Explosions Kill 44 In China’s Tianjin Port City
Warehouse storing "dangerous and chemical goods," said to have exploded in China's northern city of Tianjin, leaving at least 44 people dead and more than 500 injured. Twelve firefighters were reported among the dead.
The...
Alumnus Ronald Turns Celebrity At UST
Ronald “Ronnie” del Carmen is a multi-awarded animator and illustrator of comics and books. He earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in advertising at the University of Santo Tomas (UST) College of Fine...
Indonesia Gears Up To Sink 70 Foreign Vessels
Indonesia Gears Up To Sink 70 Foreign Vessels On Its 70th Independence DayThe Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL) plans to sink 70 foreign ships that were once caught poaching in Indonesian waters by the nation’s authorities. The...
Container Storage And Securing Arrangements – The Guidelines
ClassNK has issued the instructions on Providing Safe Working Conditions for Securing Containers on Deck.On 1 August 2014 ClassNK has issued a Technical Information No. TEC-0995, announcing the instructions provided by the Administration of...
Fifty-two Migrants Rescued By Italian Navy, 50 Others Missing
Italian warship was able to pick up 52 migrants from a sinking rubber dinghy in the Mediterranean, but about 50 others are missing.
The European migrant crisis is "beyond urgent" says the European Commission.
The UN...
[Watch] How Large Industrial Cranes Lift One Another
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A Series of Increasingly Large Industrial Cranes Lift One Another Into the Air.
Leibherr Mobile Cranes, a heavy equipment manufacturer, demonstrated this to a group of customers. A huge crane picks up...
Cold Seawater Used For Air Conditioning
Makai Ocean Engineering known for its SeaWater Air Conditioning (SWAC) has completed a feasibility study for the district cooling system offering economic and environmental benefits.
Photo: Makai Ocean
SeaWater Air Conditioning (SWAC) makes use of available...
IWH Study Confirms Germany’s Gain In Greek Crisis
Greece could not meet two key payments to the IMF in June and July. A deal on a bridging loan was worked out by EU leaders to bailout Greece. Greece sought its first EU-IMF...
Alphabet The New Conglomerate Of Google
A massive corporate overhaul separates Google’s core business from its research divisions with a new holding company, Alphabet. An overall corporate restructuring where Alphabet becomes the parent company and Google, one of its biggest...
New Updates On IHM Guidelines
The Inventory of Hazardous Materials(IHM) is an inventory of materials present in a ship’s structure, systems and equipment that may be hazardous to health or the environment. The new 2015 Guidelines for the Development...