Idle Fleet Below ‘1m TEU’ for the First Time in 2020...
According to a Loadstar article written by Mike Wackett, some 90 containerships, equating to over 600,000 teu of capacity, have found employment in the...
Carriers’ Backlog Deliveries To Upset Boxship Trade
Despite the containership orderbook at a historic low, the top carriers have a backlog of 86 ships of over 10,000 teu stemmed for delivery...
FDA To Bypass Federal Approval for Emergency Authorization of COVID19 Vaccines
The chief of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is prepared to bypass the full federal approval process in order to make a Covid-19...
NSR Cargo Traffic To Significantly Increase Up To 80 mt/year
Thousands of tons of cargo to be transported via Russian Arctic sea route in 2020.
World’s largest sailing ship, ‘Sedov’, arriving at the...
Electric Problem Disables Panamax Bulker
A bulk carrier encountered an electric problem and was disabled on Aug 21 in Indian ocean east of northern Madagascar, reports Maritime Bulletin.
What happened?
Bulk...
New ‘Pollution-Cutting’ Measure Targeting Cargo Ships Adopted
California Air Resources Board adopts their biggest pollution- cutting regulations in more than a decade, which will take effect from 2023.
Regulations to...
Cosco Shipping Port Declares 2020 Interim Results
COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited, the world’s leading ports operator, announced interim results of the Company and its subsidiaries for the six months ended 30...
No One Wants To Buy Ships Amidst COVID19 & IMO 2020...
The global shipping industry is in the midst of one of its biggest changes in a generation after the imposition of stricter environmental...
Team Tankers Announces Q2 2020 Results
Team Tankers reported EBITDA for the 2nd quarter of $21.7 million.
Net loss in the 2nd quarter of 2020 was $2.4 million.
The...
Asian HSFO Markets Survive IMO 2020 Despite COVID-19
LSFO is the marine fuel of choice worldwide, but HSFO has held its stead in Asia.
Demand for high-sulfur fuel oil is expected...
Freighter Runs Aground on Coastline At Full Speed
According to an article published in Maritime Bulletin, a general cargo ship ran aground on the eastern coast of Tilos island, Greece, Aegean sea.
What...
CSR Software Tools Updated To Comply With IACS Rule Changes
The CSR software products support users with creating designs that will comply with the latest 1 July 2020 RCN for CSR FEA and...
Viswa Group Highlights The Importance of Lubricant Testing for VLSFOs
Viswa Group has embarked on a project to test the demands of the newly evolving lubricants.
Companies are developing new cylinder oils with...
Russia’s Biggest Oil Player Posts a 34.4% Slump in Bunker Sales
Gazpromneft, posts a 34.4% fall in bunker fuel sales for the first half of 2020 in comparison to a similar period last year.
...
Strategic Plans To Slash SOx Emission in Mediterranean
In recent times the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) asks the governments frequently to build back greener.
NEP’s Mediterranean Action Plan (UNEP/MAP) aims...
Pilot Fatigue Cited in Marine Towboats’ Collision
National Transportation Safety Board reports of the collision between two towing vessels and analyzes the factors behind the accident.
Towing vessels' collision
At 0408 local time...
Loaded Bulk Carrier Runs Aground
Bulk carrier Rubina ran aground in Weser river, Germany, while proceeding downstream, en route from Bremen to Houston USA.
The vessel was refloated...
Nisshin Shipping Fixes Clearlake Charters for Its Newbuilds
Nisshin Shipping has fixed charters for two newbuild 50,000 dwt product tankers.
The day rate for each vessel will be $15,250.
The vessels...
NYK Launches Remote Engine Diagnostics Centre
NYK has opened a remote diagnostics centre in Manila which will use AI systems to continuously monitor the engines of around 200 NYK-operated...
Where Cruise Ships are Heading To During This Pandemic Pause?
Doug Gollan writes for Forbes to know what is happening in the cruise line industry at the present scenario. He elaborates on activities that...