Moderna Vaccine Antibodies Endure for At Least Three Months

The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, which was recently demonstrated to have 94 percent efficacy, causes the human immune system to produce potent antibodies that endure...

[Watch] Triple Collision of 2 Container Ships & Bulk Carrier

Container ship VEGA SIGMA lost control due to electric failure while unmooring and struck a berthed nearby container ship ATLANTIC NORTH, that was in the...

Sampling Points on Ships for “In-use” Samples Mandatory

  Amendments to MARPOL Annex VI requires all ships that do not have designated sampling points for taking so-called in-use samples to have them...

Another Cargo Ship Runs Aground in the Same Position

A general cargo ship ran aground on Dec 6 at 158 kilometer mark, Volga – Caspian Sea Channel, near the grounding site of another...

General Cargo Ships Collide

General cargo ships collided in Kusadasi anchorage waters, on  Dec 5, reports Maritime Bulletin. What happened? General cargo ships HESEN M and CANSEL collided in Kusadasi...

Disabled Aframax Tanker Taken on Tow After 2 Weeks

Aframax tanker adrift in Indian ocean, taken on tow after 2 weeks, reports Maritime Bulletin. What happened? Crude oil tanker ANASTASIA I was  taken on tow...

Bottleneck in Panama Canal and Surging Delay

Panama Canal congestion spurs more LNG and LPG carriers to take the long route to Asia around the Cape of Good Hope. The...

Maersk Tankers Enters A 4 Product Tanker Deal With Xihe

Maersk Tankers enters a commercial agreement that sees it take over the running of four product tankers owned by Xihe Holdings (Xihe). This...

Spot Bunkering Prices Soars To Historical Heights

November marked a period of mostly advances for Latin America bunker spot pricing. Ports in Panama, Brazil and Peru reaching multi-month or even...

Container Shipping Market Skyrockets, But Gloomy As Well

The two busiest ports in the U.S., the neighboring facilities of Los Angeles and Long Beach set a new monthly records for inbound...

Demand for Oil in China Eases, Oil Markets Buoyant

  Saudi Arabia, Russia and other oil producing countries have agreed to start pumping more oil next month. The production of oil is to...

Wärtsilä Delivers Customized LNG Training Solutions for Anglo-Eastern

Anglo-Eastern has partnered with Wärtsilä to further enhance its simulator training for crew, with the customized LNGPac bunkering and liquid cargo handling simulators. ...

Pirates Attack This Tanker ‘Twice’ in Less Than 24 Hours

Greek product tanker gets attacked and looted by pirates, reports Maritime Bulletin. Product tanker attacked Product tanker NEW RANGER was attacked at around 0720 UTC Dec...

DSME Seals $260M VLCC Trio Order from ADNOC

DSME has won a $257m order to build three VLCCs for ADNOC. The vessels will be delivered by the first quarter of 2023...

Just-In-Time Arrival Guide Launched To Achieve Sustainable Shipping

GIA has developed a guide to support low carbon shipping. The guide aims to provide practical guidance on how to facilitate JIT. A new...

Oil Major Chevron Cuts Capital Spending Amid COVID19 Crisis

COVID-19’s seismic effect on the fortunes of tanker owners is beginning to become clearer. Chevron Corporation is reducing its capital and exploratory budget...

General Cargo Ship Attacked Under Unclear Circumstances

According to maritime authorities, a cargo ship off Yemen in the Gulf of Aden was attacked in unclear circumstances, reports Global News. Pirate attacks The Gulf...

Crew Member Falls Off Tanker Ship, Search Continues

The U.S. Coast Guard continues searching for crew member who fell off tanker ship, reports APNews. What happened? A 27-year-old crew member fell overboard from a...

Post-Covid Impacts on Shipmanagement Industry

  According to an article published in splash247, the shipmanagement industry is changing during and post-Covid dominated much of the discussion at Capital Link’s Hong...

Tanker Demolition Drops To Record-breaking Low

24 tankers likely to have been demolished by the end of the year. The lowest level since 1997. The number of tankers scrapped this...