Event : Energy Mastering Awards 2015 Awardee : Blue Star Ferries Organised by : Boussias Communications The Blue Star Ferries bagged a ‘Silver Award’ for the category Energy Efficiency Management - Means of Public Transport; for the plan "Blue Star...

Wartsila has introduced the zero or low emission ferry concept on shuttle ferries.  This concept is in adherence to the Norwegian government’s new environmental regulations for ferries emphasising the elimination of harmful emissions. Wärtsilä’s Ship...

Today’s communication techniques have achieved the higher duty of care to passengers and crew onboard the ship at sea. Yes.  Maritime Telemedical Assistance Services(TMAS) are the answer for medical emergencies at sea. What is Telemedicine: Referred...

On Thursday around 7:44 a.m,  A towing vessel hit the Vicksburg Railroad Bridge near 435.8 mile marker. Reports say that all barges are intact and no barge broke loose because of the impact. The Vicksburg Railroad...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be According to USCG, a towboat pushing several dozen barges struck a railroad bridge in Vicksburg, Mississippi on Tuesday morning, while nine barges containing coal broke away and two barges sank in the incident. The Army...

Maiden LNG-fuelled bulker to match new DNV GL rules. ESL Shipping has built the maiden LNG dual-fuelled bulk carriers to the new set of DNV GL rules.  DNV GL-Maritime CEO Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen said: "We have...

The Lancet published the results of a trial on 60 people which found surgical reduction of the size of the stomach and small intestine cures half of patients with type-2 diabetes, for at least...

SS Rockport had been built at Portland, Maine, as Wilfred B. Bellevue and completed in March 1945.  SS Rockport was originally an American Liberty Ship Type EC2-S-C1. The 134.6 metre long steamship sailed on various...

Check out this Part-2 video, where he explains what equipment container weighing technology can be implemented, as well as answering whether a wider industry discussion is needed on the topic. Disclaimer: This video is intended...

Surgeons can use these glasses to operate tumors, which helps in identifying the Cancerous cells in bright glow colors. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be Dr. Samuel Achilefu, a professor of radiology at Washington University, has developed glasses that make tumors...