IMO conducted the largest virtual meeting to date.  A total of 155 participants from 78 Member States attended the meeting.  IMO discussed the challenges faced by...

Asian spot prices for LNG sinks as the coronavirus pandemic further dampened demand. This has prompted buyers to push back cargo deliveries. Buyers...

MPA Singapore has launched a new circular concerning operators of vessels in port. The Taskforce will make the wearing of masks mandatory for...

MARAD issued alert warning that a maritime threat had been reported in the southern Gulf of Mexico, on April 17. There has been...

Two dozen tankers loaded with oil are anchored off the California coast. The tankers have no place to offload the crude due to...

Container ship Maersk Vilnius suffered fire and was disabled in the Caribbean east of Guadeloupe, France. Offshore tug ALP Defender was contracted for...

Singapore port is showing how you can hold it steady during a pandemic and look beyond it. Its high-end bunkering facility, digital technology...

As COVID19 becomes the primary concern on ships and seafarers' life, ABS has released a detailed insight on how to establish a proper COVID19...

Platts Analytics sees spread hitting scrubber installations this year Shipping companies stalling and canceling scrubber installation plans. the narrowing price differential between HSFO...

Petrobras has reversed production cuts due to the higher-than-expected demand for fuels. It has increased production to 2.26 million bpd. It also increased...

Face masks may become a normal part of cruises, reports Fox News. Cruise Company Making Own Face Masks? A recent patent filing suggests that a prominent cruise...

According to an article published in Seeking Alpha and authored by Clark Schultz, the Baltic dry index is facing a plunge due to a...

The demand for new ship acquisitions is diminishing. Shipowners are refraining from more investments. Owners are adopting a more cautious approach to their...

Researchers find the 2 major proteins by which the novel coronavirus infects and look for their target cells. Further research reveals 3 types...

Scrubber retrofits are narrowing in HSFO discounts. The price spread between HSFO and VLSFO at Rotterdam narrowed by $8.50/mt to $46.50/mt. The spread...

Durban ship's pilot fell off a crude oil tanker while disembarking at the Durban port on Tuesday, reports TimesLive. What happened? A Transnet National Ports Authority...

The Baltic Exchange added quarterly assessments of the cost of operating crude oil carrying Aframax tankers and clean product carrying Medium Range (MR) tankers...

    The world’s largest container vessel HMM Algeciras, with a TEU (20-foot equivalent unit) capacity of 24,000, started its maiden voyage from the port of...

The plight of cruise ships, stranded off shore with sick passengers and crew has been the news in recent past. e The current...

A Very Large Bulk Carrier got disabled after engine failure and a blackout, while leaving Jiangyin port, Yangtze river on Apr 27, reports Maritime...