PVI weekly report – June 2015

Protection Vessels International (PVI) is a maritime security company, specialised in providing security teams and escort vessels for merchant ships transiting high risk areas...

Stock Market Manipulation being probed by Chinese Regulator

China’s securities regulator has initiated an investigation to crack down on stock-market manipulation and insider trading after a slump of around 30 per cent...

CO2 emissions poses threat to Marine ecosystems

Scientists have warned that rising CO2 levels has altered the chemistry of the waters and are disrupting the natural balance of marine life.  Oceans...

Mastercard Testing Facial Recognition for Making Payments

 Mastercard is testing a smartphone app that uses facial recognition to verify online purchases.  This test is a part of the company’s grand vision...

[Watch] What are Motor-Rotor Sailing Ships?

https://youtu.be/W1AoPzXeMKwShort sea trade will soon see the introduction of new generation motor rotor sailing ships. 5 partners are cooperating to implement a lightweight design...

Ardmore Seafox Joins Ardmore Fleet.

Ardmore Shipping Corporation announced the delivery of its newly built vessel, the Ardmore Seafox, by SPP Shipbuilding Co., Ltd from the Sacheon shipyard in...

Shell to Explore Oil In Arctic

Oil and gas major Shell will start oil rigging in the Arctic  in the next two weeks. Thirty ships have been deployed initially from the...

Iran Claims Progress in the Nuclear Talks

Iran’s Foreign Minister has claimed its progress in the nuclear talks with the United States.  This statement was released through a specially made Youtube...

Taiwan TransAsia Pilot Shut Off Wrong Engine

Taiwan's Aviation Safety Council (ASC) has confirmed that the captain of a TransAsia Airways ATR mistakenly switched off the plane’s only working engine seconds...

Robot Kills Worker at Car Factory

A worker at a Volkswagen production plants in Germany lost his life when he was grabbed and crushed against a metal plate by a...