Sulzer Pumps Launches New Pump Performance Expert Service that Reduces Total Cost of Ownership in the Pulp and Paper Industry

Sulzer Pumps has launched a new Pump Performance Expert service for customers in the pulp and paper industry. This new global service will contribute not only to reducing customers’ Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) but also to achieving significant benefits in their existing and future processes...

Dozens of Cars Slide Off Ship in Heavy Seas [VIDEO]

For those of you who are considering shipping your vehicle by sea, make sure it’s secured to the ship before the ship leaves port. Apparently it doesn’t hurt to ask… This may be old video  but very usefull for passengers  who makes their  vehicles travel via ship. ...

Four dead after Australia-bound asylum boat sinks

At least four people have died after a boat carrying Australia-bound asylum-seekers sank, amid ongoing debate over the new policy. The boat sank off the Indonesian island of Java, the transit point for people-smugglers. At least 157 people have been rescued. It is not clear how many are missing. Meanwhile, Australia's immigration minister said he would investigate abuse claims at the country's offshore processing centre in Papua New Guin...

How To Know If A Shipping Company Is Worth Working For?

Internet has made life so easy for all of us. Whether it’s shopping online or looking for a job from the comfort of your home, all the information is available at the press of a button. Today e-commerce sites offer lucrative discounts and an exhaustive detail of the products you desire to purchase. You also have the choice to read reviews about the services of an e-commerce website or the product of your liking which you intend to purchase. In other...

All 24 hijacked crew members from MV Cotton were Released Now

Pirates have eventually freed the hijacked tanker ship and its 24 Indian crew members  after it was hijacked off the Gabon coast a week ago, stated the ship's operator on  Monday, in the most southerly attack yet off the coast of West Africa. A surge in piracy in the area of Gulf of Guinea including waters off Nigeria, Africa's No.  1 oil producer and a considerable source of cocoa and metals for world markets, is  jacking...

Death Penalty to 3 Somali Pirates for Killing 2 American couples

Three pirates from Somalia on trial in United States court for the hijacking and killing  of 4 United States hostages could face the death penalty if found guilty by the  Norfolk, Virginia court...

LNG Fueled Vessels

alternative to Diesel Strengthens as Barriers Continue to Fall. From the earliest days of mechanically propelled ships, fuel use has been evolving.  Starting with wood, fuel changed to coal, which held sway for many years.  Oil began to be used in the late nineteenth century and was clearly the dominate marine fuel of the twentieth century.  Environmental shortcomings of fuel oil, particularly traditional heavy bunkers, were brought under increasing scrutiny as the twentieth century came to a close.  As air emission...

1st Orders for the New Wärtsilä X62 Marine Diesel Engine

Wärtsilä has received its first two orders, a total of seven engines, for the Wärtsilä X62 2-stroke low speed engine. photo courtesy wartsi...

2 Missing, 2 Dead in Fatal Ukraine-Russia Collision at Sea

Foreign Ministry of Ukraine has summoned the acting Russian delegate over a fatal  collision of Russian and Ukrainian ships in the Sea of Azov, stated the foreign  ministry on Thursday.A Russian Coast Guard vessel and a Ukrainian fishing boat collided in the Sea of Azov  Wednesday evening, statements issued by Russian and Ukrainian maritime officials  say.Of the 5 people reportedly onboard the fishing boat, 1 was rescued, 2 are missing, and  2 died, the Ukrainian police service stated on Thursday.The Ukrainian fishing...

Pirates attack chemical tanker off Togo

Pirates attacked the chemical tanker MT Ocean Centurion planning to take all  valuables. The incident occurred off Togo and some of the crew members were  injured. Maritime agency and the local authorities informed that the piracy is a threat  for the shipping in West African waters. Gulf of Guinea oil, cocoa and metals rich region, including the countries Nigeria, Togo,  Ghana and Ivory Coast is not so protected by anti-piracy...

Search and Rescue Underway off Christmas Island - 88 rescued, 8 missing

Rescue operation is underway following the capsizing of a ship on July 12, Friday  night about 87 n.m. north of Christmas Island.According to the initial reports received by the Rescue Coordination Centre Australia  (RCC Australia) of Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) at nearly 9:15 a.m.  UTC on Friday suggested the ship was in need of assistance. Additional assistance was requested from Border Protection Command at 10:31 a.m.  UTC to locate the ship and subsequently RCC Australia issued an urgency broadcast  to...

A Tanker with 20 crew members hijacked by Somali pirates

Pirates from Somalia struck again on Sunday by hijacking a Turkish-owned oil tanker ship off  the western Africa coast. The Malta-flagged tanker vessel, MV Cotton, with its crew of 20 Indian seafarers, was attacked  near Port Gentil in Gabon. An official of the Turkish Foreign Ministry confirmed the accident.  According to the information 6 of the kidnapped seafarers are natives of Kolkata. Captain Shishir Wahi, 54-year-old,...