Carriers Resort To Blank Sailings As Equipment Shortage Ends

According to a LoadStar report by Mike Wackett, ocean carriers are to cancel several headhaul sailings to North Europe around the Chinese New Year...

Shippers Reek Benefits of Increased Vessel Value As Rates Soar

Containership owners have seen the value of their assets soar in the past few weeks, and they are said to be “raking in the...

China & India Dominate Global Vaccine Influence As Rich Nations Hoard

With mass vaccination campaigns against Covid-19 underway globally, there is an emerging gap between rich and poor nations in their abilities to secure enough...

Maritime Academies Should Include Environmental Aspects Of Shipping

David Hume, the founder of The Liquid Grid, looks at how America’s next generation of seafarers could lead world shipping to a greener future,...

Shipping Companies Oppose EU’s New Emission Regulations

Shipping companies are crying foul over EU plans to regulate the sector’s emissions. But the industry’s claim that new rules would break international law...

IMO 2020 Reaps 70% Cut in Sulphur Oxide Emissions

On 1 January 2020, new reduced limits on sulphur in fuel oil brought about a 70% cut in total sulphur oxide emissions from...

Global Container Shortage Implies Signs of Normalcy, Index Confirms

What does the global shortage of shipping containers that’s sent ocean freight rates skyrocketing show? Is it signs of easing! Yes, according to...

U.S. Vows To Help SE Asian Nation Against Maritime Attacks

U.S. President Joe Biden’s government has vowed to extend support to the Philippines, in case of any armed attack in the South China Sea,...

Webcast Link for Diana Shipping’s 4th Quarter Results

Diana Shipping Inc. announces the date for the 2020 fourth quarter and year-end financial results. Its financial results for the 4th quarter and...

Konsberg Technology To Secure Environment Friendly WTIU

Kongsberg Maritime (KM) technology is at the centre of an ambitious new project to build a next-generation Wind Turbine Installation Unit (WTIU), destined to...

European Diesel & Shipping Market Participants Divided Over Economics

According to an article published in S&P Global, Participants in the European diesel and shipping markets are divided over the economics to send ULSD...

Why Are the New Coronavirus Mutants Causing Concerns?

There are many circulating around the world, but health experts are primarily concerned with the emergence of three, reports the Economic Times. Virus mutations As a...

Maritime Body Demands Seafarers Support Fund

Maritime body MUI on 15th January, demanded announcement of a support fund for seafarers in the forthcoming Budget, says an article published in Outlook. Seafarers...

Methanol Holds Promise As Alt Bunker Fuel: Executive

Much of global methanol production goes to industry leaving little left over for shipping, a methanol industry executive has said. Interviewed by price reporting agency...

WHO Investigates COVID Origin in Wuhan Market

A World Health Organisation team looking into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic on Sunday visited a market known to be the food distribution...

Tokyo MoU Agrees CIC on BWM in 2025

Tokyo MoU PSC Committee considered and agreed to accept the proposal by the Paris MoU to carry out a CIC on Ballast Water Management...

MOL Announces Name Change & Integration of Dry Bulk Business

MOL announces integration of Dry Bulk Business and the establishment of “MOL Drybulk Ltd.”, says a press release published on their website. Name change Mitsui O.S.K....

Vaccination for Seafarers On Priority, Urges Ship Agents Body

Ship agents body MANSA seeks priority in COVID-19 vaccination to seafarers and waterfront workers, says a press release published on their website. COVID-19 vaccination drive Maritime...

Uniper Expands LNG Fleet Amid Growing Asian Demand

German utility Uniper took delivery of a new LNG tanker in South Korea amid efforts to boost its presence in the burgeoning Asian LNG...

MOL Scraps ‘Oldest LNG Carrier’ in Fleet Modernization

Mitsui OSK (MOL) has sold its first and oldest LNG carrier, Senshu Maru, for scrap after 37 years with the company. VesselsValue data...