New Mobile-Friendly Logo Of Google

Google, the most preferred of the search services, is reached on different devices rather than just desktop computers and so, a need to change its logo had arisen.  In September 2013, the logo froze...

Rapid Repair – Latest Pipe Repair System

Here is the fastest and easiest way to temporarily repair pipe leaks and bursts in less than 60 seconds by a single operator without the use of tools.         Rapid Repair Clamp is a new product...

Stringent Pollution Control Rules at Chinese Ports

China tops the list for highest polluted air posing great risks to health, according to a recent study by NRDC.  Nearly, 67% of Hong Kong’s sulphurous pollutants are generated solely by their maritime activity...

Panamax Vessels Dwarf Miraflores Lock Chambers

The Panama Canal Authority shared a photo of a China registered Panamax category vessel Yun Long Feng.  This bulk carrier built in 2012 is 75,394 dwt.  The picture shows the huge vessel waiting for...

[Watch] TimeLapse Video Of Norwegian Escape’s Funnel Mounting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMG1SdeYLFE&feature=youtu.be Norwegian Escape, the 164,600-ton vessel, will be the largest ship in the Norwegian Cruise Line Fleet. Since September 2014, the vessel was under construction in Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Germany.  The vessel was floated out...

Cargo Ship Collides With Tanker Off Bosphorus Strait

Accident : Collision. Date : 31st August, 2015. Around 11.30 p.m. Location : Eight nautical miles off Bosphorus Strait, Black Sea Vessels Involved : Paros Wind, a product tanker and CS Jaden, bulk carrier. Casualties : None. Oil Spillage : Nil. The product tanker laden with...

New Cruise Ship Terminal Rising to Match the Doubling Passenger Ship

Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal plans to double up its capacity by 2016, as it eyes further expansion of offshore cruise routes to Asian destinations.  Namely, the terminal will add two additional berths to...

Drugs Held In A Cargo Ship Off Mauritius

1.5 kilo of heroin found in a container ship approaching Mauritius. A cargo vessel en route from Toamasina via La Réunion was travelling several miles off Mauritius. On 31st August, Police on a possible drugs...

Port Of Hamburg Begins Construction Works

Port of Hamburg has started construction works on a third cruise ship terminal as a response to a growing number of passengers.  The number of cruise ship passengers is expected to double by 2022. Hamburg...

Pacific Turbulent With 3 Simultaneous Major Hurricanes

The first time, in recorded history of hurricanes, comes this rare simultaneous occurrence of three “Category-IV” hurricanes over the Pacific Ocean. The hurricanes, named as Hurricane Ignacio, Hurricane Jimena and Hurricane Kilo,  have been...