Engine Room Flooding Caused Loss of Propulsion in Black Sea
Ship Type
: Chemical/Product Tanker.Location
: 70 Nautical Miles off Bulgaria, Black Sea.Cargo
: Vegetable Oil.Casualties
: None.Incident
: Engine Room Flooding & Loss of Propulsion.The Chemical tanker M/T Pazar lost the engine propulsion as the engine room flooded off Varna, Bulgaria...
UASC Felicitates Its Financing Partners
United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) is a global shipping company based in the Middle East. Founded in 1976, UASC has more than 185 offices around the world. The company is the largest container shipping...
Longshan Shipyard: Crane Collapses And Kills One
Accident
: Crane CollapseDate
: October 17, 2015Location
: Longshan Shipyard, ZhoushanCasualties
: One dead, 2 injured and one missing.On Saturday, the crane in the ship repair yard collapsed during a repair work at Longshan shipyard. In this...
Apple to Pay Damages For Patent Infringement
Apple has been ordered to pay more than $234 million to the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the damages for patent infringement. The suit is for incorporating microchip technology in some of the iphones and...
[Stats] Unemployed Graduates in Developed Countries
According to OECD, developed countries affected by the global financial crisis have the highest level of unemployed graduates. The unemployment rate for the people with third level education is higher in Greece with 19.4%,...
[Watch] Working of a Canal Lock
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW0_MmEO7o4&feature=youtu.be
A canal lock is used to raise or lower the water level and are usually kept together in flights such as those at Bingley five rise locks.
Watch the video to know how a canal...
First German Vessel to Get Converted to LNG
The Wessels Reederei, in collaboration with the main engine manufacturer MAN Diesel & Turbo and gas specialist TGW Marine Gas Engineering, has investigated main engine conversion options for the propulsion system from heavy fuel...
Total Lubmarine Launches New Generation Lube By 2016
The emissions regulations aim to decrease the amount of SOx, NOx, PM and of CO2 emitted by the ships worldwide. All the pollutants are not yet regulated but presently, technologies exist to reduce or...
NASSCO Delivers The World’s First LNG Powered Ship
(NASSCO delivers Isla Bella 2 months ahead of time. She is the world’s first LNG fuelled box ship.)
The launching ceremony of the Isla Bella took place on 18th April 2015 at the company’s shipyard...
Singapore, The Next Stop For Exxonmobil To Market LNG
ExxonMobil Fuels & Lubricants (F&L) is a leading marketer of finished lubricants, asphalts and specialities products, as well as one of the world’s largest suppliers of base stocks. They are also one of the...