Hundred Fell Ill on Disney Cruise – Could it be a Stomach Bug?
Hundred Fell Ill On Disney Cruise, Probe Launched
Last week nearly 100 people fell ill because of a stomach bug outbreak aboard the Disney Wonder cruise ship. The affected includes 92 passengers and 5 crew members, with many...
Want to Save a Billion Dollar? Follow the Maersk Way!
Maersk Saves a Billion Dollar Due to Lower Bunker Prices and Cost Saving Initiatives
A.P. Møller - Maersk A/S has published its Interim Report Q1 2016 today, 4 May 2016. In which the Maersk Group...
Bad Weather Caused Cars and Trucks Damage Inside a Ferry
Rough Weather Damages Cars On Ferry
On Monday night, despite a reported forecast about a rough weather by the Bureau of Meteorology across much of Victoria and Tasmania, the Spirit of Tasmania left Melbourne for...
Tanker with No Crew – Drifted Ashore!
On May 4, a Facebook report from West African sources said that a product tanker titled TAMAYA I drifted ashore near Robertsport, Grand Cape Mount County near Liberian coast.
The abandoned ship was discovered with no crew...
Low Oil Prices Blunt the Drive for Fuel Efficiency
Fuel usage could be reduced or made efficient by increasing the cost of the fuel. Lost cost of fuel reduces the efficiency. Statistics of the last two years show 60 percent decline in the...
German Shipowners’ Association Endorses Mandatory Fuel Consumption Reporting Move!
IMO’s 69th Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 69) has drafted mandatory requirements for ships to record and report their fuel consumption as reported earlier by MFAME.
Here is an update on the same by The German...
GPS – Jamming – Prevent it the South Korean Way!
After Cyber Attack GPS Backup Revived by South Korea
South Korea has revitalized a recent project to construct a backup ship navigation system which would be difficult to hack. This took place in the immediate...
Ships to Sail Without Crew – In Next 10 Years!
There are about 80,000+ ocean-going ships and all the ships are operated by a competent crew with stringent training and experience. While the world is moving towards "Big-Data" and humans creating humanoids, shipping is...
Like to Dine Nude at a London Restaurant? Join the Queue of 32,000
32,978 Sign Up For Nude Dinner At A London Restaurant
Like to get naked while dining in London?
For now keep your clothes on, since more than 32,000 people have signed up for a chance to dine...
Captain Cook’s Endeavour is Finally Found After 230 Years
Researchers said they believe they have located the wreckage of the Endeavour, a ship sailed by the famous British explorer James Cook, which was sunk during the revolutionary war.
The ship was scuttled in 1778...