Malaysia Launches US$ 180 Million STS Facility in Johor
US$180 million project off Johor’s Port of Tanjung Pelepas, enabling ships to transfer their cargo to other vessels without having to dock at...
Hurtigruten’s New Green Tech Ship Starts Sea Trials
Hurtigruten’s new hybrid-powered cruise ship MS Roald Amundsen completed its first sea trials.
The vessel has been custom built for some of the...
BIMCO Opens Office in Greece
Bimco all set to open a new office to focus on having a stronger and closer dialogue with Bimco's Greek membership.
The company plans...
Laden Chemical Tanker Collides with Passenger River Boat
According to an article published in Tanker Shipping, the 2004-built 14,300-dwt chemical tanker Chemical Marketer is reported to have collided with Viking Cruise riverboat...
Companies Sue Valero for Bad Marine Fuel
Valero, the second-largest refiner in the United States has been accused of selling contaminated bunker fuel.
A Saudi and a Mexican company have filed lawsuits...
Reshape Supertanker! Maersk Management Given Time
The main shareholder and the chairman of Danish shipping group A.P. Moller-Maersk both backed management’s efforts to reshape Maersk Supertankers.
The world’s largest...
World Shipping Council Slams ITF’s Merk for Flawed Report
While European Commission is to announce whether or not it will extend the BER later this year having combed through many submissions from across...
Mærsk Vice CEO Steps Down! Energy Division To Close Down
In a major development, Maersk has announced that their Energy Division head and Vice CEO Claus V. Hemmingsen will be stepping done by the end...
Novatek Signs Non-binding Deals for Arctic LNG 2 Project
The Arctic LNG 2 project envisages constructing three LNG trains at 6.6 million tons per annum each, using gravity-based structure (GBS) platforms.
The...
Scorpio Secures $41 Million To Finance Scrubbers
In a recent development, Scorpio Bulkers Inc. has announced that they have reached agreements with certain lenders to increase certain existing credit facilities by...
Weekly Maritime Security Report – Week 12, 2019
Protection Vessel International has released the Maritime Security Report for Week 12 of 2019. The report formulated on 2nd April 2019 highlights the various security...
U.S. Gulf Coast To Become Net Oil Exporting Region
The U.S. Gulf Coast is set to become a net crude oil exporting region for the first time on a quarterly basis.
This...
Wärtsilä To Design Antarctic Eco-Vessel
Wärtsilä is selected to design a multi-purpose transport vessel that will operate in Antarctic waters.
The ship was equipped with a number of integrated propulsion...
Bridge Head, Pilot and Staff Suspects in Navigation Rule Violation
KNM Helge Ingstad frigate and the Sola TS tanker collided north of the Sture terminal in Øygarden.
The police confirmed that the pilot...
Pirate Attack Cargo Ship! 4 Seafarers Kidnapped
According to a World Maritime News article, four crew members have reportedly been kidnapped from a general cargo ship 14nm off Douala, Cameroon.
What happened?
On...
ClassNK Releases Its Cybersecurity Approach
In a major development, the leading classification society ClassNK has released the ClassNK Cyber Security Approach which outlines their basic approach to ensuring onboard...
EU and IMO Align Systems on Shipping and Carbon Emission
The shipping and Carbon emission issues go hand in hand. There are various regulations to deal with carbon emissions and various IMO and EU regulations...
[Alert] HFO Carriers Beware! Your Vessel Maybe Subjected To Condition Survey
Having an old HFO carrier is dangerous for shipowners. Most of them do not meet the safety and security requirement of the present times, especially...
Valmet Wins Deal To Supply Scrubbers for Seven 23,000-Teu HMM Ships
HMM placed order for 20 eco-friendly containership, 12 with capacity 23,000-TEUs and eight with 14,000-TEUs of capacity.
Valmet to supply scrubber system for...
Nakilat Utilises Newly Expanded Panama Canal To Reduce Voyage Duration
Nakilat’s LPG vessels have transited through the newly expanded Panama Canal some 16 times.
As one of the world’s leading transporter of clean...
