Fire in Cargo Ship at MICT

Incident  : Fire in Ship Vessel  :  M/V Cape Moreton cargo ship Date :  September 12, 2015 Place :  Anchored at the Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) The cargo...

Industry Forum Propounds LNG As Marine Fuel Of The Future.

Event : Forum Date : 7th September 2015 Topic : LNG as a Marine Fuel: Addressing the Challenges Chief Guest : Chris Clucas, Corporate Expert – Liquefied Gas for BSM and...

8th Asia Bunker Forum – Singapore

Asia Bunker Forum is an international industry event, covering all the major bunker markets in Asia like Singapore, China, UAE, Japan, Korea and India,...

A Canal To Bypass Strait Of Hormuz

The political tension between Iran and Saudi Arabia over the control of shipments on the Strait of Hormuz has led Saudi Arabia to plan...

MOL Becomes Member of MACN

MACN is a global business network working towards the vision of a maritime industry free of corruption that enables fair trade to the benefit...

ILO Releases Fourth Revised Edition FAQs on MLC, 2006

The MLC, 2006 entered into force on 20 August 2013 and, as of March 2015 has been ratified by 66 countries representing more than...

Tropical Storm Etau Floods Eastern Japan

Tropical storm Etau caused a very heavy rainfall resulting in a deluge at Ibaraki and Tochigi prefectures.  The near-daily rainfall has inundated 60 centimeters...

[Watch] The Construction Of Hardanger Bridge in 2011

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMG1SdeYLFE&feature=youtu.be On 28th February 2006 the Norwegian Parliament approved the bridge.  With the support of private bridge consultants, the Norwegian public road administration department of...

China Initiates ECAs With LNG For Marine Fuel

China’s has announced a Special action plan regarding the reduction of emissions by 2020 and to turn the major shipping hubs into Emission Control...

Ban Lifted on 113 Oil Tankers in Nigeria

In a letter from state-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on September 8, the Nigerian ban on entry and operation of 113 named tankers...