Global Tanker Market Braces for Critical Capacity Management in 2021

The global tanker market is set for some major changes in the forthcoming year. Weaker freight rates have sapped enthusiasm for new orders,...

CMB.TECH Begins Work On World’s First Hydrogen Refuelling Station

CMB.TECH, part of CMB (Compagnie Maritime Belge), is strongly committed to hydrogen. The launch of the Hydroville, the first hydrogen-powered passenger vessel in...

Container Ship Runs Aground

The 9,500 TEU CMA CGM Missouri has grounded in the Suez Canal reports Maritime Bulletin. What happened? Container ship CMA CGM MISSOURI ran aground in Suez...

Rotterdam Lays Out ‘Ambitious Goal’ for Shore-Based Power By 2030

Rotterdam port is aiming to see a significant share of sea-going vessels plug in to shore-based power by 2030. Rotterdam Municipality and the...

Keppel Delivers Its First LNG Bunkering Vessel

Keppel Offshore & Marine has delivered its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier, Avenir Advantage, to Avenir LNG. Avenir Advantage is the first...

Algoma Takes Delivery of Self-unloading Dry Bulker

The vessel, the ninth Equinox Class vessel to join the fleet, will journey across the Atlantic to Canada. The Algoma Intrepid entered service...

Seven Face Charges in Keppel Fels Probe

Seven people have been charged in a corruption probe linked to Singaporean shipbuilder Keppel Fels, and could face up to five years in...

CMA CGM’s Megamax Hits High Spot on Container Load

 Megamax-24 has set a new world record for the number of full containers.  The last world-record load was set in May when HMM...

Bulk Carrier Halts Voyage To Transfer Deceased Crew

 MORANDI interrupted her voyage from Yuznhiy Ukraine before death was suffering from acute abdominal pain.  The bulk carrier returned her journey the same...

“Classic Berlin” Campaign Provokes Mask Rule Breakers

 Berlin ad sticks middle finger to mask rule breakers  The ad, launched by the Berlin Senate and Visit Berlin, initially appeared on Tuesday...

Norden Sells 10 Months Owned Product Tanker

Norden to achieve the product tanker to their customers.  Tanker market to experience a significant spike in earnings in the first half of...

The Mysterious Blue Whirling Flame Unveiled

The structure of Blue whirling flame revealed in a study at the University of Maryland. The blue flame is made up of other...

First Generation BWMS Cruises Need Urgent Upgradation

Passenger ships and cruise ships with non-US Coast Guard type-approved ballast water treatment systems or systems without waivers are upgrading or replacing units to...

New Trial Seeks To Investigate Vitamin D COVID Protection Capacity

In a major development,  scientists are looking for volunteers to take part in a trial to see if taking vitamin D can give the...

Black Box Investigation of Mauritius Oil Spill Crucial

In a major development, the police in Mauritius investigating the grounding of the oil spill ship, the Wakashio, revealed late last week that they...

First Female Captain at Sea for 310 Days

Kate McCue, captain of the 2,918-passenger Celebrity Edge, is the first American female captain of a mega cruise ship. She's among only 2%...

Maersk Cutting Costs in Q3 With Layoffs

According to a Reuters report, the world’s biggest container shipping line, Maersk, said on Tuesday demand was recovering faster than expected and lifted its...

G7’s Principles To Boost Safety Amid Pandemic

G7 sets key objectives focusing on various transportation modes and their overall safety amidst the pandemic. Adopts principles to improve safety in Shipping...

Bulk Carrier Drifted After Engine Failure

Bulk carrier suffered engine failure and drifted in Bosphorus in Beykoz area, Istanbul, reports Maritime Bulletin.  What happened? Bulk carrier SANTORINI started to drift in Bosphorus...

Vessel Capsized and Sank, 2 Dead & 4 Missing

Sand carrier issued a distress signal requesting assistance on Oct 13, in Hainan Strait, South China, reports Maritime Bulletin.  What happened? Sand carrier SHUNAN66 issued a...