Bunkering in Rotterdam? Watch Out for Wax clogging your Filters!
If your vessel is bunkering LSMGO in Rotterdam, then your filters may get clogged.Statistics:
In the last One Week (12th October to 19th October 2015), at least three ships reported problems of wax formation and...
Armed Pirates Abduct Four Seafarers Off Nigeria
On 19th October 2015, the armed pirates boarded the 19 crew member cargo ship and kidnapped four crew members, two Lithuanian and two Ukrainian. The pirates also stole the cash in the ship.
There are...
Drillship Accident Kills One
Drillship Accident Kills One; Investigations UnderwayIncident
: Accident on a drillshipDate
: 20th October 2015Vessel involved
: Pacific Santa Ana drillshipLocation
: About 200 miles south of Lake Charles, LA.Casualties
: One deadPollution
: NilNo other injuries were reported at the...
CMA CGM To Go With French Ballast Water Treatment “BIO UV”.
The year 2015 has seen significant changes or improvements when it comes to shipping emissions, pollution prevention and energy efficiency. More companies are opting for ECO-Vessels and different ways to cut down on emissions....
Invention to Reduce Sulphur Content in Bunker Fuel
Louis Gomez files patent for new Invention that lowers sulphur content of bunker fuelExtracts from the patent filed:
Bunker fuel degrades slower than standard fuel oil and produces a mixture of sulfur dioxide, carbon dioxide...
Wikileaks Tweet CIA Boss Emails
Wikileaks tweeted on Wednesday that it would release some of the information of CIA director John Brennan's email content shortly. After few hours, six documents were made available on the website. It has also...
Subway Will Ensure ‘Footlong’ Sandwich
New Measures Guarantee A Foot Long Subway SandwichIn the year 2013, Australian Matt Corby posted a picture in facebook showing a subway sandwich with the ruler on the top ensuring that the sandwich was...
[Ceremony] Watch The Ribbon-Cutting At Water Depths
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW0_MmEO7o4&feature=youtu.be
The world’s first subsea gas compression system went on stream on September 17, 2015. The Aker solutions-built Subsea gas compression system was opened officially under water depths. Statoil provided the contract to Aker Solutions...
Father Saved Two; Mother Succumbs to Fire with Three Kids
The fire gutted three brick buildings built in 1840. Chris Hargis and Lori Doppelheuer escaped a fire consuming their old row house. But both rushed back to save their five children inside the gutted...
UNCTAD Review of Maritime Transport 2015
The maritime transport growth of 3.5% during the past 12 months till January 1, 2015, is the lowest in over a decade. At the beginning of the year, the fleet totaled 89,464 vessels, with...