[Watch] How Huge Steel Container Boxes are Manufactured
Watch the above video that shows how huge steel container boxes are manufactured. This video is shot at the Big Steel Box Factory, Shanghai,...
Nigerian Navy Seizes Five Vessels Due to Illegal Bunkering
Following an intelligence report, the Nigerian Navy impounded five vessels and 108,000 litres of diesel fuel. The report states that the operators of the...
Oil Spill Removal Underway After Tankers Collide Off Japanese Coast
Accident
: Collision
Vessels Involved
: Wako Maru No 2 and Sulphur Garland
Location
: 10 nautical miles off Shimonoseki, Japan
Casualties
: None
Pollution
: 13000 litres oil spill
The two tankers (Wako...
Tankers – A New Diesel Fuel Storage Option
Traders report that Vitol – The oil giant has booked two 90,000 tonne tankers off the coast of Britain to stock diesel volumes for...
Iran Plans To Expand Its Fleet
Mohammad Saeidi, the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL), says that Iran will go for a fleet expansion campaign in...
ULCS Al Muraykh Reaches Zeebrugge in Its Maiden Voyage
The United Arab Shipping Company is currently the world’s 15th-largest shipping line, with a fleet of 56 vessels representing an overall capacity of 482,617...
Toxic Pesticides Sprayed on Edibles Onboard Vessels
Fumigation of cargo, especially edible cargo with pesticides such as with methyl bromide could have disastrous health repercussions warns the West of England P&I...
Exxon Exonerated From Additional Damages
The tanker Exxon Valdez, spilled 260,000 barrels of crude in Prince William Sound in 1989 which was the largest in U.S. waters and one...
The US to Clean Up the Spanish Accidental Debris
US promises to clean up Spanish nuke accident after several decades.
The U.S. and Spain have decided to remediate the coastal region of Spain. The...
The Steel Industry Giant Axes 1200 Jobs in UK
Tata Steel is set to announce 1,200 job cuts at its plants in Scunthorpe and Lanarkshire after a series of job cuts in UK...