The Country With Highest Fleet Value Per Capita is..?
Its Singapore! The Leading Nation In Fleet Value Per Capita
Singapore becomes the leading nation in having a highest value fleet per capita, according to vesselsvalue.com.Singapore owners control just under 2,000 deep-sea going vessels with...
How to Measure Ship’s Underwater Radiated Noise Level?
ISO has developed a new international standard to measure the underwater noise from ships.Excessive underwater noise has the potential to interfere with a marine animal’s ability to perform a variety of critical life functions,...
Injured Seafarer Evacuated From a Bulk Carrier
Injured Seafarer Evacuated From Bulk Carrier Off Mumbai
A 24-year old Indian Deck Cadet was evacuated by the Indian Coast Guard(ICG) after the seaman injured his hand while working onboard.Patrick Kennedy was working onboard the...
Pirate Strikes Two More Ships in Sulu Sea
The Indonesian government has responded aggressively to the second kidnapping of Indonesian nationals from two more Indonesian ships.Four Indonesian crew members were kidnapped on April 15 at 6:31 p.m. local time when unidentified pirates tried...
The Wreck Of SS Falcon
The iron-screw steamer SS Falcon was owned and operated by the General Steam Navigation Company.The iron-screw steamer SS Falcon was beached at Langdon Bay, near Dover, after catching fire in the English Channel...
What is Happening With the Ballast Water Treatment Regulations – an Insight!
Whether the convention comes into force or not, we all know that shifting tonnes of ballast water across the oceans is definitely complicating the marine ecosystem's equilibrium. IMO's Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) is...
Largest LNG Carrier Launched in China
China's CNOOC inaugurated a 174,000 cbm LNG carrier, the largest ever built in China, at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding. The vessel, named Pan Asia, is part of a four-vessel order placed by BG Group, now part...
Did Fujairah Bunker Fuel Quality Really Improve?
Did Fujairah Bunker Fuel Quality Really Improve?Reports and News claim that there has been a significant improvement in the fuel quality from Fujairah. This fuel quality improvement is attributed to the fuel oil inflow...
Can the Marine Industry Embrace Upcoming “Paradigm Shift” in Bunker Sector?
We did say it before - The Oil is so cheap that even pirates do not steal them anymore. No wonder, the world is speculating on whether the oil prices would go high or...
MOL Kick Starts LNG Ship Management Out Of Hong Kong!
Japan's Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) is currently involved in the operation of about 70 LNG carriers and always eyes to expand its LNG fleet, mainly to quench power thirsty Japan.With MOL LNG (Asia), MOL...