Container Shipping Pioneer Dies
The 90-year-old shipping pioneer and founder and group chairman of the Evergreen Group Chang Yung-fa passed away at 11.05am on Wednesday.
A Brief Bio of the legendary Shipping Business Tycoon:Chang was born in Suao, Yilan...
Tanker Capsizes With 2,200 Tons Of Sulphuric Acid
Accident type
: Vessel CapsizeLocation
: River Rhine in GermanyCasualties
: Two crew members found missingSpill
: NoneThe tanker was carrying at least 2,200 tons of sulfuric acid, went down River Rhine in Germany's western Rhineland-Palatinate state.The ship...
Fire Defaced Engine Room In A General Cargo Ship
Engine room fire in a General cargo ship off Yingkou, China.Accident type
: Fire accidentVessel type
: General cargo shipLocation
: off Yingkou, China in Bohai seaCasualties/Pollution
: NoneCause of the accident
: Under Investigation.A cargo ship sailing off...
‘Zombie Ships’ Send Shivers About Global Economy
The economic slowdown in China and the effects of rapid expansion through cheap debts has put the shipping industry in its worst crisis ever.The Baltic Dry Index fell by more than 20% this year...
Fatality Due to Fire Extinguisher Explosion
Fire extinguishers onboard a ship play a vital role when it comes to firefighting. In most cases, the fire extinguishers are kept rested against a wall or a bulkhead with least attention being paid...
Sulfur Pile Collapse Kills One
The Gulf Coast Bulk Equipment employee, While moving sulfur to a semitrailer at the Port Redwing site was killed when a 30-foot pile collapsed.On friday morning when the worker was busy with his work...
WhatsApp On Its Way To 1 Billion Users
According to an official announcement in a blog post on Monday, WhatsApp will no longer charge its users with an annual subscription fee of $0.99 per year. This is usually charged after a free...
[Watch] Change the Way You See the Universe
Here's a 3-minute animation that will provide you with an extraterrestrial perspective of grand scheme of things, Earth and everything on it is pretty tiny.Ranging from the unimaginably small to the unimaginably big,...
Maritime Satellite communication Market Will Escalate By 2020
A survey report by markets and markets have issued a "Maritime Satellite Communication Market by Type (VSAT, MSS), Service (Voice, Video, Data, Tracking & Monitoring), End User (Merchant Shipping, Fishing, Passenger Ship, Leisure Vessels,...
Unique Opportunity For Artists On The Open Pacific
A Vancouver art gallery is all set once again to search for interested artists to spend 23 days in residency at sea. It is a part of the Access Gallery’s Twenty-Three Days at Sea:...