According to a news report published in Platts, the Russian oil company Lukoil is planning to produce 30,000-40,000 mt/month, or 360,000-480,000 mt/year, of 0.5%...

Diana Shipping Inc has agreed to extend their present time charter contract with Cargill International S.A., Geneva, for one of its Capesize dry bulk...

HANDYSIZE For Week 15 the Handysize Index gave us a gap down and a 10-point fall to close at 628. Being firmly into our support ideas...

Fifteen Indian sailors and one Pakistani seafarer are stranded onboard a tanker 15 miles off the UAE due to a legal dispute involving the...

The RMS St. Helena, deemed as Britain’s last working postal ship for nearly three decades has been provided with a new leash of life. The...

On April 17, a cargo vessel was detained when it was approaching the Great Belt, Denmark. What happened? The general cargo ship ‘Rix Partner’ was detained...

On April 17, a crane boom collapsed during loading operation sending four people crashing into the water. What happened? Two cranes ‘HEBO Lift 2’ and ‘Lastdrager...

After contentious negotiations for a week by 173 member countries of the U.N. International Maritime Organization (IMO), it has been agreed to cut emissions...

Maersk has recently, hit out at the ongoing corruption, in the maritime sector, criticising “an environment where facilitation payments and extortion are common occurrences”,...

AMAZING footage has emerged after a team of researchers decided to drill through the ice of Antartica. Disclaimer: This video is intended for informational purpose...

An innovative approach towards cargo sampling on tankers can potentially save millions of dollars in claims and prevent vessel delays. In this Insight we...

Engie LNG Solutions that covers the downstream LNG activities of Engie in Netherlands and Belgium have been acquired by the Titan LNG, the service...

Crowley Alaska Tankers, LLC, announced that it has completed the acquisition of three tankers from SeaRiver Maritime Inc., and is now chartering them back...

Multipurpose shipping has started 2018 on a confident footing and is forecast to recover further on rising demand, contracting vessel supply and lessening threats...

Contrary to popular belief e-commerce does effect the maritime industry despite having very less association with the container mode of transport. E-commerce close association...

On April 14, a shipyard worker was rescued after he fell into a hole onboard a vessel. What happened? The man who has not yet been...

On April 16, a fire erupted onboard a vessel when it was transiting through the English Channel. What happened? The vessel ‘Finlandia Seaways’ was enroute from...

On April 18, a crew member was reported missing while two others were injured when a fire reportedly broke out onboard an oil and...

On April 17, two tankers collide off the coast of Singapore resulting in a liquefied butane gas leak. What happened? A Singapore-flagged LPG tanker ‘Crystal Sunrise’...

 In a recent breakthrough, scientists have improved a naturally occurring enzyme called PETase which digests some of our most commonly polluting plastics. The enzyme...