A vessel experienced failure of worm gear when an exhaust valve was set to overhauled.  The below images clearly show the extent of the damage. It can be seen that there is a failure of...

Virility Drug in China’s Alcohol     Two distillers in the Guangxi region of China are under police investigation for a possible addition of Viagara the anti-impotence drug.  In the South China city of Liuzhou 5,300 bottles...

Singapore celebrated its 50th independence in style with nationwide events. Singapore declared a four-day weekend for the anniversary. People in large numbers attended  outdoor parades.  They also watched fighter jets forming the shape of a 50...

There is a very interesting and equally sad true story. Two classmates,  boy and a girl, liked each other very much.  They kept longing for each other.  He hoped that she will throw a hint...

Tidal energy fence consisting of a string of linked turbines can cause the generation of output upto 30 megawatts.Kepler Energy, a British company, has shared its plans on an array of unique marine...

Genco shipping takes over a 64,000 dwt Ultramax newbuilding, the “Baltic Scorpion”, which is the third of the four vessels to be delivered to the company.  The Baltic Scorpion is expected to be delivered...

Drewry’s Reefer Shipping Market Annual Review & Forecast has predicted a growth of 20% over the next three years in global capacity of refrigerated container (Reefer) vessels.Drewry’s latest Reefer Shipping Market Annual Review &...

Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-KOM) has seen an increasing number of tankers drydocking at its facility.Nakilat- Keppel Offshore & Marine Limited (N-KOM) is a joint-venture enterprise established in the year 2007.  The players of...

On August 9th, 1945 at 8:16 a.m. Japanese time, an American B-29 bomber, the Enola Gay, dropped the world’s first atom bomb, over the city of Hiroshima.  Approximately 80,000 people were killed as a...

The incident involving a fishing boat that capsized off the coast of Libya in the Mediterranean Sea resulted in the death of more than 200 migrants.Around 200 migrants are feared to be dead when...