This article discusses about Philippine merchant marine academy, which is most reputed university in island nation. About This Academy The Philippine Merchant Marine Academy (PMMA) is a government-owned maritime academy in the Philippines. It was established in 1820 and is considered one of the premier maritime schools in the country. The academy offers a Bachelor […]
There has been an incident of collision between a container ship (Iranian) and Bulk Carrier (Indonesian) in Singapore Strait. As per the news, container carrier suffered a major damage on the port side, with possible hull breach. After collision, both ships grounded. Mostly this was after collision to avoid each other way. Name of the […]
I met a ship’s Master today who, along with his crew, had been on board for between 6 – 12 months. None of them had any idea of when they’d be able to travel home. They sit out there at sea, completely isolated with the only face to face interaction being from a pilot either […]
