Hempel Launches Fouling Release Coating To Deliver Fuel Savings

Hempel, a leading marine coatings manufacturer, building on its industry proven Hempasil range of fouling release systems, has announced the launch of a new...

Cargo Loss Due to Failure of Reefer System

A reefer system condenser was leaking badly where the sea water entered the refrigerant  system causing complete loss of cargo. Incident: During loading cargo of frozen...

[Awesome] Watch The Sideways Launch Of Seven Ships

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be‘Ship launch’ is referred to as the transfer of a newly constructed ship to Water.  It is considered as a public celebration and a...

UK Maker Defends Packaging

The UK maker of the Nurofen "specific pain" range of products has defended their packaging, after an Australian court ordered the products off shelves....

Moonfruit Goes Offline On Cyber-Attack

The Moonfruit service had taken offline thousands of business and personal websites hosted by it when threatened with a cyber-attack.On Thursday, 10th  December, the...

Newest Navy Ship Loses Propulsion And Limps Into Port

$360 million Navy ship LCS Milwaukee towed to port after breaking down off Virginia.The U.S. Navy’s newest littoral combat ship had to be towed...

Fire On A Tanker Shuts Houston Ship Channel Temporarily

Accident : FireDate : 14th December 2015Location : Houston Ship Channel, United StatesCasualties/Pollution : Nil The Chemical tanker, which was moored outside the Targa LPG export terminal, caught fire...

Evergas and JHW Contracts For Four New Carriers

Evergas and JHW Engineering & Contracting will jointly build six INEOS MAX 32,000M3 liquefied ethane/ethylene carriers.Copenhagen-based Evergas and Hong Kong-listed JHW Engineering & Contracting...

Uncertainties in Implementing BWM Convention

Three areas of uncertainty exist concerning the implementation of the International Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention:35% Threshold Tonnage Entry Into Force Date D2 Standard Implementation SchemeThe...

MV Le Joola: Catastrophe At Sea

Accident type : WreckedVessel involved : MV Le JoolaLocation : Coast of GambiaDate : September 26, 2002Casualties : 1,863 deathsVESSEL INFO:Name : MV Le JoolaBuilt  : 1990Class & type : Roll-on/roll-off...