[Watch] The Process Of Testing Mega-Ships
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be
Hamburg Port Authority(HPA) has released a video featuring the process of testing mega-ships before they are used for transport.
The port authority is very eager in learning about how wind affects a large container-ship when...
Unexpected Collision Between Two Cargo Ships
Accident type
: Collision
Location
: Oster estuary on Elbe River on 5 nautical miles off Cuxhaven, Germany
Casualties/Pollution
: Nil
When two vessels head in the same direction on crossing routes, the obvious result is the collision. That is...
Bulk Carrier Pioneer Manages Losses But Cancels Ship Orders
Chinese demand for industrial commodities has reduced, and so shipping prices have crashed hitting the finances of ship operators. Two dry-bulk ship operators, Japan’s Daiichi Chuo Kisen Kaisha and Global Maritime Investments Cyprus Ltd.,...
LiFi Is 100 Times Faster Than WiFi
Presently WiFi is transmitting data through radio waves but can only transfer so much at a time. The base stations responsible for transmitting radio waves only function at about 5 per cent efficiency, most...
Zika Fever Linked To Birth Defects
Zika is transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito, also known to carry yellow fever, dengue and chikungunya viruses. Zika Fever, a mosquito-borne virus from Africa has a link to a high incidence of birth...
Naval Disaster Kills 880 People
USS Indianapolis (CA-35): The Worst Naval Disaster In U.S. History
Accident type
: Explosion
Vessel involved
: USS Indianapolis (CA-35)
Date
: July 30, 1945
Casualties
: 880 people died
VESSEL INFO:
Name
: USS Indianapolis (CA-35)
Built in
: 1930
Class & type
: Portland-class cruiser
Displacement
: 9,950 long...
Can A Piston Ring Reduce Cylinder Lube Oil Consumption?
Federal-Mogul introduces eWave piston ring to reduce oil consumption and extend liner life on typical two-stroke diesel engines.
Federal-Mogul Powertrain, a division of Federal-Mogul Holdings Corporation, has developed a new piston ring for two-stroke diesel...
Drones To Sniff And Check ECA Compliance
Drones To Sniff And Check ECA Compliance - Ready To Fly Out From Port Of Hamburg
MFAME has reported earlier about Drones To Become ECA Compliance Watchdog! & Drones Replace Ropes In Oil Tank Inspection.
EMSA...
An Unusual Punishment For A Software Pirate
The Video, ‘Story of My Piracy’ - a film denouncing piracy, in which the pirate Jakub himself stars should get 200,000 views to avoid being sued.
A software pirate is facing an unusual punishment for...
Microplastic Pollution Identified In Sea Salt
Microplastics Are Discovered Lurking in Commercial Sea Salt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be
Oceans are trashed with tiny plastic bits, collectively known as called microplastics. In turn it is contaminating edible sea salt with bits of polyethylene terephthalate and cellophane....