Product Tanker Explosion

Maritime Bulletin reports of a devastating explosion aboard a Product tanker in Vietnam. Explosion in cargo tanks Product tanker TRUNG THAO 36 BLC suffered a devastating...

Pacific International Lines ‘Rags To Riches’ Billionaire Founder Dies

In a piece of major saddening news, Chang Yun Chung, the 102-year-old founder of Pacific International Lines (PIL), passed away peacefully at home in...

4 Phase COVID Vaccine Distribution Strategy Based on Infection Risk

According to a CNN report, an independent committee monitoring the vaccine trials said last Tuesday that any new coronavirus vaccine, once approved, should be...

ABS and Chevron Shipping Begin Their Digital Fleet Management Journey

Pegasus Voyager is the first vessel in Chevron’s fleet to receive the ABS maintenance optimization notation. ABS and Chevron take their first step...

Fauci Underlines Legitimate Ways To Stop COVID Vaccine Trials Early

According to a CNN report, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease official, in an interview with KHN has said that a COVID-19...

Russian COVID Vaccine ‘Sputnik V’ Proves Safety in Lancet Study

According to a CNN report,  Covid-19 vaccine developed and tested in Russia generated neutralizing antibodies in dozens of study subjects, and while the vaccine...

[Watch] Typhoon Maysak Wreaking Havoc In The Navy Base

A recent video published in Maritime Bulletin shows how Typhoon Maysak crushed onto Vladivostok, Russia, Japan sea, wreaking havoc at Navy Base and in...

Decarbonization In the Shipping Industry on the Rise With Methanol Bunkering

24 vessels globally are able to use methanol as a bunker fuel, including vessels in operation and on order. Conventional Methanol is found...

Rigid Sails and Solar Power for Ships

Solar Power found to be a cost effective fuel reduction option on marine vehicles. Aquarius MRE and Energy Sail, a solution combining solar...

LR & Methanol Institute Launch Bunkering Technical Reference on Methanol

LR and Methanol Institute launch guidance on methanol bunkering. Methanol already in use as a marine fuel on several vessel types.  Methanol is...

[Watch] Lightning Struck Teen Goalkeeper Returns To Pitch

A Russian teen soccer player got struck by lightning during a training session, reports NBCNews. Returned to the pitch  Russian teen soccer player Ivan Zaborovsky got...

Blockchain & DNA Comes To the Rescue of 2020 Compliance Issues

The shipping industry is looking to innovate in alternative fuels to ensure its compliance with future IMO regulations.  Many shipping companies are intensifying...

[Watch] Typhoon Damages LPG Tanker Under Construction

LPG tanker under construction got damaged by typhoon Maysak, reports Maritime Bulletin. What happened? LPG tanker PANG TIAN that was under construction at Ulsan shipyard got...

Hamburg Süd and Maersk Eye Unmatched Customer Proximity

 To boost its customer proximity and deliver more effectively to customers, Hamburg Süd will optimize its organizational structure by the end of the...

[Watch] World’s First Zero-emission Electric Tanker in 2022

A group of large Japanese companies has come together to launch a consortium that will build the infrastructure to develop and launch large...

Satellite Images Show the Lost Cattle Ship Heading Into the Typhoon

  Global satellite analytics firm, Windward, shows the last moments of a large cattle ship that sunk last week. New satellite analysis reveals that...

VLCC Tanker Fire Put Off Amid Spill Fears

A fire on a large oil tanker drifting off Sri Lanka’s coast was extinguished on Sunday after burning for three days. Four tug...

91% Recovered People Have COVID19 Antibodies, Dispels Reinfection Rumors

A Covid 19 antibody study on the pandemic in Iceland published in the New England Journal of Medicine offers some evidence to dispel...

Bridge Team’s Failure To Take Early Action Leads To Collision

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its final report on the collision between the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Fitzgerald and the boxship...

FSL Trust Pens $58.56M Deal for LR2 Pair

First Ship Lease Trust has sealed a deal with a Chinese leasing company for the sale and leaseback of two LR2 product tankers. ...