New Maritime Safety Rules Sail to EU
New legislation to simplify and improve passenger ship safety rules were adopted by the European Council on October 23.“The adoption of these new safety rules is an important deliverable in our EU maritime year,”...
No Encapsulation! New Gas Valve Unit Increases Engine Efficiency
Shipowners and shipbuilders can increase engine efficiency, save energy and reduce costs with a new gas valve unit.Eltronic FuelTech’s Geminus is also engineered to enables easy accessibility and maintenance.Ryan Nielsen, director at Eltronic FuelTech,...
Where is the Container Shipping Industry Headed?
By Jason ChiangI was invited to speak at a panel on container shipping at the Bloomberg Intelligence Shipping Seminar. Rahul Kapoor, Asia Pacific Transportation Analyst, Bloomberg Intelligence fielded the following questions.Rahul: From billions of dollar...
[Watch] Brave Footage of ‘Water Tornado’ Heading Towards Their Ship
A massive 'water tornado' swirling above the sea was captured in dramatic footage by two brave sailors - as it headed straight towards their ship.Ewen MacKenzie, 37, and Barry Stevenson 31, were on board...
Fire Ants Found at Gwangyang Port
On October 26, around 100 tropical ants were discovered inside a container at Gwangyang Port, South Jeolla Province.
What happened?
The tropical fire ants are suspected to have come from a ship from Jakarta, Indonesia. The...
€92 Million Lock Opens for Euro Traffic
A giant new river lock which can handle modern river and canal motor ships up to 110m in length and will significantly improve European waterway transport, has been inaugurated on the River Weser near...
Ghost Ship Sails into North Dakota
On halloween to up the frightening factor, a pirate ship reportedly sailed into a North Dakota farm.
Scare seekers flock to the vessel:
The scare seekers and daredevils who want to.experience the thrill flock to the...
Storm Herwart Damaged 5 Freighters in Northern Germany
On October 29, five cargo vessels ran into trouble after being reportedly affected by storm Herwart.
What happened?
The storm Herwart which has been sweeping across Germany caused trouble to five cargo ships.
Vessel disabled at Sea:
The...
Director of Viswa Lab Passes Away
Mr.Tin Tun, Director of Viswa Lab Singapore passed away. He is deeply mourned by all the Viswa Lab staff who were present in substantial numbers at his funeral on Friday, October 27th. Mr.Tin Tun...
ClassNK Wins the Safer, Cleaner Seas Award
Leading classification society ClassNK picked up the Lloyd's List Safer, Cleaner Seas Award for raising global awareness and environmental standards through its ship recycling activities at the 20th Lloyd’s List Asia Pacific Awards in...