New Class Notation For Gas Bunkering Operation
DNV GL, an international certification body and classification society, has released a new class notation for gas bunker vessels that ensures safe fuel transfer operations from one ship to another.DNV GL, renowned international certification...
Egypt: Ports Goes Hi-Tech For Speedy Transits
The Egypt’s Ministers of Transportation, Finance and Trade have announced that they are planning to use an electronic system to link the data available at its various ports. The system will enable them to...
New Rules On Tax-Free Status For Indian Seafarers
The government has issued guidelines regarding the new tax rules for seafarers working on ships so as to qualify them for non-resident status. This would offer solution to the problem of sailors’ crunch to...
[Watch] The Pipe Dream: Maddo Surfs His Moto
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Robbie Maddison (Maddo), an Australian motorbike stunt rider, has achieved a career-defining feat by riding his dirt bike on the powerful waves of Tahiti. Watch the ‘Pipe Dream’ video for the stunning, innovative action...
Army Called In To Contain The Greek Migrant Crisis
Last month alone Greece saw an influx of 50,000 migrants. As per UN officials, since January 160,000 migrants have arrived in Greece. Frontex, the EU's border agency said 107,000 migrants had arrived on Europe's...
New LNG Bunker Barge Concepts by Crowley’s Jensen Maritime
Crowley Maritime Corporation, a subsidiary of Jensen Maritime shared that they are developing two new, liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker barge concepts that can be fully adapted to meet customer’s unique needs.Crowley Maritime Corporation,...
Piracy And Armed Robbery In Asia – A Report For July 2015
The Information Sharing Center of the “Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery” against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) is a formally recognised International organisation to facilitate communications and information exchange among participating...
Launch Of LNG Carrier Pool By Prominent Players
Dynagas Ltd, GasLog Ltd. and Golar LNG Ltd have jointly pronounced about the LNG Carrier Pool, The Cool Pool, for marketing their vessels in the LNG shipping spot market.The Cool Pool is an LNG...
Big Three Korean Yards Face Recession
The big three Korean yards, plan to lay off about 3000 employees following the financial loss in the Q2, 2015.
The loss reported are as follows:Daewoo Shipping and Marine Engineering(DSME)
$ 2 Billion.Hyundai Heavy Industries(HHI)
$2.5 Billion.Samsung...
A Pipeline Unites Congo & Angola – Chevron clinches World-Record.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Og6-oFKoV0&feature=youtu.be
Chevron has taken up the Congo River Canyon Crossing pipeline project. The Congo River crossing is Chevron’s largest-ever well intersection and it is the most technically challenging aspect of the pipeline project. Chevron completed...