Yearly Archives: 2024
Shipowners Partner with LR to Launch Global Emissions Reduction Center
The Lloyd’s Register (LR) Maritime Decarbonisation Hub is collaborating with five shipowners as Founding Members in the establishment of a not-for-profit Athens-based global Maritime...
Illness Aboard Cruise Ship Contained, Health Officials Say
A mysterious gastrointestinal illness that left more than 150 people sick on a Hawaii-bound cruise ship.
The department will continue to closely monitor...
US Container Imports Expected to Rise in First Half of 2024
The first half of this year is projected to see an increase in inbound cargo volume at major U.S. container ports despite recent attacks...
Simon Møkster Shipping Continues Their Hybridization Journey with SEAM
In February 2016, Stril Mar was handed over from Astilleros Gondan, Spain, to Simon Møkster Shipping AS. The vessel was the yard's 461st and...
Icebreakers And Heavy-Lift Vessels Head Slowly Along Northern Sea Route
A convoy of two nuclear icebreakers and two polar-class heavy lift vessels (the Audax (IMO 9763837)and Pugnax (IMO 9763849)) has been making slow but steady progress...
Mystery Shipwreck Causes Disastrous Oil Spill
Emergency workers in Trinidad and Tobago were scrambling to clean up a massive oil spill after a mystery vessel ran aground near the...
Tanker Report: Handymax Activity Up, VLCC Market Stay Firm
Baltic Exchange has issued the tanker report for the 6th week of this year. The report of 9th February 2024 provides valuable insight into...
Furetank Orders Dual-Fuel Product Tanker Pair
Swedish shipowner Furetank has ordered two dual-fuel product tankers from China Merchants Jinling Shipyard in Yangzhou with delivery expected at the end of 2026,...
Lessons Larned: Partial Thickness Burns From Cooling Water
Maritime Safety Forum (MSF) provides lessons learned from an incident which occurred on a Platform Supply Vessel while in operation.
The investigation revealed...
Greece Leads In Shipping Decarbonization
At the 14th annual Capital Link Greek Shipping Forum in Athens, Minister of Maritime and Island Policy Christos Stylianidis emphasised Greece's pivotal role in...