Be Bold & Invest in Digital Innovations, Says the Fastest Growing...
A ship company might look old-school among Singapore's tech high-fliers but Sinanju Tankers Holdings set a course for success some years back and has...
A New Sulphur Extracting Technology Effective in Tackling Emissions?
The need to tackle climate change and reduce pollution has never been more important. Much recent focus has been on road vehicles but, with...
[Watch] How Do EPIRBs Locate a Sinking Ship?
When a ship sinks, the first priority of any rescuer is to actually locate the vessel in distress. It may seem easy, but in...
Frankenstein Fuel Strengthens Scrubber’s Case!
It may take more than the few weeks that have so far passed before the full impact of the IMO 2020 fuel changes can...
Trafigura Supports Slow Steaming As Climate Action Pressure Mounts
Global commodities trader Trafigura Group recently announced its support for the idea of imposing slow steaming regulations to cut GHG emissions, reports Safety4Sea.
Slow steaming...
EU Leaders’ Last Chance To Shape Future Developments
According to a recent Safety4Sea article, The European Environmental Agency launched the “European environment – state and outlook 2020” to deal with climate change,...
Dutch Shipowner Signs Deal for Pre-Fabricated Scrubber Model
Dutch ship owner has signed a deal with Value Maritime for a pre-fabricated scrubber model with a shorter installation time, reports Ship&Bunker.
Why a pre-frabricated...
Chinese Firm Offers Force Majeure Certificates Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
According to a Reuters report, a Chinese international trade promotion agency said it would offer force majeure certificates to companies struggling to cope with...
U.S. Treasury Lifts Sanctions on Chinese Shipping Giant
The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday removed sanctions on two tanker operators within China’s Cosco Group that were blacklisted last year, reports The Wall...
Active Seafarer Tests Positive for Coronavirus!, Confirms Singapore
Singapore confirms the identity of the 10th of 13 recorded cases of Wuhan coronavirus in the city-state as a seafarer from an unnamed cargo...
Chinese Ship Heading To Lebanon Raises Coronavirus Concerns
According to an article published in The 961, a Chinese ship is reportedly going to dock in Tripoli’s port on Tuesday, February 11.
What happened?
This...
[Watch] Near Fall While Boarding As Pilot Ladder Snaps!
Maritime Bulletin reports the near fall incident of a pilot on-board.
Harrowing moment on-board Leticia
Pilot boarding container ship Maersk Leticia at Itajai, Brazil, on Jan...
Two New Shipping Lenders Sign Up Poseidon Principles
The world’s largest lender to global shipping, BNP Paribas, and leading wealth manager, Credit Suisse, become the 15th and 16th financial institutions to sign...
Containership Loses Cargo Overboard Due To Parametric Rolling
MAIB reports on the investigation into the loss of 137 containers from the container ship
CMA CGM G. Washington in the North Pacifc Ocean on...
LNG: Could It Be a Solution To Clean Up International Shipping?
Efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from international shipping may have hit a roadblock. A new study suggests that using LNG, long seen as...
[Watch] Offshore Vessel Runs Aground Due To Strong Winds
The brand new offshore processing ship Petrobras 70 ran aground in Niteroi area, Rio de Janeiro, reports Maritime Bulletin.
The incident happened on the night...
IACS 2020 Unveils Blue Book and Green Book
IACS has released its Blue Book and an accompanying IACS Green Book.
These publications summarise the technical output of IACS that includes classification...
CMB Pledges To Reduce Carbon Emissions To Zero in 2050
CMB hopes that ustainable shipping brings peace and prosperity to all corners of the world.
It has pledged offset all its CO2 emissions...
Chinese PDH Plants’ Processing Losses Continue To Widen
Every passing day the processing losses widen with respect to higher propane cost.
Moreover, the Fujian Meide delays are due to new PDH...
What Will Be Brexit’s Influence on UK’s Shipping Industry?
According to an article published in Safety4sea, there are apprehensions over how the UK's shipping industry is going to change post-Brexit.
No immediate changes
Following the...