Yearly Archives: 2020
Biden’s Maritime Administrator Nominee Crucial for Its Climate Change Plans
Biden-Harris team to focus on the historically overlooked and less prominent US Shipping Administrator position, to succeed with their climate change plans, says an...
Usage of Hemp Products Can Lead To MMC Cancellation
The US Department of Homeland security has issued a Marine Safety Advisory regarding the potential for positive Drug Test Result from Use of Hemp-Plant...
Clean Arctic Alliance Calls for Stronger Ban on HFO in Arctic
Clean Arctic Alliance calls on IMO member states to agree on stronger ban of HFO in Arctic ahead of November meeting.
Norwegian government...
400,000 Seafarers Trapped in Ships Due To New Covid 19 Infections
An estimated 400,000 seafarers are waiting to go home.
Most are trapped on ships because port authorities fear new Covid-19 infections and don't...
Hin Leong-linked Xihe Subsidiaries File Winding-up Resolutions
Hin Leong-linked shipping company Xihe Capital and several of its subsidiaries published winding-up resolutions on 30 October, reports Ship & Bunker.
Winding-up resolutions
Xihe Capital and...
MOL Charters Three Ice-Breaking LNG Carriers for Arctic LNG2
MOL signs charter contract for three icebreaking LNG carriers for Arctic LNG 2.
The vessels will mainly transport LNG from a loading terminal...
Armed Pirates Attack 3 Ships in Over 6 Hours
Pirates attacked a total of three ships in the Singapore Strait on 8 and 9 November.
Ship equipment was stolen from one ship,...
Weekly Bulk report – Week 45, 2020
The Baltic Briefing has released a report about the dry bulk market for the 45th week of shipping activities of this year. The report...
Cargo Ship Collides
According to a Maritime Bulletin report, a cargo ship collided with a fishing boat in the North Sea of UK.
What Happened?
UK 9.9-meter fishing boat...
Mauritius Oil Spill To Be Completely Cleaned Up by January
According to a CNN report, the clean-up of a massive oil spill in August from a vessel off Mauritius will likely be mostly completed by...