Accident : Trawler Capsized Date : 22nd September 2015, Tuesday at around 09:40 hrs Vessel involved : PAF 4658, a fishing trawler Location : around seven nautical miles north-east of Pedra Branca Casualties : None The Singapore Navy was alerted of the capsizing of a...

Accident : Collision Vessel involved : Shih-Hui 31, a fishing boat and “Asia Cement No. 2”, a cargo ship Date : 18th September  2015 Location : off the coast of the northern city of Taoyuan Casualties : 4 dead and five missing The 48-ton fishing...

1997 built  “MV Victoria”  is a 27,792dwt bulk carrier owned by the Swedish Transport Agency.  On Saturday 19th September 2015, early evening, she ran aground on a shoal at about 15 nautical miles from Varberg,...

What is Foaming: Foaming in oil is mainly due to the accumulation of small air bubbles at the surface of the lubricant.  It is caused by excessive agitation, inadequate levels of lubricating oil, air leaks/ingress,...

MAN Diesel & Turbo announced the clearance of US EPA certification for their 4-stroke  MAN 32/44 Common Rail engine.  This is mandatory for all engines falling under the 3600-12,000 kW category for all US...

Transas is a global leader in developing and supplying a wide range of IT solutions for the marine Industry.  Transas operates more than 20 proprietary regional offices as well as its network of partners...

For all vessels calling in ports of France, new CO2 emission regulations (EU) 2015/757 shall be applicable. As an outcome of negotiations between the European Parliament and the European Council on rules for monitoring, reporting...

The NSW government passed an Environment protection Operations Amendment Regulation 2015 regarding sulphur fuel oil used in Cruise ships berthing at or visiting Sydney port. The definition of the new regulation is as follows: “passenger ship...