NYK is Now a Member of MACN
Maritime Anti-Corruption Network (MACN) is a global business network that works to prevent corruption and promoting fair trade in the entire shipping industry. NYK has become a member of MACN.
The network collaborates with governments,...
Increased Tonnage through Suez Canal
Marine traffic in Suez Canal has a steady growth. This growth is calculated by the tonnage of cargo passing through.
Every day an average of 21 ships carrying 8.1m tonnes in cargo pass through the...
[Watch] Clandestine – A Film on Refugee Crisis
Movie Name
: Clandestine
Director
: Stuart Gatt, an award winning filmmaker
Producers
: Kelly Goncalves and Kate Glover along with two affiliated charities Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors without Borders (MSF) and Human Rights at Sea.
Budget for the film
: £70,000...
US Hides 700 Million Barrels of Oil Underground
How those enormous stockpile of oil in secure caverns and tankers help ?
America’s Gulf Coast holds nearly 700 million barrels of crude oil buried underground across four secure sites. United States’ massive “Strategic Petroleum...
Woman and Tourists Kidnapped in Philippines
Philippines army spokesman is reported to have said that on late Monday few gunmen kidnapped two Canadians, a Norwegian and a local woman from a tourist resort in the southern Philippines. The unidentified attackers...
Piston Ring Damage and Liner Wear Due to High Cat-fines
Viswa Lab has witnessed numerous Piston ring breakage and Liner wear cases this year. Based on the statistics, it was reported that the main cause of such damages was closely related to high Cat-fines...
Floating Storage of Iran’s Crude
Iran stores crude oil on supertankers at sea to have an operational power when demand in the market declines. Oil consumers have been speculating that Iran might be storing up to 40 million barrels...
Subsurface Oil Plume In Pearl Harbor
U.S. Navy records report a spill of nearly 5 million gallons of oil in Pearl Harbor. The leaking fuel storage tanks and other sources have created a subsurface oil plume consisting mostly of bunker...
Samsung and SungDong to Supply Tankers to Maersk
Maersk Tankers is a subsidiary of Danish firm A.P. Moller-Maersk. It no longer ships crude oil but will be able to carry refined products such as gasoline and diesel. But, it has placed an...
Modern Tanker Designed For Arctic Use
Deltamarin Ltd and Aker Arctic Technology Inc have jointly developed A Unique Arctic Tanker Design
Deltamarin Ltd and Aker Arctic Technology Inc have jointly developed a modern Aframax-size tanker concept for arctic use, focusing on...