UK P&I Club Chooses Rotterdam as Hub
The British ship insurer UK P&I Club has chosen the Dutch city of Rotterdam to ensure continued access to trade in the European Union...
Fobas Alert: Contaminated Fuels from Singapore
FOBAS is currently investigating a number of samples bunkered in Singapore, which were ordered as ISO-F-RMG380 grade and met specification for table 2 of...
Baltic Exchange Shipping Insights
TANKER REPORT
VLCC
Marginal gains in the ME Gulf market, with rates for 270,000mt to China paying around WS 54. For USG discharge, ENI paid WS...
Reshaping Prosafe with COSCO
Prosafe has reached agreements with COSCO and its lenders which will transform the company’s fleet, market position and earnings potential, and secure a significantly...
Shipping Industry to Trial Blockchain-based Technology for Bunker Fuels
MBL to asses the blockchain ability in the shipping industry
An expert team from BLOC are on it.
It might help in establishing...
[Watch] Container Ship Intercepted at Sea with a Ton of Cocaine
On August 2, a container ship was intercepted by Colombian Navy and was discovered to have pure cocaine hidden onboard the ship.
What happened?
The container...
Svitzer Hermod to Refloat Grounded Vessel
A salvage plan drawn by a shipping company and a vessel's insurance company.
What happened?
The salvage plans chartered by the shipping company and the insurance...
Thun Tankers Adds Ship for Deliveries into Restricted Ports
A Dutch coastal shipping company has reached an agreement to increase its fleet strength by grabbing a 2011 built tanker.
What happened?
The Dutch coastal shipping...
NYK Set to Commercialize LNG Bunkering
NYK has signed a joint MOU with Kyushu Electric Power, Saibu Gas, and Chugoku Electric Power for Joint Discussions on LNG Bunkering in the...
Powerful Quake Kills 82 in Lombok Island, Thousands Flee Homes
Indonesia's Lombok Island was hit by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake on Sunday.
The earthquake left several buildings damaged including the airport.
At least...
Faulty Alteration of Course Resulted in Collision
Summary
At about 2030 on the evening of 22 January 2018, the 294 m container ship Beijing Bridge was about 29 NM off the southern...
[Watch] US and Allies Sink Ex-USS Racine with Missiles and Torpedoes
Live fire from an aircraft, a submarine, and land assets participating in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise sink the decommissioned ex-USS Racine...
Scrubber Adoption Rate Varied by Vessel Type
Suezmax Tankers to run its vessels on 0.5pc sulphur bunkers instead.
Dry bulk carrier scrubber installations grew to 127 vessels.
Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk...
Stevedores Invade Ship, Arrested
Stevedores at Brazil’s Port of Santos invaded a CMA CGM container ship, in the latest in a series of strikes and protests affecting container...
Fire in Engine Room Contained
A fire broke out in the engine room of “Volcanic de Teneguia” which was enroute to Santa Cruz from Cadiz, 85 miles north of...
Scorpio Inks Sale & Leaseback Deal for Four Tankers
A Monaco-based tanker owner Scorpio Tankers has successfully secured the sale and leaseback agreements with an unnamed financial institutions for four more product tankers.
What...
Port of Amsterdam Offers Discount for LNG Ships
On August 1, the Port of Amsterdam has announced that it will offer discount for LNG ships.
What happened?
The Port of Amsterdam has announced this...
Helm Operations Agrees AIS Data Partnership
Helm Operations, a Marine software company in partnership with AIS data services provider ShipTracks to provide an integrated application to access vessel location and...
Oil Pollution Going on Despite Ship Being in Port
On August 2, the damaged car carrier ‘Makassar Highway’ was moored in Oskarshamn after it was towed from the Baltic Sea.
What happened?
On July 23,...
Preparing for the 2020 Low Sulphur Limit
The IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) has decided the 1st of January 2020 as the enforcement date for the 0.50% m/m global sulphur...
