Wärtsilä’s Cloud Simulation Solution To ‘Revolutionize’ e-Training
The technology group Wärtsilä has successfully delivered its brand-new Cloud Simulation solution to Abu Dhabi Maritime Academy.
Comprising a combination of cloud-based solutions,...
Tanker Scrapping ‘On the Rise’ Amid Dampening Oil Demand
The fall in crude oil demand has hit the tanker market hard.
The oil price dip led to the surge in Chinese imports...
Virus Stricken Seafarer Shifted To Home for Recovery
The container ship Lexa Maersk had to interrupt her voyage and call Charlotte Amalie, US Virgin Islands, to medevac an ill seaman with...
Labor Day Festivities Spread COVID19 Infection, US Asks People To Test
According to a CNN report, people who let down their guard and got too close to others over Labor Day weekend should get tested...
Weekly Tanker Report – Week 37, 2020
The Baltic Briefing has issued the tanker report for the 37th week of this year. The report dated 11th September 2020 provides a valuable...
12 World’s Largest Containerships On Asia and Europe Route
World's largest 24,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) container vessels set off on their voyage.
They are to sail between Asia and Europe.
All...
Maersk Cancels GRI & Cuts Transpacific Rates
In a major development, Maersk has announced that they are reducing their planned mid-September transpacific GRIs, thought to be due to China’s move to...
600,000 Seafarers Maltreatment Needs a Practical Solution
Andrew Craig-Bennett writes for Splash247 on how unless all nations permit seamen to come ashore, P&I cover three months from now should stop.
He brings...
[Answer] How Buying Bunker Weighted Average Price Saves Money?
With the pandemic making the VLSFO situation dicey, it has become absolutely crucial to go for bunker weighted average pricing to save money on...
‘Dawn of the New Middle East’ With UAE-Israel Peace Agreement
According to a BBC report, a UAE-Israel peace deal has been formulated and signed making way for a historic day in the history of...
Singapore Bunkering Demand Up By 13.6 %, Despite Poor Global Market
Singapore advanced by 13.6% on the year in August.
The performance will no doubt be seen as yet another confirmation of Singapore's status as the world's...
COVID19 & Flu Twin Attack Making People More Prone To Pneumonia
As doctors worry about a coronavirus-and-flu "twin-demic" that could overwhelm the health care system, Americans must contend with another possibility: fighting both viruses at...
[Watch] Crewless Ship Sail Across the Atlantic
Watch a full-size, fully-autonomous research ship to make one of the world's first autonomous transatlantic voyages.
With no crew on board, Andy Stanford-Clark, chief technology...
Global Supply Chain Under Threat Warns Fidelity International
Fidelity International, calls on companies and governments to urgently address an unfolding crisis in global supply chains.
As hundreds of thousands of ship...
Powerzeek Adds LBG As a Renewable Energy To Its Platform
Powerzeek adds liquefied biogas (LBG) to its marine fuel platform, reports Bioenergy Insight.
Liquefied BioGas included to platform
Powerzeek, a platform company offering an online marketplace...
WHO Issues Interim Guidance for Seafarers Safety During Pandemic
The World Health Organization (WHO) issues interim guidance for the safety of seafarers during the COVID-19 pandemic, says a press release published in SeaandCoast.
Seafarers...
Improper Brake Pad Disengagement Causes Anchor Drag
Summary of the Incident
Less than three weeks before a barge’s 12,000-pound anchor was dragged across Line 5, the barge and its newly installed anchor...
Audio Evidence of the Overturned Ship Off Georgia Released
Audio recording played sailors shouting above blaring alarms and other loud noises in the final minutes before the cargo ship, says an article published...
3,800-ton Crane of Offshore Vessel Crashes
3,800-ton crane of Chinese offshore construction crane vessel collapsed last week.
The crane collapsed during wind farm installation works off Lufeng, Guangdong Province,...
Shipowner Charged With ‘Mauritius Oil Spill’ Pays $9 Million
The MV Wakashio struck a coral reef and caused a widespread oil spill off the coast of Mauritius earlier this summer.
Mitsui O.S.K....