Fishing vessel collides with tanker off Sangley Point

  Navy ship saved 21 fishermen near Sangley Point in Cavite after the fishing vessel “Lala Boom” collided with a tanker information from the Philippine Coast Guard. The incident occurred 5 nautical miles off South Harbor in Manila. The navy ship MPAC BA485 was patrolling along Manila Bay and detected the crew members from the…

De Ruyter Sets Sail For Counterpiracy Mission

  The frigate HNLMS De Ruyter left her home port of Den Helder today for counterpiracy operations in the waters around Somalia. For this mission, the EU’s Operation Atalanta, the ship is carrying the new NH-90 helicopter, which will see its first operational deployment. The air defence and command frigate has extensive command & control,…

World’s largest quay cranes set sail for London Gateway

  Towering at a height of 138 metres, taller than the London Eye, London Gateway’s colossal quay cranes are on their way to the UK’s new deep-water container port, the statement of London Gateway reads. The first three of the port’s giant quay cranes, manufactured by Shanghai’s Zhenhua Port Machinery Company (ZPMC), have started their…

GE Upgrades Royal Fleet Auxiliary’s Fleet Tankers

  Royal Fleet Auxiliary Ships WAVE KNIGHT and WAVE RULER Receive New Integrated Platform Management Systems GE’s Power Conversion (NYSE: GE) business has started fitting the latest generation of Integrated Platform Management System (IPMS) to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) ships Wave Knight and Wave Ruler. The technology is designed extend the life and versatility…