Chinese Restocking Drives Capesize Rates To Breakeven Levels!
China restocking sees capesize rates on the rise.
Capesize 5TC average hit $7,915 per day on 15th April, up by 41% week on-week.
Capesize...
[Watch] How Doctors Stay Safe Battling Coronavirus
Healthcare workers who treat the new coronavirus wear personal protective equipment (PPE), designed to prevent exposure to infectious materials.
Here’s how the equipment works, and...
MOL and DSME Partner To Digitize FSRU
MOL has signed an agreement with DSME for joint development of technologies and solutions for the digitalization of Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU),...
Scrubber Investments Are Sensible and Successful! Says Adams
According to CSA2020 Executive Director Ian Adams, industry should not dwell too much on the narrowing fuel price spread, writes Malcolm Latarche for an...
Container Ship Disabled! Suffered Engine Failure!
A container ship suffered engine failure in Alboran sea, while en route from Algiers to Valencia, reports Maritime Bulletin.
What happened?
Container ship VEGA ZETA suffered...
Bunkering is Easier and Efficient Than Ever!! Thanks To the New...
A Bunkering App is launched by Gothenburg Port Authority.
This digital platform makes bunkering process simpler and effective.
It is developed in partnership...
Singapore Bunker Sales Surge! Covid-19 Impact Not a Deterrence!
Singapore bunker sales in March rises
The bunker sales is unexpected and unhurt by the Covid-19
Total sales reaches a high of 4.332...
OOCL’s Obsession With VLCC Continues Amid Economic Slump
OOCL signed contracts to place new order for five new container vessels.
The vessel will cost $155.68 million with a nominal capacity of...
Bunker Fuel Inspections Dip As Ports Prioritize COVID-19 Restrictions
Sulfur inspections are set to drop as the focus has shifted to contain COVID-19.
Safe bunkering practices, crew changes and continuity of the...
Coronavirus Pandemic Might Lead To Throughput Fall by 20%! Warns Rotterdam
Rotterdam port expects full-year throughput to fall by up to one fifth due to COVID-19.
A 10% to 20% drop in throughput volume...
Container Ship Attacked by Armed Pirates, Crew Safe
According to an article published in Maritime Bulletin, GISIS reported an unusual piracy attack on a container ship in Ecuador waters.
What happened?
The vessel was...
Stowaways Thrown into Shark-Infested Waters by Captain and Crew!
A captain and crew were detained after throwing two terrified stowaways into the shark-infested Indian Ocean.
They were thrown from the ship off...
[Watch] Corona Alert! Apps To Trace Contacts While Preserving Privacy!
New apps from the likes of MIT, Google, and Apple rely on Bluetooth to automate the contact-tracing process, which health care professionals use...
IMO 2050 Target: Shipping Giants Unveil Ammonia Fueled Tanker Project
Commercially viable deep-sea Zero-Emission Vessels (ZEVs) will be in operation by 2030 to address IMO regulations.
Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI), Lloyd’s Register and...
Cold Weather Causes Bunker Spill While Loading Bunker
As part of its 'Lessons Learnt' series, UK Club describes a case of bunker spill in extreme cold weather, highlighting that additional considerations should...
[Infographic] COVID19 Effect on Vessel Delays
IAPH-WPSP Port Economic Impact Barometer reports about the extra delays due to changes in port call procedures amid COVID-19 crisis.
No extra delays
Nearly 7 out...
Crew Attacks & Kills Ship Master!
According to media reports, tragedy struck on a panamax containership in Colombia, where the master of the ship was attacked and killed by the...
COVID19 Resulting in Reduced Ship Port Calls & More Warehousing at...
According to a Safety4Sea report, 40% of ports in the world are having 25% or more decrease in ship port calls as the COVID19...
Are ‘Floating Hospitals’ Coronavirus Incubators?
The activation of Hospital ships is a desperate gesture taken without sufficient reflection or deference to subject matter expertise and the ships are...
Will New OPEC+ Deal Maintain Balance in the Oil Market?
A fresh OPEC+ deal is required to maintain a balance in the oil market.
Prices go out of control as the agreement didn't...
