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Asian Ship owners Calls for UN Troops to Guard Ships

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Editor

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

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Editor

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

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Editor

  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

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Editor

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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Tornadoes kill at least 28 in U.S. Midwest, South

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Editor

Officials say that at least 28 people were killed by the series of powerful storms and tornadoes in the US states of Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio. Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels said, “We are no match for Mother Nature at her … Continue reading →

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Will Iran Block the Strait of Hormuz?

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Editor

Whether or not Iran will block the Strait of Hormuz is a hot topic for discussion. There are different types of opinion on this issue. As 20% of the total world oil supply is carried by the Hormuz Strait, the … Continue reading →

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Becker Marine Systems is Developing Emission-free Ferry

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Editor

Becker Marine System is going to launch its first environment friendly emission free ferry from autumn 2013. The ferry will be exclusively run by environment-friendly liquefied natural gas (LNG) with no particle emissions. It will reduce CO2 emission 40% and … Continue reading →

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In Nigerian Offshore Pirates Kidnap Master and Chief Engineer

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Editor

According to the International Maritime Bureau, a Dutch-owned refrigerated cargo was attacked by a group of eight armed pirates near Fairway Buoy Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The pirates deadly fired at the ship and stole cash and property from the vessel. … Continue reading →

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Two fishermen killed and three missing in Indian Ocean.

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Editor

Kochi: After the collision with an unidentified ship, two fishermen were killed and three more were missing on Thursday morning. The incident took place at sea 12 nautical miles off Manakkodam Light House in Alleppey district. After the short break … Continue reading →

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New Zealand: Salvors are trying to remove containers from the bow section of Rena

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Editor

Svitzer salvors have so far recovered 554 containers for Rena. Braemar Howells container processing teams have carried those containers to the shore. From the water and shoreline another 71 containers have been recovered. Now total 625 containers have been recovered. … Continue reading →

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