The Evolution of ISO 8217 Standard From 2005 to 2016 Draft

Viswa Lab has already commented extensively on the evolution of the ISO 8217 standards in 2005 and 2010/2012. These comments have been recorded in several Technical Updates right from 2009 to 2010. The overall...

Toxic Fumes Kills One Aboard Tanker

While cleaning cargo tanks, onboard a chemical tanker, three seafarers accidentally inhaled poisonous fumes.  One reported to have died and the other two were hospitalized.It's reported that the remains of the cargo reacted with...

Ships Carry Fuel For 80 Nuclear War Heads

Two huge container ships, namely the Pacific Heron and the Pacific Egret, left Barrow-in-Furness in England last month, guarded by Royal Navy sub and 50 commandos to transport nuclear fuel for 80 missiles.Ship carrying...

Why In The World Would A Cruise Ship With Thousands Of Passengers Go Sailing...

Royal Caribbean's Anthem of the Seas will be returning to its homeport in New Jersey by early Wednesday.  Then it's expected that the investigators may start on finding answers to the questions in everybody's...

Largest Container Ship Refloated

Five Day Long Salvage Wins - Container Ship Indian Ocean Tugged From Mud in Elbe River The container ships that got stuck in the River Elbe since last week is afloat again.The world’s biggest container...

Vasa: Most Exquisite Shipwreck

The most exquisite shipwreck ever to be found in the Baltic Sea was the Swedish royal warship, the Vasa.  The ship was built on the orders of the King of Sweden Gustavus Adolphus as...

One Belt, One Road Gets a Fillip

A New Tie Up That Visions Strategic Development Port of Antwerp enters into a tie up with Chinese bank on One Belt, One Road.Antwerp Port Authority and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC)...

Business as Normal For Iranian Oil

Vitol Says It's `Business as Normal' as Trader Buys Iranian Oil Iran has officially planned to boost their oil exports by 500,000 barrels a day in the next few months.  To achieve the target, for the...

[Watch] A Small Plane Landing On A Ship At Sea

 And subsequent takeoff from the deck. Whilst filming a plane flying close to a cargo ship that already had the nickname "aircraft carrier" due to its unique features, the "just in case something...

Container Ship Detained For Safety Defects

The Coast Guard inspectors detained a container ship at the Port of Tacoma for the safety defects.A Coast Guard inspection carried out on a container reported the following defects:Oil-soaked rags in the machinery spaces Oil...