[Watch] Droptest Of A FreeFall Lifeboat

  Verhoef Aluminium Freefall Lifeboat type FL75 (70 persons) had a 40 meter droptest which was more than 200 meters away from the platform...

Largest Solar Planet Finds Place In Galaxy

A largest known solar planet, consisting of a large planet that takes nearly a million years to orbit its star, was discovered by the...

Product Tanker Stena Imperative Named

One of the world’s leading tanker shipping company Stena Bulk named its IMOIIMAX MR tanker Stena Imperative mk at China Merchants Wharf in Hong...

Wartsila Growth Is High Despite Slowdown

Wartsila, a Finnish industrial engine maker, reported its higher quarterly earnings despite a sluggish demand for ship technology.  According to the reports released on...

Very Large Crude Carrier to Ship Diesel

Cheap oil boosts diesel supply forcing companies to charter VLCC vessels to cater to slowing demand.French oil major Total and Oil trader Vitol has...

Ship Held for Denying Medical Help to Sick Seafarer

A cargo ship has been held by Swedish authorities for poor working crew conditions and safetyThe AFP contacted with the Swedish transport authority to...

22 Crew Saved From a Listing Merchant Vessel

Gale force weather in the Bay of Biscay caused a cargo ship to list on 26th afternoon.   In a dramatic operation 22 seafarers were...

This Is What Will Happen If You Fit the Big End Bearing the Wrong...

The vessel had a high-speed diesel generator engine upon which routine overhaul and maintenance was being done by the ship staff.  While boxing up...

Polar Explorer Dies In An Historic Attempt

First person to cross the Antarctic continent unaided, dies on the brink of making Antarctic history last Sunday.Henry Worsley, a 55-year-old British ex-army officer...

Maersk Once Again Tops The World’s Container Lines

The latest rankings of the top 10 container lines were released by Alphaliner. Maintaining its lead in total TEU capacity, Maersk ranks top in...