The Shipwreck That Shook America

The S.S. Eastland widely known as the "Speed Queen of the Great Lakes" was a passenger ship based in Chicago and used for tours.On...

Maersk To Deliver A Billion Toys

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.beMaersk Line published a video in which it had committed to deliver one billion to the homes of children well in time for the...

[Update] 6 Still Missing In The Singapore Strait Collision

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.beA bunker freighter sank after it collided with a chemical tanker in the Singapore Strait.  The reports stated that only 6 crew members out of...

Radio Frequency Sensors to Make Diesel Engines Greener!

Emission regulations are getting tighter every day and marine industry is no exception to this.  A few years ago students from MIT invented a...

Car Crash Kills Two

Unexpected car crash killed fiance and mom of a new motherIn only three hours after her delivery, Crystal Matrau-Belt heard the tragic news --...

Wärtsilä Secures Order For Three Mega Container Vessels

Three 'mega-class' container vessels being built for French ship owner CMA CGM at the HHIC-Phil yard in Subic Bay, Philippines have selected Wärtsilä's Nacos...

New Panel To Address Cyber Safety Concerns

IACS Council establishes cyber panel to address cyber system integrityThe International Association of Classifications Societies (IACS) has announced its cyber initiative among decisions agreed...

Europe’s Gasoil Storage Is Full

European diesel prices and refining margins have collapsed in recent days to six-year lows as the market has been overwhelmed by imports from huge...

Bunker Freighter Sinks After Collision In Singapore Strait

Accident : CollisionDate : 16th December 2015Location : Singapore StraitCasualties/Missing : 6 MissingPollution : NilThe freighter carrying 560 metric tonnes of bunker fuel sank after it collided with a...

Check Your Rigging Arrangement During Deployment of Clump Weight

What is rigging?The use of mechanical load shifting equipment and associated gear to move, place or secure a load using plant, equipment or...