Norway’s Green Coastal Shipping Programme took off with DNV GL and the Norwegian maritime industry partners approving five pilot projects that will implement green technology concepts in the Shipping Industry. DNV GL is an international...

On September 16th, 2015, Singapore flagged box ship Maersk Newcastle was performing a manoeuvring operation at the Strom Quay in Bremerhaven.  The fairlead on its main deck broke off dislodging the deck railings and...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW0_MmEO7o4&feature=youtu.be Movie : Popeye, The Sailor Man. Directed By : Genndy Tartakovsky. One of the strongest seafaring sea dog ever to sail the seven seas is Popeye, the sailor man.  The video shows the adventures of all new animated...

Chile’s coast has a long history of devastating earthquakes.  The necessity had made them step up their quake- monitoring and retrofit buildings to better withstand them.  Hence, the toll of even an 8.3-magnitude earthquake...

Fire on offshore ship in Peterhead Accident type : Fire Date : 17th September 2015 at around 2.50 a.m Vessel involved :  Fugro Symphony, Offshore Supply vessel Location : Peterhead fishermen dock Casualties : None. The vessel was docked at Peterhead fishermen dock...

Incident : Death due to heart attack Victim : Master of Russian Tanker Volgoneft-117 Date : 14 September 2015 The master of the Russian tanker fainted, when the tanker en route to Vysotsk port was in the eastern Gulf of...

Incident : Vessel adrift in the sea Vessel : Han Kong, a general cargo ship Date : 14th September 2015 Location : 60 Nautical miles off Phuket Island, Thailand The cargo ship on its way from Laem Chabang, Thailand to Kolkata, India...

"The technical acumen of India's scientists, professors and students was quite impressive-their expertise can definitely help our science and technology efforts to continue advancing in this research area,” said Captain Rob Palisin, Assistant Chief...

Presently, for commercial shipping, the Indian Ocean is arguably the safest ocean on the planet. It remains extremely vulnerable and dependent on international navies maintaining a presence in the Indian Ocean.  The majority of...

Billions of pounds of trade and millions of passengers pass through the Port of Dover which is the busiest ferry port.  It is acquiring the state-of-the-art traffic sensor equipment known as BlipTrack, developed by...