A leading ship owner has placed orders with Cavotec for several Alternative Maritime Power(AMP) systems.  A total of six AMPtainers has been ordered, of which, two will be used as mobile units, and the...

NYK has placed an order for 5,500 technologically advanced 40-foot refrigerated (reefer) containers, which are more efficient and reliable than older equipment.  Delivery of the new units has already commenced. This strategic investment will ensure...

ClassNK, Tokyo-based International Classification Society, has provided Approval in Principle to the 98,000 DWT bulk carrier fuelled by LNG. Maritime Innovation Japan Corporation has developed the concept design. Highlights: The vessel will have 2,000m3 capacity LNG tank...

Scientists found that bacteria gets resistant to drugs used when all other treatments have failed, puts the world on the cusp of a "post-antibiotic era". The  Lancet magazine says that even the powerful antibiotic like colistin...

Accident type : Collision Vessels involved : MV Dona Paz and MT Vector Location : Tablas Strait Date : December 20, 1987 Casualties : 4,386 people died VESSEL INFO: Name : MV Dona Paz Built in : 1963 Flag : Philippines Type/class : Passenger ferry Tonnage : 2,602 tons Length : 93.1 m (305 ft) Beam : 13.6...

Crowley Wins American Maritime Safety Award 2015 For Standard Compliance Crowley Vessels were Honored with Environmental Awards for the implementation of drug and alcohol awareness program for crewmembers who perform safety-sensitive functions. Chamber of Shipping of...

Two crewmen died as they tried to help a crewmate in the hold of their ship but finally ended up  suffocating in the forecastle storeroom. Ferrer Punongbayan, 33 and Jonathan Sanosa, 38, both from the...

Accident : Fire Date : 18th November 2015 Vessel Involved : Le Boréal, a French-flagged Cruise Ship Location : Near the Falkland Islands Casualties : None A fire broke out in the engine room of the luxury cruise ship around 2.00 am on Wednesday.  The...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be           The largest of the piers of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge’s old east span was removed from the bay through a careful and extensively planned implosion On Saturday. More than...

Clean Energy Provides Bunkering Services And Fuel To World’s First LNG-Powered Container Ships Clean Energy Fuels Corp. participated in a little history last month when it supported General Dynamics (GD) NASSCO’s launch of the Isla...