Food Poisoning Kills Two On A General Cargo Ship  

Accident : Food Poisoning onboardVessel Involved : Nefryt, a general cargo vesselCasualties : 2 dead and 13 hospitalisedThe general cargo ship started its voyage from Ivory Coast...

[Watch] Dpulsar:  A Propeller System Operating on Water

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW0_MmEO7o4&feature=youtu.be The Dpulsar system is a counter-rotating propeller system that can operate on the water line. Barry Davies, a New Zealand inventor, invented this system...

Wage Negotiation Without Strike: A 19 years’ Record

This year the Big 3 shipbuilders sat across the table for wage negotiations between labor and management. On Sept. 22, the labor union of Daewoo...

Little Girl Letters Immigration Issue To Pope

A five year old girl gets through security pushing past metal barriers and a phalanx to deliver message to Pope.Sofia Cruz, daughter of undocumented immigrant...

MPA Initiates the Promotion of Maritime Careers

Speaking at the 30th-anniversary dinner of the Singapore Shipping Association, Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean said the shipping and marine industry contribute enormously...

Port Of Rotterdam Holds LNG-Master Plan Meetings

Port of Rotterdam, in its pro-LNG implementation plan, held two master plan meetings last week.  The first meeting held on 23rd September was concerning...

Injured Labourer Sues Ship Owners

Kevin Newton, worker onboard the ship, has filed a lawsuit against the vessel management for the injuries sustained by him while working on the...

Smaller BWMS For Smaller Vessels

Alfa Laval has expanded its PureBallast range to suit smaller vessels taking less ballast water by the introduction of a new reactor for their...

Sprottenback Event Honors Stena Line Group

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW0_MmEO7o4&feature=youtu.be Niclas Martensson, Stena Line Group’s COO  received the Kiel Port Prize 2015 award for being the world’s first shipping company to run a methanol-powered...

Bunker Prices Speculated Around $48 Per Barrel

The market saw a sharp fall in crude prices on Wednesday, with Brent down by $1.33 and WTI down by $1.88.  However, the prices...