MOL Bulk Carrier Rescues Castaways
TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President: Junichiro Ikeda) today announced that on July 5, 2015, the MOL-operated bulk carrier Spring Zephyr safely rescued all three survivors clinging to driftwood 165 km east of the...
Cuba Opened Embassy In Washington
After decades of hostility and half-measured diplomatic missions, Cuba opened an Embassy in New York just after midnight local time amidst cheering crowds of people. There were a few protesters too. US Secretary of...
Migrant Redistribution Target Not Arrived At
About 150,000 migrants fleeing war and poverty are estimated to have reached Europe especially in Greece and Italy who sought other EU countries to share the burden. EU states are willing to help but...
Concerns remain over the use of low-sulphur fuel
Stuart Edmonston, Loss Prevention Director, UK P&I Club comments on the increased demand for using low-sulphur fuels in shipping and says that concerns remain.
There are increasing demands on shipowners to comply with mandates...
Fingertip Severed During Lifting Operation
This is a very important case study, which shows how a small mistake can chop off the fingers. During crane's lifting operation, the kinks on the wire rope were straightened by holding the crane's...
Greece Clears Arrears To IMF
Greece had to skip two arrears to IMF, one in June and the other in July. However, with a short-term loan of €7bn from EU, Greece had cleared the IMF and ECB (European Central...
Turkish Cargo Ship Attacked By Libyan Planes
An unidentified cargo ship was sunk and another attacked near the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on sunday.
Libyan warplanes sank one ship and attacked a second vessel on Sunday near the eastern city of...
Gulf Of Suez Still a Risky Place For Shipping
The recent terrorists attack on an Egyptian naval vessel, two miles off the coast of the Sinai Peninsula, shows inherent risk for commercial ships transiting close to conflict zones.
The UN recently removed the Gulf...
Chinese Mini-Bulker Sinks Near Wuhan Port
A Chinese bulker sank off Wuhan Port while undergoing a loading operation. The vessel’s middle part suffered extensive damage during the operation and it sank off the Port along the Yangtze River on Friday....
Hoegh Target Establishes As World’s Largest Pure Car And Truck Carrier
The Norway registered 20,766 DWT PCTC has claimed to be the world’s largest in the Industry and has been built with new fuel saving technology. It is the first post-panamax vessel to be added...