Update On New Ship Emission Control Zones In China

MFAME has covered an elaborate news on the upcoming Chinese Emission Control Zones under the topics -China – New ECZs (Emission Control Zones) From 2019! 1st April 2016 – China To Enforce Low Sulphur ECAHere...

Business And Politics Aboard the Largest Cargo Ship

One of the world’s largest ship carries goods with the tension of America’s huge trade imbalance with China.The electoral event of Iowa caucuses and U.S. presidential race, makes for easy fodder for the trade...

Reefer Ship Market Eaten Up by Containers

Dutch shipping consultancy Dynamar in an analysis says that the box ship fleet continues its upward trend and not only absorbs all new demand for reefer space, but also bites into the trade that...

Revolutionising Asia and Indonesia’s Gas Market

Thursday 28 January 2016, Singapore: Regional and international energy players to set tone and address investment and infrastructure development opportunities across Asia and Indonesia’s gas markets.Indonesia’s first mini liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal, Tanjung Benoa...

‘OCTOPUS’ to Help Vessels Operate Safely 5 Kilometers Below Sea Level

ABB has announced it will provide the technology that will help three vessels safely carry out construction and maintenance tasks up to 5 km under water.The vessels will be equipped with ABB’s OCTOPUS software...

Nitration – How an Engine Lubricant Suffers from it.

If you would have seen Viswa Lab’s Lubricant analysis trend report, one must have wondered and definitely noticed a parameter called “IR-Nitration”.Let us not worry too much about IR - as it simply stands...

Earth Observation Through European Data Relay System

European Space Agency uses laser to gather pictures of the planet taken by other spacecraft.In this new system  the satellite, via laser will tramis the pictures to another satellite much higher in the sky...

Nobel Peace Laureate Takes Power

San Suu Kyi finally takes the power as the head of Myanmar Government nearly after 26 years.The Nobel Peace Laureate and the leader of National League for Democracy (NLD) met success with a substantial...

[Watch] Listed Vessel Drifting In The Bay Of Biscay

  A cargo vessel, loaded with 3600 tons of timber and construction machinery, started listing some 148 miles off Cape Ortegal, Galicia, in the Bay of Biscay.  The vessel listed some 50 degrees due...

Sudden Release of Stored Pressure Energy – Crewman Lost An Eye

Safety plays the most important role in all our activities.  Carelessness or poor risk awareness can be very dangerous.  The following incident teaches us the importance of awareness and safety compliance.Incident: The second engineer was...