One of the vast and overwhelming subject is Ocean.  Numerous changes happen under water.  Experts have analysed the top 10 uncovered phenomena.  One among them is Pororoca. Pororoca is a tidal bore having waves...

When someone thinks of the word “shipwreck” they immediately picture wreckage beneath a lake or ocean.  However, there are shipwrecks above water, usually from being caught in a sandbar or beached for other reasons. Take...

A Provisional Standard For Mass Flow Metering Systems Mass Flow Metering system: A mass flow metering system aims at providing a fair basis for measuring the bunkers supplied. Singapore, the world’s largest bunkering port, first adopted standardized...

The Suez Canal Authority has inaugurated a new shipping lane in the Suez Canal, in east Port Said on 24th February 2016.  The new shipping lane enables the giant ships to sail in both...

On 18th February, the crew of Vento di Grecale rescued 105 migrants from an endangered wooden boat that sank in choppy waters a few minutes after rescue. Rey Salcedo captain of the vessel and his...

Baltic Runner from George Leonov on Vimeo. Check out the time lapse footage which was made on a container ship, the MV Carat, sailing around the Baltic Sea and North Europe.  During the voyage, it...

Royal Caribbean's Anthem of the Seas cut shorts it's one other trip again on Saturday due to norovirus outbreak and trying to avoid a possible severe storm, is returning to its home port of...

People can become exposed to the chemicals in hydraulic fluids. The exposure to chemicals may be due to inhalation, ingestion, or touch.  There are instances of people suffering from skin irritation or weakness in...

A short circuit by personal appliances in crew room damaged the cement carrier. The 8,830 DWT vessel carrying 6000 tons of cement on board caught fire at the dock in Port of Salalah, Oman.  The...

Accident : Collision Date : 28th February 2016 Vessel type : Car Carrier and container ship Location : English Channel Casualties/Pollution : Nil A Norwegian Car carrier collided with another container ship and sank in the fog-bound English Channel.  The vessel is reported to...