Social Media Hacked By Government
Twitter, a social media, has for the first time, sent warnings to a number of users that their accounts may have been hacked by "state-sponsored actors".
The Chinese and North Korean governments are thought to...
Apple Likely To Face More Cyber Attack In 2016
Cybercriminals are targeting Apple devices and the new payment systems, such as Apple Pay. Security experts fear attacks on Apple's mobile operating system (iOS) has more than doubled this year and threats to Mac...
$600 Million Financial Assistance To Indian Shipyards
Indian cabinet has allotted $600 million in direct financial assistance for Indian shipyards over a ten year period. The subsidy will be used to discount the price after delivery of new vessels of any...
Electrical Nano-Pulses Reduce Emissions
Fuel efficiency and reduced emission are important for ships. Standard scrubbers used on vessels require training for crews and maintenance to operate at their optimal continuous rating output. The new technology developed jointly by...
MAN And CCS To Collaborate In Research
MAN Diesel & Turbo had entered into a technical cooperation agreement with the China Classification Society (CCS) during Marintec China 2015 in Shanghai. The agreement would promote intelligent ship research, data exchange, online monitoring...
Submarine And Airborne Drone
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The U.S. Office of Naval Research awarded Rutgers University in the U.S. a grant to develop a drone capable of flying through the air and navigating underwater for quick search-and-rescue operations, monitor the spread...
Earn-Learn Diploma Of SP In Port Management And Operations
Under the ‘National Skills Future’ initiative, a one-year diploma course in port management and operations will be developed by PSA International (PSA) and Singapore Polytechnic (SP) which will be an earn-and-learn programme (ELP). This is...
MARIC Designs 20,000 TEU Container Ship
China is evolving as one of the world’s leading shipbuilding nations.
DNV GL and China Classification Society (CCS) will dual class the 20,000 TEU ultra-large containership designed by the Marine Design and Research Institute of...
AET – A New President And CEO At The Helm!
The board of directors of AET – one of the world’s largest tanker owner-operators – have confirmed the appointment of Captain Rajalingam Subramaniam as President & CEO effective 1 January 2016.
Captain Raja has been...
Two Chinese Major Shipping Lines Are Merging
COSCO (China Ocean Shipping Company) and China Shipping Group Company, two of the biggest shipping companies of China are negotiating a merger. If all the assets of both companies are included, the value...