Year 2015 Witnesses 190 Piracy Incidents So Far

The IMB cautions against complacency in its latest report on piracy and armed robbery which covers the period from 1 January 2015 to 30...

Fire Kills One And Injures 7 At Korean Shipyard

 Fire Breaks Out Inside a Gas Tanker Under Construction Accident : Fire at Shipyard Place : Shipyard in southeastern South Korea Date : November 10th, Tuesday Casualties : 1 killed and 7 injured On 10th...

Record-Breaking Engine Leaves Test Bed in Korea

Largest and most powerful MAN B&W-branded engine ever built approaches market début. Doosan Engine has reported that the initial start of an MAN B&W 11G95ME-C9.5...

High Cat-Fines in Fuels From Point Lisas, Trinidad

Viswa Lab has released a new “Fuel Problems - The Watchdog!” update and here is an extract from it. In the last week of October...

Regulatory Update – ODME Type – Approved for Bio-fuel Blends – 1st January 2016

New statutory Tanker requirements - ODME type-approved for Bio-fuel Blends A Bio-fuel blends consist of two major parts. A bio-fuel part, which is considered to be...

Bad Weather Runs Barge Aground

Accident : Breakaway barge ran aground Date : Nov 8, 2015 Place : Northwest of Ruegen Island, Germany, Baltic sea Injuries : None A stormy weather cut the mooring lines...

A Study on the Microbes Found in House Dust

For a study known as The Wild Life of Our Homes, volunteers from 1,200 homes across the United States sent dust samples taken from...

Stephen Whitney

Accident type  : Ran Aground Vessel involved : Stephen Whitney Location : West Calf Island Date  : November 10, 1847 Casualties : 92 people VESSEL INFO: Name : Stephen Whitney Type : Ocean liner propulsion : Sailing ship Tonnage : 1034 tons Stephen...

Revamping The Colossus of Rhodes

The Colossus of Rhodes, a 98- foot high iron and bronze statue of the Greek God Helios had its place near the harbour of...

Maersk Line to Reduce Manpower

Maersk Line To Reduce Manpower By 4000 Maersk Line has opted to cost cutting that includes a massive reduction of 4000 employees from its total...