Scrapyards Will See More ‘Deadweight’ In 2016

2016 - will be a busiest year for the scrapyards and not the shipyards. BIMCO predicts a total of 40 million dwt of bulkers...

Russian Icebreaker Breaks Speed Record On Arctic Route

A Russian icebreaker set a world speed record completing its trip successfully one month after the end of usual shipping season in the Arctic.A...

ALERT – PRODUCT RECALL – EPIRBS NOT OPERATING IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION!

Orolia Limited, owner of Kannad Marine has become aware of an issue affecting Kannad SAFELINK EPIRBs which could result in the beacon not operating...

Massive Snow Clearing In Progress

A massive winter storm hit the East Coast and the states were hit by hard by a combination of snow, sleet, ice and strong...

Strong Winds Off Caribbean Kills Thirteen   

Strong winds overturned a small tourist boat killing 13A tourist boat ignored a sailing ban issued by authorities since Friday and sailed off Little...

Pirates Chase Car Carrier off Nigeria

Pirates chased and attacked a car carrier off the coast of Nigeria early last week.Pirates in two speed boats chased and fired upon a...

Mr David Kelly, MCIM, Chartered Marketer, MIMarEST

David Kelly is the Director of Asia PAC for the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST), responsible for the growth and profile...

Stunning Video – Humans At Sea

  Check out the video to cherish the moment of being a seafarer - “Sailor For Life.”Song by : Enicute ChisamVideo Editing by : Humans At...

Avoid Withdrawal Of Tail Shafts For Surveys Of Water Lubricated Systems

DNV GL has published new rules for voluntary class notations governing the design and follow-up monitoring of water-lubricated stern tubes which waives the requirement...

Wartsila’s Dual-Fuel Two Stroke Gets Type Approval

The Winterthur Gas and Diesel (WinGD) has designed and developed a dual-fuel engine.  It is equipped with a low-pressure gas admission system.  At present...