NATO’s Helicopter Crash Kills Five

On Sunday afternoon, the Puma Mk2 helicopter crashed while landing at the Nato's Resolute Support mission headquarters, Kabul.  Five people including two RAF Personnel died at the scene and five others were injured.  The...

Water From Wave Energy

The energy of wind-driven ocean waves had been converted to electrical power. The offshore installation uses hydraulic pumps that push oil through a turbine that drives an electrical generator. The offshore presence reduces the...

Fire At Travellers’ Site Kills Ten

A sudden outburst of fire at Travellers’ site killed ten people including a six-month-old child. On Saturday, around 0400 local time, the Emergency services were called to Glenamuck Road in Carrickmines, County Dublin. At the...

Veteran BBC journo’s Wake Up Call

A stark warning has been issued to shipping industry by the former BBC presenter Nik Gowing on the perils it faces from social media in the event of a casualty.  Gowing a Visiting Professor,...

ImarEST Organizes A Discussion On Big Data

Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (ImarEST) conducted a roundtable discussion on the term “big data” and its definition in the marine sector.  Also, the challenges and opportunities were a part of the...

Oil Spill Removal Underway Off Belgian Coast

Reports say that the efforts of Begian and Dutch authorities in containing the spread of an oil spill that resulted from the collision between a LNG tanker and a general cargo ship is making...

MISC Plans to Buy VLCCs and FPSOs

MISC, Malaysia's leading shipping company eyes on the secondhand crude tankers in the market that are suitable for charter contracts.  The crux of a recent meeting convened by MISC's new ceo Yee Yang Chien...

Next Gen Global Internet Customer Support Launched

MOL launches Demo of Electronic Global Internet Customer Support MOL announced that they were able to successfully launch and demonstrate the working of their Next Gen condition based Engine Monitoring system called "CMAXS e-GICSX"  onboard...

Vroon Announces Lay Up Of 12 Offshore Vessels

On Thursday, the Dutch Shipping Company Vroon Shipping Services announced that 12 offshore-support supply vessels will be taken out of operation due to the ongoing slump in offshore oil and gas activities.  Consequently, the...

Stronger Steel Approved For Intermediate Shafts

The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) has approved an intermediate shaft with tensile strength of above 800N/mm2 for the first time.  The component - manufactured by Japanese casting and forging company Kobe Steel...