Category Archives: General Blog

Scientists Have Discovered Clue to Male Baldness

In a report in the journal “Science Translational Medicine” US scientists have claimed that they have discovered a protein that triggers hair fall. This discovery has raised the prospect for the treatment to stop or reverse reduced hair. Prof George … Continue reading

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Western Marine of Bangladesh is set to deliver two more ships to Grona Shipping of Germany

This time Western Marine is going to deliver its fourth pair of ice class ships to the German buyer Grona Shipping on Wednesday, March 21, 2012. Along with other guests the commerce minister G M Quader is supposed to be … Continue reading

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Luxury cruise liner involved in collision off Vietnam

In deep fog a luxury cruise ship named Silver Shadow hit a container ship in the coast of Vietnam on Friday morning. The container ship got a hole and the passengers got a heavy jerk. Andrew Lock, a passenger of … Continue reading

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Transas Marine Launches Its “Pay As You Sail Solution”.

Transas Marine has launched its ‘Pay As You Sail’ chart option for ENC. The company has received approval for its new service by UKHO, PRIMAR and IC-ENC after some successful sea trials and verification by DNV. Transas Marine Navigation Product … Continue reading

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Female Pilot Deb Dempsey Fell Into Ocean and rescued

A Columbia River bar pilot was rescued after she had fallen into the river at 1:41 a.m. while she was trying to transfer from a Greek- flagged grain ship to a pilot vessel. The Columbia River Bar pilot Capt. Gary … Continue reading

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US Soldier Kills 17 Afghan Civilians in Shooting Spree

At least 17 Afghan civilians were killed when a US soldier left his base and opened fire on Sunday morning in Panjwai district. The officials say that the soldier is being detained. Captain Justin Brockhoff, a spokesman for the NATO-led … Continue reading

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Asian Ship owners Calls for UN Troops to Guard Ships

The Asian Ship owners’ Forum has decided to call for a UN resolution which would manage armed personnel on board ships sailing through pirate infested waters.   The voluntary international forum ‘Working Group 3’ which was formed three years ago to … Continue reading

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Pirates Hijack Chemical Tanker off the Coast of Oman

The chemical tanker M/V Royal Grace has been hijacked by the pirates of Somalia off the coast of Oman at Friday night. In the ship there were 22 crews from India, Pakistan and Nigeria. The ship is owned by Dubai-based … Continue reading

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Chinese Shipyard Explosion caused 4 Death and 12 Injury

  After a boiler explosion on a cargo ship 4 workers were killed and 12 other were injured in Nanjing city in China. The incident happened at Friday night at 11 p.m. To read the full story please visit: http://gcaptain.com/dead-injured-chinese-shipyard/?41447 … Continue reading

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Transas Reveals Its Fuel Efficiency Monitoring System

Transas has designed an efficient tool called Wave to monitor and record ship’s fuel consumption. This can fit on every ship because it’s a standalone application. This tool is connected to the navigation sensors, engine data, flow meter and emission … Continue reading

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