Counterfeit Refrigerant Cylinders – An Industry Menace
Wilhelmsen Maritime Services issued a warning regarding the dangers posed by some of the counterfeit refrigerant cylinders readily available in the market. The counterfeits consist of a dangerous cocktail of gases that tend to...
More Bunker Tankers Fitted with Mass Flow Meters – MPA
MASS FLOW METER (MFM) technology has been around since the 1950s and has been in use in various industries. From 2007, news of the technology’s use in the bunkering industry started surfacing. Now, use...
Brave Police Officer Dies in a Gunfire
Randolph Holder was killed in a confrontation with an armed suspect in East Harlem on Tuesday.Officers responded to a report of gunshots fired near East 102nd Street and 1st Avenue at about 8:30 p.m.,...
Indonesia Experiences Country’s Biggest Forest Fire
Highlights:The extremely dry weather prevailing in Indonesia caused the forest fires.
The forest fire that occurred in Sumatra Island and Borneo Island in the western and central parts of Indonesia spread to Celebes Island,...
Want To Test Your Hearing Ability? Check This
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW0_MmEO7o4&feature=youtu.be
We may not hear certain frequencies clearly. The reasons for this may be age or frequent listening to louder music. The below video helps to know how good is your hearing ability. Just...
Berglund Turns Pacific Basin Profitable
Mats Berglund, a Swedish national, took over Pacific Basin three years ago when it was in its 30-year lows in the “lousy” markets. It was Hong Kong’s largest by fleet size.
Berglund’s immediate priority was...
Doosan Engine: The World’s First Eco-friendly NOx Reduction System
From Jan. 1, 2016 all newbuilds with diesel engines have to comply with IMO’s Tier III emission for sailing in North American Emission Control Areas (ECA). An increasing number of countries have recently tightened...
[Watch] How Huge Steel Container Boxes are Manufactured
Watch the above video that shows how huge steel container boxes are manufactured. This video is shot at the Big Steel Box Factory, Shanghai, China.To recount the process:The process starts with steel rolls...
Nigerian Navy Seizes Five Vessels Due to Illegal Bunkering
Following an intelligence report, the Nigerian Navy impounded five vessels and 108,000 litres of diesel fuel. The report states that the operators of the vessels were conspiring with the private jetties’ owners to transfer...
Oil Spill Removal Underway After Tankers Collide Off Japanese Coast
Accident
: CollisionVessels Involved
: Wako Maru No 2 and Sulphur GarlandLocation
: 10 nautical miles off Shimonoseki, JapanCasualties
: NonePollution
: 13000 litres oil spillThe two tankers (Wako Maru No 2 and Sulphur Garland) collided with each other...