Why I want to become a Captain.
Here is a piece of write-up by an anonymous 10-year old kid explaining why he wants to become a Ship's Captain.What do you think? Source: Unknown.
IMO Launches News Magazine.
International Maritime Organization has issued the second issue of 2015 of its online magazine with a brand new design including a wide range of topics as follows:IMO Secretary-General Sekimizu speaks about the need to...
Security Certificate mandatory for all seafarers from 1st July 2015
From 1st of July all seafarers with and without designated duties are required to provide an evidence of having achieved the required standard of competence in security-awareness. This will be checked by the Port...
8 Important Points to consider when you order the new ECA Fuel
Various major bunker fuel suppliers are offering new fuels to meet the new ECA regulations which came into force on 1st January 2015. There are at least 8 to 12 suppliers who are offering...
Female security guard dies after courthouse attack
A female custody officer who was assaulted outside a court while preparing to escort a prisoner between the court and a van parked outside in central London has died.Lorraine Barwell, 54, was the first...
Increasing GHG could result in ocean acidification and pose a grave threat to fishing
The international research team of The Laboratoire d’Océanographie de Villefranche, France is led by Dr Jean-Pierre Gattuso. Their findings indicate that greenhouse gas emissions, if allowed to increase uncontrolled, will adversely affect marine life...
DMAIB releases its final report on the Drodgen channel collision
The Danish Maritime Accident Investigation Board ( DMAIB) is an independent investigating body. It investigates maritime accidents with an aim of learning about accidents in order to prevent future accidents. They primarily carry out...
south korea leads in securing ship building orders
The Korean based South Korean Shipbuilders, owned by the Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. have taken the lead by procuring the maximum shipbuilding orders worldwide in the first half of 2015.While world over, ship building...
PVI weekly report – June 2015
Protection Vessels International (PVI) is a maritime security company, specialised in providing security teams and escort vessels for merchant ships transiting high risk areas of the world’s oceans. The following are the incidents released...
Stock Market Manipulation being probed by Chinese Regulator
China’s securities regulator has initiated an investigation to crack down on stock-market manipulation and insider trading after a slump of around 30 per cent in Chinese stocks since mid-June.China's securities regulator will inquire the...