Firm Vessel Rates Push Baltic Index Up By 23 Points

The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index rose to 5-month peak, reports Yahoo Finance. Firm vessel rates The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index rose to...

New NOAA Vessel To Explore Deep Oceans Launched in Newport

New NOAA ocean exploration ship to be based in Newport, Rhode Island. The state-of-the-art ship will operate off the coasts of the U.S....

The Tragic Tale Of The Doomed Ferry The Herald Of Free Enterprise

Exactly seven months after a tragedy which devastated a nation, doomed ferry the Herald of Free Enterprise sailed like a ghost ship past the port...

Diversifying Oil Imports Can Help Reduce Dependence On The Middle East

India, the country with the most exciting energy growth prospects for tanker owners this decade, is diversifying where it sources crude from, something likely...

Container Shipping Sector Should Lead Maritime Industry To Decarbonization

Container shipping, with its direct exposure to retailers and consumers, should lead the maritime industry's journey to a zero-carbon future, Morten Bo Christiansen, head...

SAM Shipping Sold It’s Final Ship At A Court-Led Auction In...

The last ship owned by financially troubled Swiss owner SAM Shipping has been sold in a court-led auction in China, reports Splash247. The auction In an...

Maersk Engages Wärtsilä for Extensive Control Systems Retrofit

Wartsila to undertake control systems of Gunvor Maersk container vessel. New features to make maintenance cost-effective. The reliability and efficiency for Gunvor...

[Watch] Marineworks Joins the ShipDC’s IoT Data Sharing Platform Initiative

'Marineworks' unite with ShipDC leading to the formation of IoS-OP The collaboration seeks many benefits Marineworks has joined Ship Data Centre's (ShipDC) IoT data-sharing...

BIMCO Covid 19 Weekly Announcement

The BIMCO Maritime Information department informs members on a weekly basis, updates about the COVID-19 in relation to implementation measures imposed by governments. ...

Icebreaking Operations in Great Lakes At Full Speed

  Icebreaking operations in full swing on Great Lakes, Coast Guard says. Commanding Officer Travis Borchuk of the Canadian Coast Guard says the first time...

Demolition of Capesized Ship With 4,200 Cars To Be Wrapped Up

Salvage crews in early November began cutting apart the capsized Golden Ray. A shipwreck the size of a 70-story office building with 4,200...

Protocol for Shore-Based Personnel Boarding Vessels

Any shore-based personnel who is going on board a vessel in the port must produce proof that he/she has a valid COVID-19 Polymerase...

Berge Bulk Buys Two More Capes

Cape prices have been firming over the past week as have rates. Healthy activity in both basins saw capesize average earnings up 13%...

Supertanker Market Rates Go Below Zero

In ocean shipping, the dial can swing in the opposite direction. Reported freight rates are sometimes below zero. Is this just a measurement...

Europe Embraces New Restrictions in the Wake of Third COVID Wave

A third wave of the Covid pandemic is now advancing swiftly across much of Europe making way for new curfew and restrictions, reports the...

Most Vaccine-hesitant Country To Make the Jab Mandatory?

The French government is making a last push to convince healthcare workers to be vaccinated against Covid-19, before deciding whether to make the jab...

CMA CGM Catches Strong Shipping Market Continuing In First Half

Container shipping group CMA CGM said that it expected activity to remain strong in the first half of this year after brisk demand for...

Green Shipping Technologies For Cargo Ships

Shippers should invest in solar power as well as other technologies including zero-emission hydrogen fuel cells and biofuels, which can be made of everything...

Asian Crude Market Amid Bullish H2 2021 Outlooks

Asia's crude oil market remained resolute at the start of the week beginning March 15 amid bullish sentiment fueled by improved second-half 2021 outlooks,...

Weekly Bulk Report – Week 10, 2021

The Baltic Briefing has released a report about the dry bulk market for the 10th week of shipping activities of this year. The report...