ICCT Seeks Scrubber Ban Amid Impeding Installation Rates
ICCT has reiterated its call for a ban on scrubbers publishing new estimates on emissions from marine fuels.
ICCT itself recommends that individual...
Capesize Business Falters Amid A Strong Handysize Market
The Baltic Briefing has released a report about the dry bulk market for the 48th week of shipping activities of this year. The report...
IMO Committee Outlines Priorities for Seafarers’ Fair Treatment
IMO's Legal Committee met virtually to conduct the 107th session.
Discussions were on COVID-19 pandemic, the fair treatment of seafarers and the abandonment...
Supramax Freight Rates Surge Amid Additional Coal Imports
Supramax freight rates in Southeast Asia surged at least 25% in the trading week.
China's approves 20 million mt coal quotas for remainder...
Reasons for Ant Group Suspension
A sudden, severe reduction in the intrinsic value of Ant's business rendered the offering non-viable.
The de-valuation was not the result of a...
Will Trials Alter the 90% Efficacy of Pfizer Vaccine?
Pfizer and BioNTech said they had identified 94 cases of COVID-19 among 43,538 trial participants.
The split of cases between the groups suggested...
The New Beginning of Shell’s Prelude FLNG Facility
LNG giant Shell could be gearing up to restart production from its Prelude FLNG facility offshore Western Australia.
The FLNG unit has been offline...
A Captain’s Plea To End Crew-change Crisis
An anonymous master mariner writes about the distressing reality behind the phrase ‘crew-change crisis.
The secret captain writes about this, as his exhausted...
Ultra Large Ship Hit Two Berthed Capesize Bulkers
Ultra Large Ore Carrier hit two berthed Capesize bulk carriers, while maneuvering to berth at Ponta da Madeira Maritime Terminal, Sao Luis, northeast Brazil,...
[Watch] Crews Finally Start Slicing Overturned Vessel
Crews finished cutting the first of eight sections of the 656-foot Golden Ray on Saturday.
The ship overturned last year in September.
Cutting...
ICS Requests Jeff Bezos To Support Stranded Seafarers
Shipping industry associations called on Jeff Bezos to support about 400,000 seafarers stuck on merchant vessels.
About 90% of global trade relies on...
Is RCEP The New TPP?
The new RECP deal signed expected to eliminate a range of tariffs on imports within 20 years.
Members make up nearly a third...
Bahri Bags 3 Honors At The Maritime Standard Awards 2020
Bahri, a global leader in logistics and transportation, was honored with three prestigious recognitions at the seventh edition of The Maritime Standards Awards...
Horrific Crash in Bahrain Grand Prix
Formula One driver Romain Grosjean involves in a horrific crash that leaves his car engulfed in flames at the Bahrain Grand Prix on...
43% Increase of Incidents in the Singapore Strait, Warns ReCAAP
According to a special report published on ReCAAP website, a 43% increase of incidents is shown in Singapore Strait in Jan-Nov 2020.
About the incidents
The...
Jury Slams $93.6 Million on Labor Union in Port
Jury in Portland awards ICTSI Oregon Inc., the Port of Portland's former container ship terminal operator, $93.6 million in damages from unions.
The...
Disabled Tanker In Need Of Towage
It has become known, that the ship suffered a fire on board on Nov 23, which was extinguished by crew, but understood, the tanker...
No Science To Prove Covid 19 Second Wave, A Doctor’s Challenge
Governments around the world are imposing a new round of lockdowns to stem the tide of the second wave of coronavirus.
Whereas Dr....
LR, Anemoi & SDARI Associate on ‘Rotor Sails’ Project
Collaboration on commercial adoption of emission abatement technology for multiple ship types.
The project will address one of the most significant roadblocks for...
Sogestran & De Poli Join Forces To Buy Team Tankers’ European...
French and Dutch owners team up to drive further consolidation in chemical carrier sector.
The French family-owned company has become the majority shareholder...
