Yearly Archives: 2020
Dutch Shipowner Signs Deal for Pre-Fabricated Scrubber Model
Dutch ship owner has signed a deal with Value Maritime for a pre-fabricated scrubber model with a shorter installation time, reports Ship&Bunker.
Why a pre-frabricated...
Chinese Firm Offers Force Majeure Certificates Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
According to a Reuters report, a Chinese international trade promotion agency said it would offer force majeure certificates to companies struggling to cope with...
U.S. Treasury Lifts Sanctions on Chinese Shipping Giant
The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday removed sanctions on two tanker operators within China’s Cosco Group that were blacklisted last year, reports The Wall...
Active Seafarer Tests Positive for Coronavirus!, Confirms Singapore
Singapore confirms the identity of the 10th of 13 recorded cases of Wuhan coronavirus in the city-state as a seafarer from an unnamed cargo...
Chinese Ship Heading To Lebanon Raises Coronavirus Concerns
According to an article published in The 961, a Chinese ship is reportedly going to dock in Tripoli’s port on Tuesday, February 11.
What happened?
This...
[Watch] Near Fall While Boarding As Pilot Ladder Snaps!
Maritime Bulletin reports the near fall incident of a pilot on-board.
Harrowing moment on-board Leticia
Pilot boarding container ship Maersk Leticia at Itajai, Brazil, on Jan...
Two New Shipping Lenders Sign Up Poseidon Principles
The world’s largest lender to global shipping, BNP Paribas, and leading wealth manager, Credit Suisse, become the 15th and 16th financial institutions to sign...
Containership Loses Cargo Overboard Due To Parametric Rolling
MAIB reports on the investigation into the loss of 137 containers from the container ship
CMA CGM G. Washington in the North Pacifc Ocean on...
LNG: Could It Be a Solution To Clean Up International Shipping?
Efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from international shipping may have hit a roadblock. A new study suggests that using LNG, long seen as...
[Watch] Offshore Vessel Runs Aground Due To Strong Winds
The brand new offshore processing ship Petrobras 70 ran aground in Niteroi area, Rio de Janeiro, reports Maritime Bulletin.
The incident happened on the night...