Hazards Associated with the Transport of Lithium-ion Batteries

Web Alert: Hazards associated with the transport of lithium-ion batteries Lithium-ion batteries and fires Following recent media attention surrounding the incidents of self–ignition of lithium-ion batteries...

Haunted House moves into Alameda’s Historic USS Hornet

BY ADAM BRINKLOW The World War II-era aircraft carrier floating off of Alameda (which served in such diverse engagements as the Vietnam war and the...

[Watch] How Choppy Seas Proved a Problem for This Ship

The vehicles carrier was videoed struggling to leave the mouth of the river between Tynemouth and South Shields on Saturday. This video shows just...

Top 10 Stricken Ships that Ran Aground

Top 10 stricken ships that ran aground on the North East coast The North Sea has long proved dangerous for seamen. Between 1740 and 2000, the...

Preventive Maintenance Achieves 202% Return on Investment for Turbochargers

Independent study demonstrates that ABB’s Preventive Maintenance model for turbochargers achieves significant cost and operational benefits ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has...

Selektope® Shortlisted for Two More 2016 Environmental Awards

Selektope®, the innovative ingredient used in marine antifouling coatings whose prevention of barnacle growth on ship hulls yields fuel savings, has been shortlisted for...

Intellian Technologies Announces Initial Public Offering

Intellian Technologies, Inc. (“Intellian” or “the company”), announced an initial public offering of 1,450,000 common shares via the KOSDAQ, at an initial price of...

Barnacle Busting: Research Targets Ship Biofouling

Individually, tiny barnacles pose little threat to hulking U.S. Navy ships.  But when clustered in thick clumps on a vessel's hull, this is natural...

Cargo Insurers “Break Limits” in Unprecedented Judgment

Cargo Insurers “break limits” in unprecedented judgment, October 2016 Following the fire and sinking of the bulk carrier ATLANTIK CONFIDENCE off the coast of Oman...

Coral Bleaching Not a Hindrance to Underwater Sex Show

Great Barrier Reef: Coral bleaching not a hindrance to underwater sex show Coral bleaching is deemed not be a hindrance for the greatest underwater sex...