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...

Cargo Vessel Tossed Around and Pushed Aground by Storm

According to an article published in Maritime Bulletin, a cargo ship was tossed around in Hatay waterfront due to storm. What happened? On January 30, the...

Air Cargo To Stay on Ground As Airlines Suspends China Flights

The coronavirus outbreak has given the air cargo sector a shake-up, as more airlines pull back services to and from China, reports the Loadstar. Airlines...

New Maersk Battery Retrofit Project To Revolutionize Ship Electric Systems!

In a major development, Maersk vice president, head of fleet technology Ole Graa Jakobsen revealed the technology behind its battery pilot and how learnings...

2 Killed and 10 Missing After Fire Breaks Out on Tanker

According to a Hindustan Times report, the Federal Authority for Land and Maritime Transport said the fire broke out on board a tanker 21...

Coronavirus Effect Keeping the Baltic Index Down for the Next 3...

According to a Reuters report, the capesize component of the Baltic sea freight index plunged to an all-time low last thursday, hurt by high...

Maritime Sector Makes Way for Zero-Emissions Tugs!

Ports of Auckland and Netherlands-based Damen Group signed a contract in July, promising a full-sized, battery-propelled, all-electric tugboat, reports the Maritime Executive. The request was...

[Watch] Cruise Collides With Pier

Strong winds battered a cruise ship in Norway, forcing the ship on a near-collision course with a pier, reports Fox News. What happened? It was reported...

BIMCO Makes Classic Trademark Layout Sales & Purchase MOA!

According to a recent Safety4Sea report, BIMCO has developed its own standard Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) based on ship sale and purchase.  The MOA takes...