CCW).  The control can be achieved by using...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW0_MmEO7o4&feature=youtu.be On 6th October 2015, Lebanon flagged livestock carrier “Haidar” sank after developing a list at the Porto Vila do Conde in Barcarena, Brazil.  The vessel had 5000 animals and carrier had 700 metric tonnes of...

Background:  Liberian-registered tanker “SS Arrow” was built by Bethlehem Steel Company, Maryland in 1948 as the tanker Olympic Games.  She was renamed the “Sea Robin” in 1960 and finally once again renamed to “Arrow...

Scottish Firm Use Whisky Residues To Produce Biofuel Edinburgh-based Celtic Renewables became the world’s first to produce biofuel made out of whisky residue to power automobiles.  The British Government has now been given them a...

Vessel Oil Tanker Location At Sea Bunker RMG 380 The Incident: The vessel bunkered 1500 MT of RMG 380 at Vladivostok (Russia).  The vessel sailed out to Japan for discharging the cargo from Russia.  The regular full-spec ISO 8217:2005 analysis did...

Legendary chef Paul Prudhomme known for popularizing authentic Cajun and Creole cuisine around the world, has died at age 75.  The Chef is reported to have  died after a brief illness.  The reason for death...

Water is becoming an increasingly rare commodity.  Overuse and mismanagement around the world have resulted in many water bodies drying up.  It is the age-old natural desalination process of coastal sea spray evaporating water...