Yearly Archives: 2023
Amazon River: Drought and Reduced Navigability
The Amazon region is currently suffering from one of the worst droughts in years. Smoke from fires around the city Manaus is further hampering...
Lessons Learned: Gangway Falls from Crane Causing Fatality
Gangway falls from crane causing one fatality, reports the Nautical Institute.
The Incident
A tanker had discharged its cargo, and the crew were making ready for...
Drewry: World Container Index Down By 2% This Week
Drewry’s World Container Index decreased by 2% to $1,342 per 40ft container this week.
Detailed assessment for Thursday, 26 October 2023
The composite index decreased...
DNV And Samsung Heavy Industries Collaborate On Remote Operation Centre
Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and leading classification society DNV have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at KORMARINE, committing to establishing SHI's state-of-the-art Remote...
Baltic Exchange Bulk Report: Rates For C5 Fell By A Total Of $2.20
Capesize
The week in the capesize market concluded with a continued trend of declining rates. In the Pacific region, despite the addition of a second...
Baltic Exchange Tanker Report : The USG MR’s Improved
LR2
LR’s in the MEG look to have lost steam this week following last week’s moderate firming. The 75Kt MEG/Japan TC1 index has remained stable...
Nautical Institute Singapore Conference 2023 Ended With Record Attendance
Nautical Institute Singapore Conference 2023 wraps up with exceptional attendance, states an AJOT news source.
The Nautical Institute Singapore Conference 2023
The Nautical Institute Singapore...
New SOLAS Chapter XV: Industrial Personnel Ship Safety
New SOLAS Chapter XV – Safety Measures for Ships Carrying Industrial Personnel, reveals a LR news source.
Applicability: shipowners, ship operators, ship managers, designers and...
METAVASEA Supports a People-centered Maritime Decarbonization Transition
A LR Foundation news source deals with METAVASEA: supporting a people-centred transition for maritime decarbonisation.
Ambitious METAVASEA
Lloyd's Register Foundation is proud to be supporting the...
US-Russian Price Cap Crackdown Targets World’s Ghost Fleet
World's ghost fleet in focus over US Russian price cap crackdown, writes Robert Harvey and Natalie Grover for Reuters news source.
U.S. penalties on shippers transporting Russian oil
U.S. penalties on...