The Dragon Shaped Chinese River
Chinese netizens are crazy about this dragon-shaped river.
The dragon is considered as an auspicious symbol in Chinese mythology. So when this photo of a...
Shipowners P&I Club Issue Armed Guard Checklist
The Shipowners P&I club has also seen the rise in vessel operators who prefer to appoint armed guards onboard their ships. This safety measure...
Wärtsilä’s Marine Solutions Gets Its New President
From November 1st, 2015 Roger Holm will lead as the President of Marine Solution Group of Wärtsilä. He has also been elected as the Executive...
ECDIS – Future of Navigation
“ECDIS - Electronic Chart Display and Information System” is one of the most pronounced words in the maritime industry in recent times. IMO has...
Advanced Security System By SRG and IMSA
SRG Technology partnered with the International Maritime Security Associates (IMSA) has developed a first-of-its-kind Maritime Alerting Security System (MASSTM) which provides the innovative software...
Maritime Labour Conventions’ Standards Not Followed
The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) reports that the number of vessels that failed to comply with Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) standards has increased...
Chemical Tanker Exploded During Tank Cleaning
Vessel
Chemical Tanker
Cargo Carried
Benzene
Operation
Tank Cleaning
A chemical tanker in ballast was en route and the crew were preparing the tanks for loading. The crew had just...
Improved Scrubber Technology – Lynx Separator
Researchers of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) have developed a technique for improving scrubber technology.
Lynx Separator is a promising scrubber technology...
Oil Spill Contaminates River Rizal
Bunker oil was spilled into Teresa river on September 8th,2015 from a storage tank located at the Antipolo plant belonging to Solid Cement Corporation....
Casualties in Shipbreaking Yard Calls For Stringent Safety Measures
Inflammable, odourless gas that had leaked from a cylinder, led to serious blast when a worker lit up the fire. All of the eight...