Sailing yacht A is the world’s largest and most sophisticated piece of engineering ever made. Manufactured by Nobiskrug, a specialised in building luxuary yachts and commercial vessel. The German build super yacht is owned by a Russian billionaire industrialist. With high in terms of innovation, Sailing Yacht A has unique features such as hybrid speed […]
As we know that Cochin has become a favorite spot for the crew change when it comes to Indian seafarers. Reasons are many but its location and ‘NO FEE’ for anchorage makes it favorable for carrying out crew changes. As per the official figures port has 3 tugs (Tugs are vessels which are used for […]
On 30th May 2019, Chemical Tanker –FAIRCHEM FILLY Experienced Over pressurization of one cargo tank, which lead to rupture and also loss of cargo during discharging operations. Ship was alongside Vopak Terminal at Houston Ship Channel Texas. Incident Details: At 4:30 in the morning on 30th May 2019, Chief officer and shore (person in charge) […]
The esteemed institution of Marine Mercantile Department under Directorate General of Shipping in India has been conducting Certificate of Competency exams in India for decades and constituting directives for training to Maritime Institutes and Academies. It is also the principle functioning body to carry out various other official government maritime activities across India and has […]
Sign on experience Pune ~ Kolkata 1. Flight ticket DG e-pass was provided by the company. E-pass included road travel details for local commuting. However took digital pass on the basis of e-pass from the Pune police website. 2. All briefings by the company was done over the phone. Medical was done before the lockdown […]
Hoegh Autoliners Car Carrier MV Hoegh Xiamen had a major fire (suspected explosion as well), in which fire fighters were injured while trying to extinguish the fire. Incident happened at 3.53 PM local Time, Ship is at Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. When fire was seen, people around reported it to the Jacksonville Fire and […]
An article recently published on a leading news house, which states that as per their highly reliable sources- international flights might start from July if everything goes good as planned. For overseas operations, the domestic numbers should go up by at least 50 % or more. On Wednesday more than 1 lakh footfalls were recorded […]
Seems like Cochin port is becoming favorite among the ship managers for carrying out crew changes. On June 3, around 12 ships (Reports said) did a crew change of 126 crew members in total. Out of these 59 seafarers signed on and 67 signed off. All these changes are being made at anchorages. It is […]