More Than 2% Oil Price Fall As US-China Trade Negotiations Falter

According to a Reuters report, oil prices lost about 2% on Monday on worries that global crude demand could stay under pressure as few...

Onboard Faulty Mobile Scaffold Tower Topples Injuring AB

Mobile Scaffold Towers can pose a threat to the crew if not properly taken care of. An investigation report by the Transport Malta Marine...

Speed Reduction, A Responsible & Exemplary Shipping Initiative: Dreyfus

According to a Louis Dreyfus Armateurs press release, the maritime group has welcomed the sustainable shipping measure proposed by France, a few months ago,...

IMO Addresses Scrubber Malfunction in New Guidance

A review of the 2015 Guidelines on Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (EGCS) is underway at the International Maritime Organization. The guidelines include, among other...

Awake.AI Joins ONE SEA for Smarter Shipping

Industry alliance ONE SEA has signed up Awake.AI to its team to drive standards and pathways to facilitate autonomous shipping, reports The Maritime Executive. Objective...

[Watch] How To Recognise Bunker Fuel Malpractices

 The American Club says there are well known malpractices in loading bunkers. In this module they summarize these practices and provides recommendations on how...

Cargo Ship Runs Aground at Full Speed

A cargo ship transporting 2,650 tonnes of steel coils and seven crew, ran aground Sunday in a pristine marine reserve in the Strait of...

Shippers Seek Clarity on Scrubber Acceptance To Meet IMO Regulation

Major ports are now getting inquiries from shipping companies on accepting scrubbers on ships, reports The Hindu BusinessLine. MARPOL regulations amendments Uncertainty continues to prevail across...

Japan To Maintain HSFO and 0.5% Sulphur Fuel Supply

IMO-compliant bunker fuel are available at Japan’s 14 refineries. Around 100,000 b/d low sulfur bunker fuel demand expected HSFO supplies to be maintained...

Weekly Maritime Security Report – Week 35, 2019

Protection Vessels International has released the 35th Weekly Maritime Security Report of 2019. The report summarized on 10th October 2019 highlights the various incidents...

AAL Adds Four Modern Vessels To Its Fleet!

According to an article published in Seatrade Maritime News, heavy-lift specialist AAL will expand its multipurpose fleet with the addition of four modern vessels. New...

Tanker Owner Masterminded Ship Fire for Insurance Payout?

Greek shipowner masterminded an elaborate fraud plan in 2011 to set fire to his own tanker. The incident which occurred off the coast...

Security Concerns Pushing Germany Towards LNG Use?

Pushed by security concerns and the United States has pushed Germany to weigh LNG as a new fuel source. An L.N.G. terminal would...

Overturned Cargo Vessel To be Tugged Away in Pieces

Marine salvage experts seeking to remove an overturned cargo ship off Georgia's seacoast say they will haul it away in pieces because it cannot...

BIMCO Launches New Fuel Spread Graphs

The new interactive graphs introduced by BIMCO published in their website allow the tracking of price fluctuations in the major bunkering hubs of Singapore...

FIS Technical – Panamax Index Report Remains Bullish

An upside price action has come from a lower low meaning it is counter trend, above the USD 16,647 resistance the bear phase...

Global LNG Supply Puts VLGC Rates Close To Four-Year Highs

Very Large Gas Carrier rates on the key Middle East-Japan route have touched near four-month highs around $79/mt this week and looked poised to...

Wartsila Wins LNG Bunkering Simulator Order

The technology group Wärtsilä will supply an LNG bunkering vessel simulator to Kasi Group (Malaysia), a leading provider of integrated marine solutions, reports Ship...

[Watch] Braemar: The Largest Ship To Cross the Corinth Canal

Passengers on the 72ft wide MS Braemar cruise ship could reach and touch sides. The 643ft long vessel can carry more than 1,200...

Prax Expands Its Bunker Barge Fleet Ahead of 2020

According to an Argus Media report, UK-based fuel supplier Prax has chartered a bunker barge for low-sulphur marine fuels in preparation for the new...