BIMCO Publishes COVID-19 Crew Change Clauses for 2020 Time Charterparties
BIMCO has released the crew change COVID-19 crew change clause for time charter parties 2020, says a press release published on their website.
Highlights of...
Pirates Kidnap 9 from Oil Production Vessel
Pirates kidnap nine in an unusual attack on an oil production vessel off Nigeria, reports Reuters.
What happened?
Pirates attacked an oil production vessel off Nigeria...
Shipping Routes Need Better Risk Management Plans To Avert Accidents
According to a Dutch safety watchdog it is “undesirable” for large container ships to use a shipping route through an environmentally sensitive and...
Climate Change Committee Urge IMO To Toughen GHG Emission Targets
The Committee on Climate Change urges the government to cut emissions and pressures IMO to make its targets more strict, says an article published...
Freighter Runs Aground After Steering Failure
General cargo ship ran aground in Tromso while shifting berths, reports Maritime Bulletin.
What happened?
General cargo ship BBC LISBON suffered steering failure and ran onto...
[Watch] Freighter Lost Containers Colliding With Bridge
Watch Cargo ship loaded with containers struck Willemsbrug Bridge in Rotterdam and got stuck under the bridge.
The bridge was slightly damaged, and closed for...
Own This ‘Cruise Ship’ for A Mere $155 Million!
Just say ‘Screw It’ and buy your own cruise ship for a mere $155 million, writes Jerry Perez for the Drive.
Cruise ship for sale
Listed...
Ships To Blow Horn Ahead of Crew Change International Summit
The International Chamber of Shipping is urging ships around the world to sound their horns on the eve of an international summit to...
Crew Rescued from Drowning Cargo Vessel
Cargo ship sank in Malacca Strait with 9 crew rescued, writes Mikhail Voytenko for Maritime Bulletin.
Cargo ship sinks
Cargo ship Camar 1 sank on June...
No Return To Pre COVID19 Job Levels, 140m Jobs Affected: ILO
According to a Reuters report, the International Labour Organization, ILO announced on Tuesday that the outlook for the global labour market in the second...
MPA Supported 50$m Investment for Singapore Maritime Startups
According to a Strait Times report, Enterprise Singapore (ESG) investment arm Seeds Capital, together with six appointed co-investment partners, will pump a combined $50...
COVID19 Shows How Shipping’s Low Public Profile Affects Seafarers’ Repatriation
Governments prioritize on opening bars and getting stranded tourists home over solving the ongoing crew crisis, and that shows the nerve of trade at...
Shippers Held Ransom To Rate Uncertainty As Shipping Faces COVID19 Effect
According to a LoadStar article written by Mike Wackett, the changes to Asia-North Europe service networks, a knock-on from carriers’ aggressive blanking programmes, are...
MSC Cruises Takes Steps To Solve Carbon Conundrum
MSC Cruises is looking at a whole range of ship types for carbon reduction and zero-carbon ship design.
MSC has a fleet of...
Urge To Monitor People & Wet Markets As New Pandemic Causing...
A new emerging highly contagious strain of swine flu virus in China is causing global health concerns all over the globe as the world...
Will US Decouple from China?
The author of this article Michael Collins feels that America is at a crossroads. There is a need to stop dealing with China...
Crude Oil Import at 53 Year Low As the COVID19 Pandemic...
Japan's crude imports dropped 25% year on year to 2.28 million b/d in May.
It is the lowest for the month in 53...
ICS Warns About Bunkering Safety in 6th International Tanker Safety Guide
OCIMF and ICS published the sixth edition of the International Safety Guide for Tankers and Terminals, says an article published in their website.
The revised...
NYK Joins World’s First Global Hydrogen Supply Chain
NYK participates in world’s first hydrogen supply chain demonstration project that started successfully using MCH to transport hydrogen, says a press release published on...
Samsung & Bloom Energy Tie Up To Produce Zero Emission Vessels
Samsung Heavy Industries Co. and Bloom Energy have announced an agreement to develop cleaner power for ships by jointly designing fuel cell-powered vessels...
