Gutsy Girl Saves Her Sister From Drowning
A twelve year old girl is in a serious but stable condition after a drowning incident in the Richards Bay area this morning.
Netcare 911...
[Watch] Six Sturdy Ships Scuffling In Sea
Let's count down the 6 sturdy ships scuffling in sea
At #6 is RMS Queen Mary 2
#5 - Royal Caribbean Oasis Class, Cruise ships:...
Will The ‘Year of Monkey’ Work Fortune To Better The Baltic Index Downtrend?
MFAME has been covering up on this topic monitoring the Baltic index trend and you will be surprised to know that the BDI has...
Heading to Brazil? You Could Contract Dengue!
An outbreak of dengue fever – which causes a flu-like illness sometimes complicated by haemorrhages or shock - is currently reported in Paranaguá, Brazil....
P&I Clubs Under Pressure While Cost of Claims Continues to Increase
In its new report, “P&I Clubs under pressure while cost of claims continues to increase,” A.M. Best notes that, historically, this balance has been...
Truk Lagoon: Biggest Graveyard Of Ships
Truk Lagoon (Chuuk Lagoon) consist of eleven major islands and many smaller islets within a forty mile wide lagoon surrounded by a protective reef....
To Slow Steam Or Not To Slow Steam?
The cost advantage of big containerships’ is reduced due to lower fuel prices.
The influence of change in the line’s cost structure of bunker prices resulted...
Hapag-Lloyd – The Watchdog That Detects Explosives Inside Containers
A Watchdog program developed jointly by Hapag-Lloyd’s IT and dangerous goods experts registered considerably more incorrectly declared dangerous goods last year, compared to 2014.
The...
The Evolution of ISO 8217 Standard From 2005 to 2016 Draft
Viswa Lab has already commented extensively on the evolution of the ISO 8217 standards in 2005 and 2010/2012. These comments have been recorded in...
Toxic Fumes Kills One Aboard Tanker
While cleaning cargo tanks, onboard a chemical tanker, three seafarers accidentally inhaled poisonous fumes. One reported to have died and the other two were...