A Layman Solved What Engineers Can’t – A Real Life Story!

When you experience technical problems and you are unable to fix the problem yourself, what do you do? If you are the Chief Engineer on board a ship, you have your Engineer Superintendent or...

Flooding Alarm In Miami Due to Accelerated Sea-Level Rise

A study conducted by new University of Miami revealed that there is a major increase in flood events at Miami Beach over the last era due to an acceleration of sea-level rise in South...

Two Grain Barges Sank After Allision In Mississippi

A tow vessel allided with the bridge resulting in the breakaway of all the 30 barges near Thebes, Illinois, on Wednesday.Accident AllisionDate 6th April 2016Vessel type A tow vesselLocation Near Thebes, IllinoisCasualties NilThe tow vessel allided with Thebes Railroad...

World’s First IMO-Certified Two-Stroke Engine with Tier III NOx Control, From MAN

MAN Diesel & Turbo Delivers World’s First IMO-Certified Two-Stroke Engine with Tier III NOx Control, Exhaust Gas Recirculation Systems Hyundai’s Ship Building Division (HHI-SBD) has finalised a contract for 2 × Suezmax tankers for Turkish...

The Chase: Drone vs Formula E Car

Senna vs Speed - It’s machine vs. machine in Mahindra Racing’s stunt.  What’s faster: A Formula E race car that can wind its way through narrow streets up to 140 miles per hour, or...

Nakilat To Mitigate Marine Pollution

Nakilat announces its commitment to mitigate marine pollution caused by maritime transport and to encourage the maritime transport industry to move towards using natural gas on board ships as a prime source of energy...

[Watch] Inside Oil Tankers

  One of the world’s most consumed sources of energy is Crude oil.  Hence, the transfer of the oil from country to country occurs constantly. Specially designed ships, namely the Oil tankers, are used...

Ferry Operator In Norway To Run Vessels On Battery And Bio Fuel Propulsion

Hurtigruten AS (Hurtigruten), a Ferry Operator in Norway has expressed its idea of operating vessels with dual battery-bio fuel propulsion. Highlights of Hurtigruten's CEO, Daniel Skjeldam’s views on this novel and eco-friendly venture:The introduction of...

The Ship That Has Outlasted Time: The Queen Mary Celebrates 80 Years of Public...

The Queen Mary Celebrates 80 Years Of Public Life; New Churchill Paintings Exhibit And Public Events PlannedNo other ship of her era remains in public service, or is recognized around the world for its...

Captain Of A Bulker Gets 6 Months Prison Term For Damaging Cable

Master Sentenced For Violating Navigation Rules And Damaging Cable A court in Annaba handed down a six-month term plus 406 euro fine to Du Chang Long, master of the 28,200–dwt vessel for cutting the fiber...