At the impact testing site of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering’s (DSME) Okpo shipyard in Geoje, South Gyeongsang Province, a crane lifted 1-ton and 7-ton steel pendulums over a ship block.  After a while,...

Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass), the leading international classification society, has acquired Geological and Metallurgical Laboratories (GML), a leading India-based industrial testing and standards setting company, through IRClass Systems and Solutions Pvt. Ltd. Bangalore-based GML...

Korea’s shipbuilding companies suffered from massive losses due to the suspension or cancellation of offshore plant projects and refusal of delivery from ship owners. They are now having more difficulties with the cancellation of contracts...

The tanker Tokyo Spirit was refloated on Sunday from Lisbon. 150,000 DWT crude oil tanker Tokyo Spirit grounded on Saturday near Lisbon, Portugal just outside the breakwater at the Cascais marina.  The vessel grounded due...

A new report from The Swedish Club shows that incorrect maintenance and repair continues to be the most frequent cause of main engine damage – a trend which has continued unabated since the Club began...

Fire on Freighter Carrying Scrap Cambodian flagged Cargo vessel carrying scrap caught fire at Kawasaki port, Japan. Accident type : Fire accident Vessel involved : Hong Yan Date : 0200 Tokyo time Nov 12 Location : Kawasaki port, Japan Casualties : Not reported A Cambodian flagged...

Accident type : Wrecked Vessels involved : HMS Victory Location : Channel Islands Date : October 4, 1744 Casualties : 1,150 sailors lost VESSEL INFO: Name : HMS Victory Built in  : 1737 Flag : Great Britain Type/class    : 1st rate ship of the line Propulsion  : Sailing ship Tonnage : 1921 bm Length       : 174 ft (53...

Marine water requirements are very much stringent.  Ballast water treatment (BWT) specialist Optimarin has become the first UV system supplier to meet USCG marine, positioning the Norwegian company for full USCG approval in 2016....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be Aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, lost propulsion on the way home and began drifting in the Bay of Biscay off the coast of France and Spain. Highlights: Watch the Navy tug Nikolay Chiker struggling to take...

Human Trafficking At High In Mexico And U.S - A Victim’s Story Human trafficking survivor, Karla Jacinto, says she was raped 43,200 times.  She says up to 30 men a day, seven days a week,...