Yearly Archives: 2020
[Watch] Half of Great Barrier Reef Died in the Past 25 years
According to a BBC report, Australia's Great Barrier Reef has lost more than half of its corals since 1995 due to warmer seas driven...
Boosting Marine Fuel Sector With $30,000 Grants To Firms
The Republic's maritime sector has remained resilient despite global economic headwinds, with the marine fuel or bunker segment holding steady amid the double shocks...
WHO Solidarity Trial Shows No Effective COVID Treatment
According to a Science Magazine report, one of the world’s biggest trials of COVID-19 therapies released its long-awaited interim results yesterday—and they’re a letdown.
No...
Marine Fuel Sales Plummets at World’s Largest Bunkering Port
Sales of marine fuels at Singapore port increased by 8.2% on year during September 2020, according to Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA)...
HMM To Dispatch Container Ships To Meet Tighter Demand
According to a Korean Herald report, HMM will dispatch two more container ships to support South Korean exporters to ship out their products amid...
[Watch] Grandfather Pleads Guilty in Fatal Cruise Ship Fall of Toddler
The grandfather accused in the fatal fall of his young granddaughter from an 11-story cruise ship window in July 2019 pleaded guilty to...
ABB To Equip Its ‘Electric Package’ for New Knutsen Tankers
DSME has inked a deal with ABB Marine & Ports to deliver the power and control technology for the two new KNOT shuttle...
Loaded Bulk Carrier Runs Aground
A loaded bulk carrier runs aground at Lake Erie, reports Maritime Bulletin.
Bulk carrier aground
Bulk carrier MISSISSAGI with cargo of stone ran aground while approaching...
[Infographic] Bunker Prices Crumble Amid COVID Pandemic
The average price paid for bunkers in major ports over the first nine months of 2020 has fallen 10% compared to the same period...
Pirates Attack & Board Berthed LNG Tanker
Berthed LNG tanker was reportedly boarded by pirates on Oct 17, Punta Europa LNG Terminal, Equatorial Guinea, reports Maritime Bulletin.
What happened?
According to reports, LNG...