Shipping Air Pollution Causes 24,000 Deaths a Year in East Asia

Growing numbers of ships are causing serious public health problems in coastal areas. A boom in shipping is aggravating air pollution in China and other...

SMM & The Propeller – Why a Propeller Stands as SMM’s Icon?

Have you ever visited the SMM in the past? We are sure that everyone would have noticed a huge propeller erected outside the main...

Oil Spill at PTP Forces Maersk to Shift Shipment to Singapore!

Last week, an oil tanker Trident Star was involved in a bunker fuel spill in Tanjong Pelepas port area - southern Malaysia.  The estimated...

Containership on Fire at the Port of Hamburg!

If we look at the global maritime incident/accident trend, most accidents in 2016 are involved with containerships.  May it be a fire or grounding,...

New Appointments for Navico to Drive Growth of Simrad Brand

Nicolas Quéru has been appointed to lead Navico’s Commercial Marine Division worldwide to take forward the marine electronics group’s continuing strategy for growth.  Quéru...

Gibdock Strengthens German Ties

Returning customers and a new client saw Gibdock prominent in the repair schedules of German ship managers in the first half of 2016, with...

Drug Bust: Can Sinister Items be Smuggled onto Vessels?

The drug bust report on the cruise ship in Australia exposed some serious shortcomings in Princess Cruises' shipboard security.  As a result cruise companies...

Hanjin Chaos! Ships, Crew and Cargo Stranded at Sea

The bankruptcy of the Hanjin shipping line has left the vessels, sailors and cargo of Hanjin Shipping in limbo, stranded at sea. Ports, fearing they...

Ship Wrecks Through the Treacherous Port Phillip Heads

History is Littered with Ships Wrecked Coming Through the Treacherous Port Phillip Heads narrated by Peter Mitchell, Frankston Standard Leader @Peter_Mitchell7 I freely admit to having no...

Efficient, Reliable and Low-Noise Propulsion Solution

Efficient, Reliable and Low-Noise Propulsion Solution for Fast Windfarm Support Vessels The Welsh ship operator company Turbine Transfers is the owner of the 21-metre Trearddur...