MAN PrimeServ Upgrades Turbochargers 

MAN PrimeServ upgrades turbochargers on four Cruise liners of  Royal Caribbean CruisesMAN PrimeServ won a contract to add 30 turbochargers aboard four cruise liners...

American Classification Society Partners To Build FCC

 Classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has entered into a cooperation agreement with Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute (SDARI) to develop...

Know About Thanksgiving In The U.S.

Every year during Christmas and Thanksgiving respectively, 22 million and 45 million turkeys are killed because 98% of the Americans celebrate thanksgiving.  A thanksgiving...

Ofcom Warns Of  Wi-Fi Slow Down

Decorative  lights can slow down wi-fi, warns watchdog Ofcom. It released an app to check uninterrupted data flow from routers to phones and tablets....

Crisis Management – The Gard Approach

A crisis can occur anytime.  The shipowner will always be in the immediate line of fire and will retain ownership over any crisis that...

SS Edmund Fitzgerald – The Pride Of The American Flag

Accident type    : WreckedVessel involved   : SS Edmund FitzgeraldDate    : November 10, 1975Location  : Lake SuperiorCasualties   : 29 crew members diedVESSEL INFO: Name : SS Edmund Fitzgerald Built in : 1957 Type : Lake...

P&I Warns On ‘Self-Heating’ Coal

Incidents involving coal cargoes loaded at Indonesian ports have become increasingly frequent in recent years.Due to the coal’s chemical characteristics, the cargoes are prone...

A Speed Boat Capsized In Congo

North Kivu governor Julien Paluku said the government-operated speed boat left from Goma at the northern tip of Lake Kivu at about 7:30 a.m...

Oil Spill Due To Breached Hull And Tank

A tanker loaded with 786 tons of fuel oil and diesel fuel was en route from Nevelsk to Vanino in Russia when rough conditions...

Taking LNG Innovation To North America

Natural gas emerged as the fuel source that exceeded all known and anticipated environmental standards. In addition, liquefied natural gas (LNG) was already being...