Swire Pacific Offshore Appoints New MD

Swire Pacific Offshore (SPO), a leading service provider in the global offshore oil and gas industry, has announced a change in their top management team.  Mr Ron Mathison has now taken over as the...

[Watch] The Arrival Of Ultra Large Containership At London Gateway

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW0_MmEO7o4&feature=youtu.be Earlier this month, in the 18800 TEU vessel, M/V Barzan, one its cargoes caught fire off the Coast of Spain.  This caused a delay in the delivery of Cargo. Nearly after two weeks, the container...

Capsized Trawler Crew Rescued by Singapore Navy

Accident : Trawler CapsizedDate : 22nd September 2015, Tuesday at around 09:40 hrsVessel involved : PAF 4658, a fishing trawlerLocation : around seven nautical miles north-east of Pedra BrancaCasualties : NoneThe Singapore Navy was alerted of the capsizing of a...

Fishing Boat Collided With Cement Carrier Off Taiwan

Accident : CollisionVessel involved : Shih-Hui 31, a fishing boat and “Asia Cement No. 2”, a cargo shipDate : 18th September  2015Location : off the coast of the northern city of TaoyuanCasualties : 4 dead and five missingThe 48-ton fishing...

De-Bunkering Operations to Refloat the Grounded Vessel

1997 built  “MV Victoria”  is a 27,792dwt bulk carrier owned by the Swedish Transport Agency.  On Saturday 19th September 2015, early evening, she ran aground on a shoal at about 15 nautical miles from Varberg,...

Watch Out – Foaming in Lubricating Oils!

What is Foaming:Foaming in oil is mainly due to the accumulation of small air bubbles at the surface of the lubricant.  It is caused by excessive agitation, inadequate levels of lubricating oil, air leaks/ingress,...

MAN 32/44 Common Rail Engine Gets US EPA Certification

MAN Diesel & Turbo announced the clearance of US EPA certification for their 4-stroke  MAN 32/44 Common Rail engine.  This is mandatory for all engines falling under the 3600-12,000 kW category for all US...

Transas Appoints New CEO

Transas is a global leader in developing and supplying a wide range of IT solutions for the marine Industry.  Transas operates more than 20 proprietary regional offices as well as its network of partners...

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France: New CO2 Emission Regulations

For all vessels calling in ports of France, new CO2 emission regulations (EU) 2015/757 shall be applicable. As an outcome of negotiations between the European Parliament and the European Council on rules for monitoring, reporting...