Fire on board a Flexlay Vessel

Scottish Coast Guard Extinguishes Fire On Board A Flexlay Vessel Vessel Name: ROV Subsea Viking 7 Location: Scotland - Hatson Pier on Orkney Island Casualties: None Owner: Eidesvik Shipping  Chartered to: Subsea 7 A fire...

Cherished Moments: A Meet With The Then Indian President

Dr. AVUL PAKIR JAINULABDEEN ABDUL KALAM ( Dr APJ ABDUL KALAM ) lovingly called "People's President" was the 11th President of the Republic of...

Investment Of $314m On Four Tankers By TEN

Greek tanker Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) has made an investment of around $314m in acquiring two VLCCs and two suezmaxes. Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN), Greek...

Low Flashpoint Fuel – The Legal/Commercial Impact

The commercial & legal aspects of storing and using a bunker fuel with a low flashpoint. We are presenting this write-up to throw light on...

Role-Playing With Photos Of Other People’s Children

If you have ever posted a picture of your child online, the role-playing game #BabyRP may make you double check your privacy settings. Players take...

The Suez Canal And The Six Concurring Facts

The trial run has been completed in Egypt’s Suez Canal (expansion project) ahead of next month’s official opening.  The $8.5 billion project would have...

Infectious Disease Kills One Onboard

Unknown Infectious, Viral Disease Kills One Onboard A Product Tanker  A Seafarer has been reported to have died due an “unknown infectious viral disease” onboard...

First Dual Fuel Engine Retrofit In Hull

Caterpillar successfully completes the commercial marine industry’s first dual fuel engine retrofit conversion in hull.  In just under six weeks, Caterpillar Marine along with Cat® dealer...

Waste Heat Recovery – The Miracle Of Adding Graphene

In 1821, Thomas Johann Seebeck, a German physicist discovered the thermoelectric effect.  This effect takes place when a thermoelectric material is heated thereby causing the...

CEO of MtGox Arrested

Bitcoin is an innovative payment network proposed by Satoshi Nakamoto, a software developer.  It is virtual money that uses peer-to-peer technology to operate collectively.  There is no...