EU – MRV – Is It The Next Step In Emission Regulation?

The European Union and its Member States have a strong preference for a global approach to reduce GHG (Greenhouse Gas) emissions from international shipping...

Terror Alert From Paris To Panama

Panama has launched its Terror alert in order to prevent an expected chaos to commercial shipping in Europe. A document that was seized by a...

‘I am HIV Positive’ Admits Actor Charlie Sheen

The wayward star of U.S. television comedy "Two and A Half Men", actor Charlie Sheen, aged 50, confirmed in a US Television interview -...

[Tragic] Is Kenya The Risky Place To Give Birth?

The hospital in a remote location in Kenya has no advanced facilities to help pregnant women who enter into labor.  Fardowsa Abdi, a 25-year-old,...

[Watch] Sideways Launch Of The Sail Training Ship

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be Vessel Launched : El-Mellah Launch Port : Remontowa shipyard in Gdansk, Poland The hull of the sail training ship was launched at the Remontowa shipyard which is built...

Picturing The Future Literally

In the current technology context, there is a supplement to the oft-quoted saying, ‘The pen might be mightier than the sword’: a picture can...

The Sultana (1865): Catastrophe On The Mississippi River

Accident type : Explosion Vessel involved : Sultana Location : Mississippi River Date : April 27, 1865 Casualties : 1,800 people died VESSEL INFO: Name : Sultana Built in : 1863 Flag : America Type/class : side-wheel steamboat Tonnage : 1,719 tons Length : 260 feet Beam :...

Cyprus Government’s New Policy

Cyprus Government’s New Policy : No Army Duty If Parents Are Ship-Owners The government of Cyprus is pushing for a new law to exempt children...

Atlantic Star, World’s Largest Combination Container

Atlantic Container Line (ACL) runs a weekly service linking North America’s eastern seaboard with northern Europe.  The transatlantic operation caters for containers, project and...

Fuel-Centric Designs For Futuristic Ships

There is a growing need to run ships more efficiently and sustainably.  The giant container ships used the huge two-stroke diesels, a combined gas...