DNV GL Certifies Hapag’s First Extended Use of Cold Ironing by...

Hapag’s first extended use of cold ironing got DNV GL certification. A positive contribution to the climate by saving 600 tons of carbon...

Shipping Industry Mulls on Integration of AI in Chartering

New chartering platforms with bold transformative claims have been making plenty of headlines over the last couple of years. To assess the reality...

Permit To Work is Not a Replacement for Basic Safety Checks,...

A permit to work is just an integral part of safe work systems and can be executed safely only through the combined efforts of...

Vessel Catches Fire, Poses Ammonia Explosion Risk

Korean trawler caught fire leaving ammonia cylinders under threat of explosion, reports Maritime Bulletin. What happened? According to the reports, fire erupted in the fish processing...

[Watch] Bulk Carrier Destroys Panama Canal River Railway Bridge

Bulk carrier BLUEBILL destroyed a river railway bridge in the Panama Canal, reports Maritime Bulletin.  What happened? Bulk carrier BLUEBILL collided with Chagres river railway bridge...

A Nurse Who Embraces A Career at Sea

With the Day of the Seafarer approaching we headed to Panama to hear the extraordinary life of Captain Beate Stelzer. Women working at...

Freight Rates Soar As Global Trade Revives

    GLOBAL sea freight rates are on the rise, with the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) posting its largest-ever weekly gain. The index climbed a...

MOL & Partners Set To Trial Autonomous Ships

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines with two of its group companies, and other consortium members have jointly applied to the Nippon Foundation to fund demonstration voyages...

MAN Bags Offshore Compression Order

MAN Energy Solutions has won a gas-compression order from energy solutions provider Yinson. The order comprises four RB-type centrifugal-compressor trains for gas production...

Report Highlights That Shipping Register Continues To Shrink

There is a considerable reduction in the number of vessels on the Greek register. It highlights the continuous compromising of the competitiveness of...

Maersk Special Project Logistics Hailed for COVID-19 Crisis Response

Maersk SPL has assisted with the import of 53.3 million N95 facial masks. 45 million N95 protective facial masks were delivered to Canadian...

Knife Weilding Fugitive Discovered Hiding in AC Vent Onboard Cargo Ship

A suspect in an Australian sexual assault case has been apprehended with a weapon. He tried to flee the country by hiding in...

FDA Warns People Against Using 9 Sanitizers Containing Methanol

The U.S. FDA has warned people not to use certain hand sanitizer products. The sanitizers contain high levels of methanol. Methanol is a...

Inadequately Rigged Pilot Ladders Leading To Deaths Onboard

Pilot ladders are the most effective way for most marine pilots to embark and disembark at sea, provided the regulations are complied with and...

Big COVID-19 Cluster Emerges in Cargo Ship

South Korea says it’s testing 176 workers at the southern port of Busan following a coronavirus outbreak among crew members of a Russian...

Blank Sailings & Rate Discipline Can Boost Billions of Profit

According to a LoadStar article written by Mike Wackett, notwithstanding a significant decline in container liftings as a consequence of the global pandemic, ocean...

COVID19 Readiness Tracker Getting Businesses Back on Track

A covid19 readiness tracker has been launched to provide insights on organizations covid preparations This software scores your business based on various pandemic...

No Long Lasting Immunity To COVID19 Shows Studies on Recovered People

Although the corona relapse studies in the recovered patients are found to be faulty yet it may still be the case. Scientists have...

[Answer] How To Settle Containers Lost at Sea Claims?

Worldwide seafarers are troubled by stacked containers that keep falling and injuring them.  Moreover, much of these overstacked containers collapse at sea giving rise...

Hapag-Lloyd Ends Baltic Feeder Co-operation With ONE

The much-hyped feeder cooperation agreement between THE Alliance members Hapag-Lloyd and ONE has fallen victim to Covid-19. Since October 2018, a “bilateral strategic...