Ship Insurers ‘Already Charging’ War Risk Premium for Fujairah Post-Sabotage Attacks

The Joint War Committee of insurance body Lloyd's Market Association on May 17 issued a circular. They have added Persian Gulf and adjacent...

Marshall Islands To Police IMO Infraction Case-by-Case

  Marshallese registry has decided to consider infraction on a case-by-case basis, in line with guidance from the IMO, which has set a sulphur limit...

Search Continues for Crew of Cargo Ship That Sunk in Central...

  According to an article published in Jakarta Globe, the Ministry of Transportation has deployed patrol boats in search of 17 missing crew members of...

Star Bulk Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop

Star Bulk Carriers a dry bulk pureplay, has further expanded their fleet to 120 vessels after a recent acquisition. They added 11 new...

Maersk-DB Schenker Met Their Eco Front Target Ahead of Schedule

In a major development, leading shipping line Maersk and logistics service provider DB Schenker are cooperating to fight ocean pollution and reduce CO2 emissions....

Scorpio Shows How To Do a Fleet-wide BWMS Retrofitting

In early 2019, Scorpio Tankers chose Choice Ballast Solution to assist with the first of 55 planned ballast water management system retrofits, scheduled to...

Summit LNG Completes Its First Ship-to-ship Transfer of LNG

Summit LNG completed its first ship-to-ship transfer of LNG at 6 km off Moheshkhali in Bay of Bengal successfully, says an article published in...

Discounted Asian Crude Goes Premium As the IMO 2020 Deadline Looms

According to a Platts article, the fast-approaching lower sulfur cap for global maritime shipping fuels pushed prices for specific 'cheap' crude grades into significant...

Petrobras Wants Marine Fuel Tested Ahead of IMO 2020

Brazil's state-led Petrobras will be running tests from June to prepare its refineries to comply with the International Maritime Organization's 2020 sulfur cut in...

IMO To Propose Mediterranean ECA Next Year

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) plans to submit a proposal for an Emissions Control Area (ECA) across the Mediterranean next year, reports ArgusMedia. NOx and...

Cruise Ship Passenger Dies Under ‘Unexplained’ Circumstances, Two Others Fall Sick

According to an article published in Newsweek, a man has died while onboard a cruise ship anchored off the coast of Scotland, with two...

Weekly Tanker Report – Week 22, 2019

The Baltic Briefing has issued the tanker report for the 22nd week of this year. The report dated 31st May 2019 provides a valuable insight into...

CMA CGM and MSC To Join TradeLens Blockchain-Enabled Digital Shipping Platform

CMA CGM and MSC have announced to join TradeLens, a blockchain-enabled digital shipping platform, jointly developed by A.P. Moller - Maersk. This move will...

Phishing Scam Targets Cargo Ship Operations!

  According to an article published in Freight Waves, email phishing tactics have been added to the list of methods being used by outsiders to...

MOL Releases FOCUS Project Part I ‘Fleet Viewer’ Application

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. today announced that MOL, Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., and Weathernews Inc. jointly released "Fleet Viewer," as part I of...

Navios Acquires Ownership of Shoei Kisen Panamax

Angeliki Frangou-led Navios has acquired the 2014-built panamax bulker Sea Victory from Japanese owner Shoei Kisen, says an article published in Splash247. What is...

IMO Bunker Fuel Mandate: CEOs Raise Concerns About Availability of Diesel...

According to an article published by Transport Topics, a group of industry stakeholders is urging the Trump administration to take action to ensure adequate...

What Panama’s Worst Drought Means for Its Canal’s Future?

Based on reports, the last five months have been the driest dry season in the history of the canal. Shippers are forced to...

NOAA Releases Data on U.S. Oil Spills in 2018

According to data from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), there were 137 oil spills in 2018, about 11 per month, says...

Are Europe’s Busy Waterways Too Crowded?

The deadly collision between the Hableany tour boat and the Viking Sigyn in Budapest was the second involving a Viking river ship this season,...