Tolani Maritime Institute History, Courses Offered, Application form, Admissions, Fee and contact details. It is among the best colleges for maritime education. Established in 1998, the Tolani Maritime Institute is a public institution. The institute is well known by its abbreviated name, which is TMI. It is located in Induri in Pune, India. It is among the best maritime colleges […]
Shipping Industry
DG Shipping Extends COC/COP validity Till 31st December 2021
With covid-19 situation, all the maritime training institute in India are shut down. This has forced seafarers not be able to renew their certificates and COCs. In order to provide relaxation to the seafarers, DG shipping have extended validity of all the documents who are expiring before 31st December 2020 to 31st December 2021. (i) […]
Laura Maersk To Go For Repairs In New Jersey After Turbocharger Explosion
We are aware that Laura Maersk sustained heavy damage to the propulsion system when main engine turbocharger exploded. In this, one crew member was injured as well, who was then airlifted and was sent to shore further treatment. Seafarer is out of danger and is recovering well after he sustained second degree burns. As a […]
Most of Them are Dangerously Tired
15th June deadline was set by various shipping unions for crew change all over the world. IMO also rolled out their protocol regarding special status to crew members who are working at sea. Idea was to give them key worker status and let the member states to follow what IMO said, thus facilitating smooth crew […]
The Reformation of Training & COC examinations in India
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 […]
International Flights Start Operations From July?-Sources
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 […]
First Zero-Emission Electric Tanker by Japan
Seven Japanese companies have joined hands to bring out their latest green technology innovation for the shipping industry. With the declaration of establishing the an all new ‘e5 consortium’ to develop and commercialize the zero-emission electric vessels, Japan is all set to take shipping industry on another level. The 5 ‘Es’ stands for five major […]
19 Filipino Seafarers Stuck on a Ship off the Coast Of Charleston
MV Evolution- Bulk Carrier (Liberian Flag) was abandoned by its owners when US authorities detained the ship in Charleston. For four months crew was not paid for their work and they are stuck on ship. Out 21 crew, 19 are Filipinos, 1 Jordanian and 1 Lebanese. The vessel was sold to a new owner so […]
[Video]-40 Containers lost At Sea From APL England
MV APL England was transiting from China to Melbourne for loading and discharging container in next port. Vessel faced heavy weather around 40nm miles off the coast of Sydney. Weather was so rough that around 40 containers were overboard from the ship and around 80 containers have been damaged. As per the news, ship experienced […]