Yearly Archives: 2020
Scorpio Bulkers Announces Its $34m Sale Deal
Scorpio Bulkers, Inc. announces the sale of two Ultramax vessels, says a press release published on their website.
Ultramax bulker sale
Scorpio Bulkers, Inc. (NYSE: SALT)...
[Watch] Bulker Dragged & Drifted Aground
Bulk carrier dragged anchor and drifted aground at Ba Don town beach, Vietnam, on Oct 17, reports Maritime Bulletin.
What happened?
Bulk carrier VTB STAR dragged...
Oil Stocks Witness 9-Month Lows Wiping Off 2020 Gains
Fujairah stockpiles on the UAE's East Coast tumbled to a nine-month low wiping out gains for the year.
Stockpiles have dropped for a...
“The Embrace” Wins the Wildlife Photo of the Year
An image of a clearly ecstatic tigress hugging an ancient Manchurian fir tree in a remote Siberian forest has won one of the world’s...
Study Estimates 400,000 US COVID Deaths By 2020 End
According to a NPR report, a new study has estimated that there will be 400,000 deaths in the US this year due to the...
MI5 Chief Underline Threats To COVID Vaccine Research
In a major development, Reuters has reported that British spies are trying to defend COVID-19 vaccine work against hostile powers that seek to either...
Tanker Captain Fined $65,000 for Pollution Charges
The captain of the ill-fated MT New Diamond Crude Oil Tanker was fined Rs. 12 Million by Colombo High Court Judge Dhammika Ganepola.
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Fire Strikes Containership, Kept Off Singapore for 7 Days To Douse Fire
Container ship DS LOTUS suffers fire on board.
The fire erupts in containers probably, as early as on Oct 6, when the ship...
Zenith Capital Invest in Mjølner’s Cargo Finance Unit
Zenith Capital Partners invest in Mjølner Shipping's Subsidiary and Sage Energy Partners.
The Investment aims at funding crude trading and product tankers.
Zenith Capital...
How The US Presidential Election Results Will Affect Shipping
The outcome of the U.S. election will steer stimulus spending, energy policy, trade relations, geopolitics and environmental regulation — and consequently, ocean freight rates...