Yearly Archives: 2021
Overtightened Locating Bolts Led To Engine Failure & Grounding
The Swedish P&I Club describes a case of a bulk carrier grounding caused by engine failure.
Summary
A bulk carrier loaded a cargo of soya beans...
FSL Trust Agreement To Sell Two LR2 Tanker Newbuildings
FSL Trust Management, as trustee-manager of First Ship Lease Trust, has executed memoranda of agreement to sell two LR2 product tanker newbuildings, reports Offshore...
Nigeria Will Spend $195 Million To Combat Piracy
Responding to the growing outcry over the increasing security risks for mariners in West Africa and the repeated reports of Nigerian pirates being at...
Global Port Delay Data From IHS Markit
Few corners of the global container supply chain were left unscathed by severe congestion at terminals last year, but new data from IHS Markit,...
Piracy on Rise, International Stakeholders Take No Action
The international community is on the spot for slow action against the rising menace of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea.
It has...
First High-Temperature Ammonia-Powered Fuel Cell For Ships
Every year, hundreds of millions of tons of CO2 are emitted through maritime transport, causing serious harm to the climate.
As scientists around the...
Carrier Profits Assured in 2021, Container Shipping Disrupted
After a down and up year in container volumes, the current logjams in the system and unbalanced trades will take months to resolve.
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Petronav Carriers Takes Long-term Charter of New MR Tanker
Petronav Carriers, a subsidiary of Delaware-based Petrogress, has added a 38,000 dwt FKAB MR tanker to its fleet via a long-term charter for operations...
Wärtsilä Ups Investment in Carbon Capture Technology
Wärtsilä has invested a further €1 million in Soletair Power Oy, a Finnish CO2 direct air capture technology company following an original €500,000 investment...
The Largest and Greatest Self-unloading Ship
In the winter, roads require salt to melt ice so that drivers don’t lose control of their cars.
And in eastern Canada, salt...