We have identified very high catfines (102 ppm, 103 ppm, and 105ppm) in 3 samples bunkered in the port of Manzanillo, Mexico.  These levels of catfines can cause very serious damage to the machinery. The...

Explosion struck a cultural center in the town of Suruc, south eastern Turkey, near the Syrian border during a meeting of young activists to discuss the reconstruction of the neighbouring Syrian town of Kobane. A...

TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President: Junichiro Ikeda) today announced that on July 5, 2015, the MOL-operated bulk carrier Spring Zephyr safely rescued all three survivors clinging to driftwood 165 km east of the...

After decades of hostility and half-measured diplomatic missions, Cuba opened an Embassy in New York  just after midnight local time amidst cheering crowds of people.  There were a few protesters too.  US Secretary of...

About 150,000 migrants fleeing war and poverty are estimated to have reached Europe especially in Greece and Italy who sought other EU countries to share the burden.  EU states are willing to help but...

Stuart Edmonston, Loss Prevention Director, UK P&I Club comments on the increased demand for using low-sulphur fuels in shipping and says that concerns remain. There are increasing demands on shipowners to comply with mandates...

This is a very important case study, which shows how a small mistake can chop off the fingers. During crane's lifting operation, the kinks on the wire rope were straightened by holding the crane's...

Greece had to skip two arrears to IMF, one in June and the other in July.  However, with a short-term loan of €7bn from EU, Greece had cleared the IMF and ECB (European Central...

An unidentified cargo ship was sunk and another attacked near the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on sunday. Libyan warplanes sank one ship and attacked a second vessel on Sunday near the eastern city of...

The recent terrorists attack on an Egyptian naval vessel, two miles off the coast of the Sinai Peninsula, shows inherent risk for commercial ships transiting close to conflict zones. The UN recently removed the Gulf...