APL and Ship Captain Indicted in Illegal Cargo Case in HK
According to an article published by The Strait Times, more than two years after nine Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) armored vehicles worth HK$136.6 million...
Restrain from Ordering New Ships! Over Capacity Drags Shipping
Container shipping capacity and preventing freight rates face major challenges for the container shipping industry.
ICS advised vessels to show restraint when ordering new...
The Piraeus Port Miracle and The Way Forward
A few weeks ago, one of the world's largest container ships with a capacity of 20,000 TEUs, COSCO Shipping Pisces, approached Piraeus.
George N....
ShipTek 2019 – 10th Edition Marine, Offshore and Oil & Gas...
ShipTek 2019 – An International Conference on Marine, Offshore and Oil & Gas Industry celebrates its 10thEdition in Dubai.
One of the leading Marine Industry...
K Line Slumps To $1bn Annual Loss
Hit by losses from cancelled containership and bulk carrier charter contracts K Line reported a massive JPY111.1bn ($1bn) loss for FY18, end 31 March...
Overcrowding Near Anchorage During High-Water Conditions Causes Vessel Collision
What happened?
On January 17, 2016, about 1631, the cargo vessel Manizales collided with the bulk carrier Zen-Noh Grain Pegasus on the Mississippi River at...
DNV GL and Keppel Partner To Promote LNG As Fuel
Classification society DNV GL and Keppel Marine and Deepwater Technology (KMDTech), a subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M), have announced that they...
Bunker Tank Check Failed! MPA Suspends Southernpec’s Bunker Craft Licence
Maritime And Port Authority of Singapore temporarily suspends Southernpec (Singapore) PTE LTD’s Bunker Craft Licence, says a circular published on MPA Singapore website.
What happened?
Arising...
Set of Draft Guidelines Due for Final Validation At MSC 101
A set of draft guidelines due for final validation at MSC 101 in June, 2019 will address a number of concerns and will also...
Fujairah Bunker Market Slightly Impacted By FOBAS High Acid Number Alert
The ex-wharf 380 CST Fujairah bunker fuel premium over the Mean of Platts Arab Gulf 180 CST HSFO averaged $5/mt in H1 April,...
Suppressed Charter Rates Shows A Challenging Year For Tanker Markets
2019 is expected to be a challenging year for tanker markets as charter rates remain suppressed and the market fails to see any...
Setting A Course For Decarbonised Shipping: An Eight Point Carbon Pricing...
The shipping sector is estimated to account for approximately 816 million tonnes CO2 in 2012; 2.1% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
A per...
Maersk’s Roadmap Towards Sustainable Shipping
Global shipping giant Maersk has embraced its commitment to go carbon neutral by 2050 with a pilot of a biofuels-powered vessel.
Teaming up...
[Watch] Aerial Rescue of Unconscious Man on Cruise Ship Off N.J....
An unconscious man aboard a cruise ship 100 miles off the coast of Atlantic City was rescued by a Coast Guard helicopter that was...
British Man Dies After Being Crushed on Ship in Rough Waters
According to an article published by The Metro, a British man died after being crushed trying to secure a dinghy to a ship in...
Bulker Captain Pleads Guilty for Unsafe Work Practices
According to a SeaNews report, a captain of a Panama flagged bulker whose name is Captain Chen was charged with permitting dangerous activity involving...
Cruise Ship Passengers Beware! You Are Not As Protected By The...
According to an article published in the Savannahnow, a 17-year-old British passenger, traveling on the MSC Divina with her parents, has alleged that an...
Silversea’s First Purpose Built Ship for Galapagos Islands Cruise
In a recent development, Silversea Cruises have shared details about their first purpose-built ship for a destination – the 100-guest, all-suite Silver Origin, which...
April 26, 1956: The World’s First Containership IdealX Starts Its Voyage
According to an article published in the Wired, today is the date when containerization was born as the first every containership set sails from...
IMO Introduces Ship-Port e-Data Exchange and Bridge System Standardization
IMO has introduced rules for ship-port data exchange and MSC will consider standardizing bridge systems, reports the Maritime Digitalisation & Communications.
All national governments...
