IMO Launches Safe Passage Pamphlet
On 20 May 2014, a pamphlet entitled Safe Passage: The Straits of Singapore and Malacca was officially launched at the 93rd session of the IMO Maritime Safety Committee meeting currently taking place in London.
On 20 May 2014, a pamphlet entitled Safe Passage: The Straits of Singapore and Malacca was officially launched at the 93rd session of the IMO Maritime Safety Committee meeting currently taking place in London.
Watch this shocking video of a ship at speed crashing into land. It seems the ship lost control or there was failure of some machinery system.
ALE has completed another world record with the load-out of the 47,830t Arkutun Dagi topside. This weight, which was the combination of the 42,695t topside positioned on a 5,135t load-out support frame is the heaviest to be loaded-out in the world.
A ship’s captain decides to have some fun by scaring away the flock of seagulls resting on the ship’s deck. What results is a beautiful and interesting scene which only mariners get a chance to witness. Watch the video inside the article.
This film tells the story of how IMO, a specialised agency of the United Nations, and IPIECA, an oil industry body, work together to help create resources and expertise in areas least able to cope with the disastrous effects of a oil spill.
Thousands of shipping containers are lost from cargo vessels each year. Many of these containers eventually sink to the deep seafloor. In the first-ever survey of its kind, researchers from MBARI and the sanctuary recently described how deep-sea animal communities on and around the container differed from those in surrounding areas.
Aker Solutions has developed a concept for an arctic drillship able to operate in sea ice. Scale model tests shows the Aker Solutions Arctic Drillship is performing as expected, or even better.
A tug pushing a loaded barge and a cargo vessel had a narrow escape from collision due to confusion and inadequate communication between both the captains. Read more inside to know more about the accident.
Take a look at the video which explains the impact of piracy, port and anchorage crime, civil unrest, territorial disputes and political violence on the maritime sector.
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