Dip in Dry Bulk Orders
A survey released by Clarkson’s Research has suggested that there has been a dip in the new buildings orders, in the dry bulk segment. These results are based on the trends of the first...
Does Your Engine Oil Base Number Drop? Watch out!
Why Does An Oil's Base Number Drop?
Marine Diesel engine lubricating oils have a wide range of TBN and the ECA type fuels have brought in even more varieties. The properties of a trunk piston...
Europe Should Make Migration Official
A UN expert says building fences, using tear gas and other forms of violence against migrants and asylum seekers, detention, withholding access to basics such as shelter, food or water and using threatening language...
Ferry Collision Kills Eight
Accident
:
Collision.
Location
:
Off Fort Kochi, India.
Vessels involved
:
Passenger ferry, MD Harsha and Fishing boat Basileus.
Date
:
26th August 2015, around 1345 hrs.
Casualties
:
Eight dead.
A circular service ferry “MD Harsha” owned and operated by the State water Transport Department (SWTD) was transporting 30...
Scorpio Tankers – The Highest Valued Tanker Company!
Scorpio Tankers becomes the Highest Valued Tanker operator in the market and a infographic representation is attached from the reports. Scorpio Tankers, a Monaco-based company leads the list with 78 tankers, boasting a fleet worth...
Migrants from Libya Die of Asphyxiation in a Boat
On Wednesday Italian Coast Guard in its rescue operation (one of 10 such missions) in the waters off Libya found about 50 bodies in the hold of yet another boat carrying migrants. The cause...
India: Alimony Denied To A Woman ‘Living In Adultery’
Madras high court, in southern India, recently ruled that a woman divorced for being adulterous could not claim maintenance from her ex-husband.
Case Highlights:
March 2010: Family Court grants an "ex-parte" divorce on the ground...
Petrobras Depot Explosion Kills Two
Accident
:
Fire due to explosion.
Date
:
26th August 2015, around 10:00 hrs.
Location
:
Petrobras depot in Brazil.
Casualties
:
Two dead.
Workers were engaged in a planned maintenance job of the fuel heating unit at Petrobras Depot when a fire broke out following a...
Unlicensed Bunker Supplier Fined
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has an approved list of 59 licensed bunker suppliers in its ports. They handle about 42.4 million metric tons of bunkers annually.
The MPA recently uncovered illegal operations...
Hong Kong: Maisie Cheng Appointed As Director Of Marine Department
Michael Wong assumed the post as Director of Marine on February 27, 2014. Now barely 18 months after his taking the post, he is stepping down to assume the post of Permanent Secretary for...