Stomach Flu Affects Passengers Aboard The Cruise Ship
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.beApproximately 180 people on board the Royal Cruise Ship fell ill with stomach bug. The vessel was docked at the Overseas Passenger Terminal in Sydney, Australia, on 15th December and reported the outbreak of...
Tiny Chip That Powers Itself From Radio Waves
Dutch scientists have developed a tiny sensor powered by the radio waves it uses to communicate information.Following this exciting development, researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology said that such sensors could help advance the...
A 4 Year Old Saves Her Mom
Maya Turner, a 4-year-old girl, called 999 to save her mom who blacked out without warning.Earlier, Maya and her mom Michelle drew a picture of an ambulance, wrote the letters 999 on it and...
Open Marine Training Courses from Alfa Laval
Alfa Laval had been conducting tailor-made marine training courses for specific customers designed to let them take advantage of its specialist expertise. The customers need understand the equipment they work with and the many...
Iran Orders New 18,000 TEU Vessels Totaling 600,000 TEU
Iran's Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) modernizes its fleet by ordering new 18,000 TEU (Triple-E type) container vessels from Chinese yards total to 600,000 TEU in all, plus new general cargo ships...
Germany’s first Newbuild LNG Vessel with Wärtsilä Propulsion
The first ever new-build liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuelled German seagoing vessel, a passenger ferry, owned by Reederei Cassen Eils GmbH had its maiden voyage on December 11. The ship has been built at...
Climate-Change Measures At IMO
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has welcomed the historic achievement of the 2015 Paris Climate Change conference (COP21) which has resulted in a clear goal of "holding the increase in the global average temperature...
A Day To Still Be Remembered “Pearl Harbor Day”
7th December, 2015, marks the completion of 74 years since the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor which forced the United States into joining World War II. The attack killed more than 2,000 U.S. sailors,...
Wärtsilä To Provide Gas Generators For DSME
Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) has contracted Wärtsilä to supply combined inert gas generators and gas combustion units for 17 LNG Carrier newbuilds. The vessels are for owners in Singapore, Greece, South Korea,...
Tugboat Sinks After Collision
Two boats collided on the Mississippi River, partially sinking one.Accident Type
: CollisionLocation
: Mile marker 727 on the Lower Mississippi RiverCasualties/Oil spill
: Not reportedDate
: Monday 14th decemberWatch standers with Coast Guard Sector Lower Mississippi River...