Stronger Steel Approved For Intermediate Shafts
The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) has approved an intermediate shaft with tensile strength of above 800N/mm2 for the first time. The component...
32% Year on Year Decrease in Ship Loss
Total ships lost has become 75 in 2014, that is down from 110 total losses in 2013 and is well below the 10-year average...
Fire on Indonesian Cargo Vessel
Accident type
: Fire
Vessel involved
: Intan Nusantara
Vessel type
: Freighter
Accident location
: Palabuhan Sukabangun, Ketapang, western Kalimantan, Indonesia
Casualties/Pollution
: Not reported
A small Indonesian freighter Intan Nusantara was docked in...
[Watch] Quadcopter Filming The Cargo Ship Voyage
A Quadcopter is an unmanned helicopter lifted and propelled by four rotors. It uses two pairs identical fixed pitched propellers; two clockwise (CW) and...
Sunken Ship Spills Oil, Pollutes Sea
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW0_MmEO7o4&feature=youtu.be
On 6th October 2015, Lebanon flagged livestock carrier “Haidar” sank after developing a list at the Porto Vila do Conde in Barcarena, Brazil. The vessel...
Tanker Spills Oil Yet Again After 45 Years
Background: Liberian-registered tanker “SS Arrow” was built by Bethlehem Steel Company, Maryland in 1948 as the tanker Olympic Games. She was renamed the “Sea...
Whisky Residue to Power Automobiles
Scottish Firm Use Whisky Residues To Produce Biofuel
Edinburgh-based Celtic Renewables became the world’s first to produce biofuel made out of whisky residue to power...
Diesel Generators’ Fuel Pumps Failed with Bad Quality Fuel.
Vessel
Oil Tanker
Location
At Sea
Bunker
RMG 380
The Incident:
The vessel bunkered 1500 MT of RMG 380 at Vladivostok (Russia). The vessel sailed out to Japan for discharging the...
Superstar Chef of Cajun and Creole Cuisines Dies at 75
Legendary chef Paul Prudhomme known for popularizing authentic Cajun and Creole cuisine around the world, has died at age 75.
The Chef is reported to...
Sun-Ocean Combo To Provide Potable Water
Water is becoming an increasingly rare commodity. Overuse and mismanagement around the world have resulted in many water bodies drying up. It is the...