World Requires More LNG Bunkers at Ports

Jacob Høgh Thygesen, Director, Merchant Ship Design Solutions with Wärtsilä opines that making available LNG fuel bunkers at ports is a prime necessity.  According...

London Metal Exchange Propose to Buyout Baltic Exchange

The LME has approached the Baltic Exchange for a takeover bid. The Baltic Exchange is the world's only independent source of maritime market information for...

World’s First Guide For SOx Scrubber Ready Vessels

Classification society ABS has come up with the world’s first guide for SOx scrubber ready vessels.  This comes at a time when more emphasis...

Most Modern Icebreaker To Use Wärtsilä 31 Engines

Guinness World Records have acknowledged Wärtsilä 31 engine as the world’s most efficient 4-stroke diesel engine.  It will power a state-of-the-art new generation icebreaker...

Sprinkler Pipe Leak Puts Ferry Out of Service

Finnish ferry was forced out of service after water from a faulty sprinkler pipe damaged around 90 of the vessel’s cabins. October 10, Finnish ferry...

[Video] Madison Maersk Sets Record With 17,152 TEUs Onboard

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW0_MmEO7o4&feature=youtu.be The Maersk Triple E containers comprise a family of Very Large Containerships. Recently, Madison Maersk, a Triple E class vessel, has set a record load...

Philippine Vessel Crew Prevents Piracy Attempt

Incident : Piracy Attempt Vessel : M/V Cecilia Date : October 10, 2015 En route : Davao to Santos City The crew members onboard the Philippine-flagged vessel, which was travelling off the Davao del...

US Navy(1775-2015) Celebrates 240 Years of Excellence

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW0_MmEO7o4&feature=youtu.be 13th October marked the 240th birthday of US Navy From everyday small feats to undeniably heroic efforts, the accomplishments and achievements of America’s Navy are...

A New Raft Of Regulations For Cyber Safety

The 170 million GT, ‘A’ rated North P&I Club has warned its members to be prepared for a new raft of regulations for cyber...

The Fourth Container Terminal in Mumbai

Jawaharlal Nehru Port is India's largest and premier container gateway.  The foundation stone for fourth container terminal was laid in Mumbai.   The Ceremony was...