Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) will begin developing”UEC-LSGi,” low-speed, dual-fuel, marine diesel engines capable of using not only conventional heavy oil but also natural gas for their fuel. The new engine will be added to the lineup of the Mitsubishi UEC Engine Series, the company’s 2-stroke, low-speed marine diesel engine brand. Scheduled to be
Read moreSanctions preventing the sale of Iranian oil have the country stock piling the backup onboard ships With stringent economic sanction in place Iran is unable to sell its oil, forcing the country to stock the excess oil onboard idle ships off its coast. Several Iranian tankers have been painted and renamed to conceal their
Read moreSri Lanka said that it has been successful in keeping its busy international shipping lane off South Dondra Head free from any piracy or criminal activity with the assistance of the Sri Lanka Navy and the Coast Guards Service. Addressing the International Conference on Maritime Piracy on the theme “Maritime Piracy : enhancing public
Read moreNigerian pirates have attacked three vessels in a single day, damaging a couple of ships but failing to board any of the vessels or harm their crew. The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) reported an attack on June 30 around 120 nautical miles southwest of Nigeria’s Bonny Island where a container ship adrift awaiting berthing
Read moreSOS Marine has announced today that as a result of recent testing, Sea Scoopa and the Sea Scoopa stretcher have been allocated NATO Stock Numbers by the Royal Australian Navy. The Sea Scoopa is a compact man-overboard recovery system which has been designed for the saving of lives at sea whilst minimising harm to
Read moreChina is closely cooperating with the navies of Japan and India in patrolling against piracy off Somalia, a sign of the country’s greater willingness to work with other nations in safeguarding global trade despite mixed sentiments among Chinese toward the country’s main Asian rivals. Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force became the lead navy Sunday in
Read moreNorth Star Shipping, a division of Craig Group, has scooped a prestigious international award from one of the world’s leading health and safety bodies for the eleventh year in a row. The British Safety Council has awarded the esteemed International Safety Award with Merit to North Star Shipping following assessment by a strict independent
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