Ship Scrap Prices Surge To Nearly $500/ton
Dr. Anil Sharma is a wealth of knowledge on ship scrapping, having started GMS 25 years ago, getting into the business of buying and...
Switch Bill of Lading, Instruments of Fraud & Risks Involved
In international trade goods are often bought and sold by traders and they often do not produce the goods.
The trader earns on...
Global COVID Cases Hit 7 Weeks in a Row, Says WHO
US Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations are increasing – particularly for younger people – while deaths are going down.
Cases in India are surging...
FOBAS Tests High TSP Fuel Samples
FOBAS tested several samples from Las Palmas and Houston whose TSP results exceeded ISO8217 limit of 0.10% m/m, says an article published in ShipandBunker.
Las...
Effects of Prohibitively Expensive LNG Retrofits
Retrofits to make ships LNG capable are currently prohibitively expensive with little appetite among shipowners to follow Hapag-Lloyd’s pioneering first such major conversion, reports...
Dealing With Hard And Soft Chokepoints
How or why Ever Given became wedged between the banks of the Suez Canal is still being investigated, but one outcome will be some form of...
Europe Announces Full Or Partial Closure Of Refineries
More full or partial closures of refineries have been announced in Europe as ExxonMobil evaluates the conversion of its Slagen refinery in Norway, says...
Ransomware Attacks In The Shipping Industry
Cyber hackers continue to hone in on the shipping industry, considered a vulnerable and highly lucrative target, as demonstrated by the 400% increase in...
Global COVID Infections Near 140 Million
The global Covid death toll has passed 2.97 million. Meanwhile, infections have passed 138 million world wide, according to analysts at Johns Hopkins University,...
Industry Standard On In-Water Cleaning Submitted To IMO
The Industry standard on in-water cleaning with capture has been submitted to support IMO’s work on the review of the Guidelines for the control...
WTO Chief Seeks Boost For Vaccine Production
WTO chief lays out global action to increase vaccine access, says an article on Reuters.
To increase vaccine production
Countries and drug makers to increase the...
BHP Completes First Refuelling of Ship With Biofuel
BHP Group Ltd completed its first refueling of a ship with biofuel, says an article on EnergyWorld.
Singapore's first refuel with biofuel
It was also the...
Sputnik V Vaccine Ineffective For Covid-19
Sputnik V vaccine is no match for a fast-spreading variant such a Covid-19, says an article on Nature.
Ineffective against SARS-CoV-2
Many vaccines — including Sputnik...
Freighter Sank After Distress Call, 1 Missing
Vietnamese freighter sank in the South China Sea after issuing a distress signal, reports Maritime Bulletin.
What happened?
General cargo ship issued a distress signal and...
Wärtsilä’s Record Breaking Scrubber Deliveries in 2020
The technology group Wärtsilä managed a record-breaking amount of scrubber deliveries in 2020, despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
It highlights the continued interest in...
Biofuel Production and Use Need Regulation, Says Researcher
The annual global production of biofuels—liquid or gaseous energy sources derived from organic material—has skyrocketed in recent years.
It is experiencing a 475% increase...
Sea Asia’s Virtual Preview in April 2021
Sea Asia is pleased to announce the debut of its inaugural virtual preview on 21 and 22 April 2021, to be held in conjunction...
DNV’s Remote Survey To Assess Statutory Regulation
With rising use of remote surveys, feedback from shipowners is helping DNV to optimize this approach to assessing compliance with class and statutory...
First Marine Biofuel Trial in Singapore
Oldendorff Carriers, and advanced biofuels pioneer GoodFuels, to conduct the first marine biofuel trial involving an ocean-going vessel bunkered in Singapore on 4...
Time Charterparty Agreements for LNG Carriers
Flex LNG, Ltd. (“Flex LNG” or the “Company”) (OSE/NYSE: FLNG) announced today it has entered into time charterparty agreements with Cheniere Marketing International (“Cheniere”)...
