U.S. Ratifies Two Key Instruments from the SUA 2005 Convention
The 2005 Protocols to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation, abbreviated as "SUA 2005", has now undergone two major ratifications.
The 2005 protocol, as such was evolved from...
Cargo Ship Runs Aground
A cargo ship, Nathalie has run aground at Bath in South Beveland, the Netherlands.Incident: Cargo ship runs aground off BathVessel Involved: Cargo vessel NathalieLocation: Wester Scheldt, South Beveland, the NetherlandsCasualties: None, Damage to the hullA cargo ship ran...
Eni Makes Mega Gas Discovery Off Egypt
Eni engages in oil and natural gas exploration, field development and production, as well as in the supply, trading and shipping of natural gas, LNG, electricity, fuels and chemical products. The government of Italy owns...
[Watch] Ping Pong – Bill Gates versus Warren Buffet!
Happy birthday, Warren!I hope I'm still crushing it at ping pong when I'm 85 - Bill Gates.
QMI – Oil Mist Detection Systems Win Type Approval From LR
QMI, who pioneered in developing the Oil Mist Detection using Nephelometry has been acknowledged by Lloyd’s Register.
Quality Monitoring Instruments (QMI), manufacturer of premium engine & atmospheric oil mist detection systems, has received Type Approval...
July Records Highest Container Traffic In Ports of New York And New Jersey
The Port of New York and New Jersey are America’s third-busiest ports. The total traffic last month rose to 588,918 twenty-foot equivalent units, a gain of 14.1% from a year earlier and 4.7% higher...
Who is at Fault – Supplier of the Fuel or User?
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Supplier supplied a fuel that caused serious damage to the machinery. The vessel was incapacitated and had to be towed. The cost to the vessel operator was more than $1 million.Fuel was tested...
Stolen Anthems Revered In Several Nations
Alex Marshall, the author of a new book on the history of national anthems, says that several of the world's national anthems are not original.Dusan Sestic composed a national anthem for Bosnia in 1998....
US President Attends GLACIER Meet In Alaska
The agenda of the President’s 3-day Alaska tour is to focus on warming earth temperatures, melting glaciers, rising sea levels and the havoc all this is causing to the biodiversity of sea and land....
First Baby Ever Born on a German Naval Vessel
In the ceaseless endeavour to find a new land to live the life of their dreams, thousands of illegal migrants attempt crossing harsh seas every year. It was on one such attempt by a...