Industry Sector

  • EUROPORT 2013

    ‘Pioneers in maritime technology’ is the theme of the 2013 edition of the international maritime exhibition EUROPORT. Pioneers in maritime technology will gather in Rotterdam to preent advanced technology and […]

  • Lessons Learned

    The response to New Zealand’s worst maritime disaster involving the wrecked container ship Rena has shown the need for better community engagement, the country’s maritime authority says. Lessons from Rena […]

  • Undermining the Effort

    Abnormally long cargo dwell times and the cost of doing business in Nigeria’s seaports, amongst the highest in the world, led the federal government to set up a presidential ports […]

  • On Track

    Lowri Evans, director general at the EU commission’s maritime and fisheries directorate has underlined the achievements of the EU’s ‘integrated maritime policy’ (IMP) and stated that the next decade will be […]

  • Cargoes to Resume

    India, the third-biggest buyer of Iranian oil, will offer state-backed insurance to tankers, helping the nation’s biggest sea carrier to resume cargoes from the Persian Gulf nation hit by international […]

  • Port Developments

    Saudi Ports Authority signs contracts totalling SR 615 million to develop and maintain country’s ports, Authority agreed a further SR 500 million worth of contracts earlier this year. Saudi Ports […]

  • Paratie Aperte

    Al momento dell’urto con lo scoglio alcune paratie erano aperte, portando al rapido allagamento del locale generatore e al conseguente blocco del sistema che ha precipitato nel caos la nave, […]

  • Minehunters Protect Tanker

    While Royal Navy ships protect the London Olympics others have rushed to prevent a pirate attack in the Middle East Minehunters protect drifting tanker in pirate waters The minehunters HMS […]

  • Négligences en Série

    L’enquête sur le naufrage du navire de croisière révèle que la tragédie a été provoquée par une succession de fautes. Costa Concordia : négligences en série De Dominique Dunglas, Le […]

  • Trigger-happy Pirates

    According to the freed captain of the MV Albedo, the hardest part of his 21 months as a hostage was calming down the trigger-happy gang of Somali pirates and keeping […]