US Woman In Chinese Custody

Jeff Gillis, husband of Sandy Phan-Gillis, says that his wife had been held in China for the past six months charged with treason.  He...

Swire Pacific Offshore Appoints New MD

Swire Pacific Offshore (SPO), a leading service provider in the global offshore oil and gas industry, has announced a change in their top management...

[Watch] The Arrival Of Ultra Large Containership At London Gateway

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW0_MmEO7o4&feature=youtu.be Earlier this month, in the 18800 TEU vessel, M/V Barzan, one its cargoes caught fire off the Coast of Spain.  This caused a delay...

Capsized Trawler Crew Rescued by Singapore Navy

Accident : Trawler Capsized Date : 22nd September 2015, Tuesday at around 09:40 hrs Vessel involved : PAF 4658, a fishing trawler Location : around seven nautical miles north-east of Pedra Branca Casualties :...

Fishing Boat Collided With Cement Carrier Off Taiwan

Accident : Collision Vessel involved : Shih-Hui 31, a fishing boat and “Asia Cement No. 2”, a cargo ship Date : 18th September  2015 Location : off the coast of the northern...

De-Bunkering Operations to Refloat the Grounded Vessel

1997 built  “MV Victoria”  is a 27,792dwt bulk carrier owned by the Swedish Transport Agency.  On Saturday 19th September 2015, early evening, she ran aground...

Watch Out – Foaming in Lubricating Oils!

What is Foaming: Foaming in oil is mainly due to the accumulation of small air bubbles at the surface of the lubricant.  It is caused...

MAN 32/44 Common Rail Engine Gets US EPA Certification

MAN Diesel & Turbo announced the clearance of US EPA certification for their 4-stroke  MAN 32/44 Common Rail engine.  This is mandatory for all...

Transas Appoints New CEO

Transas is a global leader in developing and supplying a wide range of IT solutions for the marine Industry.  Transas operates more than 20...

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