Longevity in Rich Countries

POPULATION forecasting is not simple.  Demographers use mortality data—information about when people die and why—to estimate the likely life expectancy of people still alive....

Composite Cutterhead Shaft Bearing Still New After Ten Years of Dredging

COMPOSITE CUTTERHEAD SHAFT BEARING AS GOOD AS NEW AFTER TEN YEARS OF DREDGING After ten years and more than 100,000 operating hours dredging up silt,...

[Watch] Fire at the Port of Port Arthur

Port Arthur firefighters are still investigating what caused a conveyer belt fire near a cargo ship.  The conveyor belt being used to load German...

New Safety Initiative to Drive Performance Improvements on Board

V.Group has signed an agreement with Lloyds Register to run an initiative on port state control performance improvement on board V.Ships and ITM managed...

Monster Oil Platform Sets Sail to its New Home in the UK

The floating made-in-China monster! 31k-tonne oil platform sets sail to its new home in the UK How did the oil platform cross the ocean? No, this...

[Watch] The Floating Made-in-China Monster!

Footage shows the mammoth structure being tugged through the water at a snail's pace. The platform, also known as Hope No.6 and the equivalent of...

Stena Line Signs Up for MAN Online Service

Agreement covers two superferries in Stena fleet MAN Diesel & Turbo recently signed a contract with Stena Line to provide its online service to two...

Singapore MPA Speeds up Bunker Mass-flow-meter Re-validation Process

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has moved to address the concerns of bunker barge operators in Singapore whose tankers were fitted with...

Fuel Regulation Could Cost Shippers Extra US$60 Billion a Year

Shippers to bear extra US$60 billion expenses a year due to IMO’s 2020 regulation According to a Wood Mackenzie study, global bunker fuel costs could...

Skipper with iPad Navigation Crashes into a Ferry

A skipper has been fined £3,000 after he set sail in his Second World War boat with just an iPad to navigate - and...