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Immediately After Christening- 17 Million Luxury vessel sinks

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Editor

Immediately After Christening by Joe on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 Recently a luxury leisure boat purported to cost over 17 million RMB sank stern first as soon as it entered the water near Lanzhou city in Gansu Province. Most netizens … Continue reading →

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List of Least Corrupt Countries 2010 2011 In The World: States And Nations

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Editor

Mohsin Ali | Oct 27, 2010 | Transparency International is the world organization which measures corruption in all the countries of the world. According to this list in 2010, Denmark, New Zealand and Singapore are the least corrupt countries with … Continue reading →

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Marine Air Bags-China: Nantong Dongxin Shipyard Launches Cargo Ship with Eversafe Marine Airbags

Posted on October 18, 2011 by matson

Posted on Oct 18th, 2011 Nantong Dongxin Heavy Industry is a fast growing shipbuilding company located in China. Recently its new built DWT28,000 cargo ship was successfully launched with marine airbags by Eversafe Marine. The ship named “zhong ning hai” … Continue reading →

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Piracy at Sea: Maersk to Make More Regular Use of Armed Guards on Ships

Posted on October 18, 2011 by matson

Posted on Oct 17th, 2011 AP Moller-Maersk will make more regular use of armed guards on tankers passing through the Gulf of Aden, the company has confirmed. However, there are “no immediate plans” to extend the policy to containerships, Maersk … Continue reading →

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Krishnapatnam Port- India- wins Lloyd’s Award

Posted on October 18, 2011 by matson

Posted on Oct 17th, 2011 Krishnapatnam Port, a dynamic new generation world class port located in the East Coast of India has been adjudged the winner in the category of Port Operator Award at the Lloyd’s List Awards, Global 2011. … Continue reading →

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Luxury cruise ship sinks after launch

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Editor

A 17 million yuan (US$2.68 million) luxury cruise sank in the Yellow River immediately after it was launched in Lanzhou in northwest China. The ship, “Jiugang” went down due to a mishandling error on September 29 and was salvaged three … Continue reading →

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The Rena Story…Day to Day Account

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Editor

A Disaster NZ will take long to forget when the country is still coping with the after-effects of Christchurch earthquake. The 21-year-old, 47,000-tonne box ship left Napier laden with 1386 containers 11 carrying hazardous substances, including ferrosilicon, which can ignite … Continue reading →

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Rena: Owner apologises- MSC interviewed

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Editor

Close Up: Thursday, October 13 Published: 6:53PM Thursday October 13, 2011 Source: Close Up An Air Force Iroquois helicopter winches a salvage expert on to Rena – Source: NZ Defence Force  Shipping company fronts up (8:36) Inspecting the danger first … Continue reading →

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Rena: Tauranga, New Zealand. Pollution- Clean up. A Big Task Ahead

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Editor

 Oil-spill disaster:Huge task for 1000 people cleaning coast

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Flag-of-convenience shipping criticised

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Editor

Crews on flag-of-convenience ships, like the grounded cargo ship Rena, are forced to work long hours for low pay, the Merchant Service Guild says. Guild secretary Helen McAra said flag-of-convenience ships – which are registered in countries where there is … Continue reading →

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