Residential Ship To Be Upgraded By Wärtsilä

International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) has prescribed a list of requirements with regard to the prevention of pollution from ships.  To comply with IMO’s regulations, ‘The World’, the largest, private, residential ship on the seas...

MAN Diesel & Turbo Sign A New Agreement

World market leader for large diesel engines for use in ships and power stations - MAN Diesel & Turbo sign a new license agreement with local engine builder Yuchai Marine Power Co., Ltd. (YCMP)...

Several Barge Incidents Cause Oil Spill In Mississippi

Several barge incidents Polluted the mississippi.The U.S. Coast Guard reported several separate barge incidents on the Mississippi River.  Both the incidents reportedly polluted the mississippi river. Incident 1: In the United Bulk Terminal at mile marker...

World’s Largest Ultra-Wide 3D4D Marine Seismic Project 

Polarcus  introduces the largest man-made moving object on earth.Polarcus Amani is the largest in-sea configuration ever towed by a single seismic vessel. Highlights:The vessel measures 1.8 kilometer (1.1 mile) wide across the front ends.  With each...

MV Bukoba Capsized Off Mwanza Killing 894

MV Bukoba was a Lake Victoria ferry that carried passengers and cargo between the Tanzanian ports of Bukoba and Mwanza.  Bukoba was built in about 1979 and had capacity for 850 tons of cargo...

Low Vitamin-D Linked To MS

Sunlight contains Vitamin D. People genetically prone to low vitamin-D levels are at increased risk of multiple sclerosis, according to an extensive study based on the DNA profiles of tens of thousands of people of...

Cylinder Head Gaskets Blew-up When Main Engine Started!

Type Of Ship : Car CarrierEngine Make : Wartsila - W8L32Engine running hrs : 34,027What Happened: The ship crew were testing the Main engine (4 Stroke engine) as a part of the routine test at low to moderate...

Multi-Mission Support Ship For $400 Million

MSC Adds A New Multi-Mission Support Ship In its MSC T-AKE ship Fleet.The MSC T-AKE ship fleet consists of 14 ships.  This support ship is designed to provide flexible, blue water support in any...

More the Kids Greater the Stress Her Body Endures

 Study revealed:Childbearing causes accelerated aging in women Having kids causes women to experience oxidative stress Lactation, birth and childcare require increases in energy metabolism Increases biomarkers for premature agingChildbearing can cause accelerated premature aging in women, as...

Ocean Cleanup – Garbage Patch To The Micro Plastic Mass

Ocean pollution has a very bad and damaging effect from zooplankton to ocean-going ships.  Lot of trash from the world's oceans especially from stray fishing line to abandoned boats form a patch.A new study...