Thordon COMPAC Wins Top Environmental Award            

COMPAC, Thordon Bearings’ seawater lubricated propeller shaft bearing system, won the prestigious Tanker Shipping & Trade Environment Award yesterday following a verdict that the...

Dell Computers Had Built-in Security Flaw

Dell PC came with a pre-installed self-signed root certificate authority, called "eDellRoot", and the private key associated with it.  One user reported finding that...

Tom Erixon To Be New President And CEO Of Alfa Laval

The Board of Directors of Alfa Laval announced that Lars Renström is retiring from the position as President and CEO of the Alfa Laval...

[Update] Adrift Cargo Ship Towed To Hatston Pier

A major rescue operation, involving Coast Guard helicopter and two RNLI lifeboats - Stromness and Kirkwall, to assist the adrift Cargo ship Skog was...

Reefer Ship Ran Aground In Bosporus

The vessel ran aground which narrowly missed to hit a petrol station on shore.Accident : Vessel groundingVessel Involved : Crown Emma, a reefer shipDate : 24th November...

Measures To Prevent  Vessel Grounding

“Vessel groundings are becoming more common in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) territory.  However, many vessel groundings go unreported or Government officials are not...

High Panama Canal Traffic Attributed To West Coast Diversion

The Panama Canal authorities have informed that they undergo the experience unusually high demand and are taking several steps to expedite traffic, decrease Canal...

[Beware] Lack of Proficiency in Conduct Can Cause Heavy Damages

Are you aware of the Navigational conduct rules? These are the basic navigational rules to be followed at sea.  The International Rules were formalized in...

RMS Empress Of Ireland: Worst Disaster in Canadian History

Accident type : CollisionVessels involved : RMS Empress of Ireland and SS StorstadLocation : Saint Lawrence RiverDate : May 29, 1914Casualties : 1,012 people diedVESSEL INFO:Name : RMS...

IBIA (Asia) Bunker Forum – Singapore Bunkering Scene – Looking Ahead

International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) -Asia conducted a forum viewing at the local (Singapore) bunkering scene covering areas of topical interest to the bunker...