Yearly Archives: 2021
Qatar Petroleum’s Leap Step To Decarbonisation
Qatar Petroleum pursues to replace its existing bunker fuel for ships with LNG in a phased manner.
It will significantly reduce QP’s total...
Platts Launches A New Dry Bulk Weighted Average Index
Platts has launched a new dry bulk weighted average index – APSI 5 – for Supramax class bulkers, effective February 1, 2021.
Platts...
Dry Bulk Sector Welcomes New Safety Standards
INTERCARGO and RightShip are founding partners of DryBMS, a quality standard for the dry bulk sector.
Safety, environmental and operational excellence are promoted through...
Cargo Ship Rescued, 13 People Floating Near Alcester
Thirteen people missing for a week in waters off Papua New Guinea after their boat broke down have been found alive with the help...
Fatal Fall From Inappropriate Portable Ladder
The Britannia P&I Club, in its BSafe campaign, reports the incident where an AB had a fatal fall from a portable ladder onboard a...
Euronav Switches To Suezmax Resales
Euronav has switched its buying focus from VLCCs to suezmaxes, writes Sam Chambers for Splash247.
Euronav swoops for resales
Clarksons Research reports that the Belgian tanker...
Demand Surge in Container Shipping Depletes Charter Market
The unexpected demand recovery in the container shipping sector driven primarily by the US-based demand surge has seen the charter market depleted of available...
Ordinary Medications That Impact on Serious Mental Behaviours
An extract from stories for BBC Future’s “Best of 2020” collection reveals the strange effects of medications that does not directly affect the body...
Ultramax Stays Strong Amid Slipping Capesize
Baltic Exchange has released a report about the dry bulk market for the 4th week of shipping activities of this year. The report dated...
4 Innovative Ideas Royal Caribbean Has For The Future
Technology innovates constantly, and Royal Caribbean has never been one to shy away from leveraging new advances to improve the guest experience, reports Royal...