Cargo Vessel Collision Near Dungeness
On August 8, two people were rescued after a 2,000-ton cargo vessel and a yacht collided in the English Channel.
What happened?
A mayday call was...
[Watch] Cargo Vessel Runs Aground in Palawan
On August 6, a cargo vessel ran aground off the coast in Dumaran, Palawan due to strong winds and big waves.
What happened?
The tourist vessel...
How the New Fuel Regulations Change the Entire Shipping Industry
LSF2020 refers to the new “Low Sulfur Fuel” regulations, which will come into effect on 1 January 2020. International Maritime Organisation (IMO) have taken...
[Watch] Greece Charts a Fresh Course
Greece controls almost over a quarter of the global crude oil tanker fleet.
15% of the chemical product tanker fleet is owned by...
Scrubber Surge ‘Insufficient’ to Handle Post-2020 HSFO Surplus
A surge in scrubber orders proves that the predicted surplus of high-sulphur residual fuel oil when IMO's global cap on sulphur in fuel which...
[Watch] Great White Shark JUMPS Out of Water Nearly Catching Researcher
A huge Great white shark jumps out of the ocean at a small boat. The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy were out conducting research when...
Maersk Cuts Profit Forecast as Shipping Slump Deepens
Maersk reeling under high bunker prices and is unable to compensate freight rates.
They are expanding their transport and logistics and expects an...
Court to Auction Hua Yun Shipping Handymax
Ningbo Maritime Court will hold an auction for 2008-built handymax bulker Hua Yun 5 via online platform Taobao on August 21.
The proceeds from the...
U.S. Crude Exports to India Surge as China Intake Fades
China imposes 25% import tax on US crude oil, LNG, and coal
US crude oil producers have a new market in India as...
Could Ballast-free Shipping be the Best Route to IMO Compliance
Following the adoption of the IMO’s Ballast Water Management Convention in 2017, ship operators have come under increasing pressure to improve the efficiency of...
Aerial Drones Perform Tanker Survey
A maiden survey conducted by the Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and inspection firm Cyberhawk has completed the first full ABS Intermediate Hull Survey 4...
3 Killed in Ship Hit and Run Off Kochi
On August 7, nine fishermen were reported missing after their fishing boat collide with a ship 24 nautical miles off the Munambam coast.
What happened?
The...
Maersk Vessel Collides with Longliner, Returns to Rescue
Collision
The French longliner "Le Puffin" of ENEZ was in collision with the "Cecilie Maersk" on 7 August 2018, at 2.30 a.m. The crew of...
Panama Canal : FAQ on Fuel Type and Changeover Requirements
We refer to our earlier Client Alert 10-2017, issued on April 21, 2017, describing the requirement for vessels transiting through the Panama Canal to...
[Watch] Shark Attack! Terrified Tourists Flee Beach
A VIDEO has captured a 10-foot shark roaming the waters of a popular Spanish beach in Mallorca, causing tourists to flee the sea to...
Can You Name this Ship Part?
Watch out here for the right answers and the winners. Please provide your profile picture and a brief about you to be featured here....
LNG Versus Scrubbers
Scrubbers installed in cruises and ferries are at 15% and 13% respectively.
Tankers and Bulk Carriers account for 23% and 28% of Scrubbers...
No Cross – Undertakings in Damages for Ship Arrests
In a recent important decision of the Admiralty Court in London, NatWest Markets
Plc v Stallion Eight Shipping Co. S.A., in which Watson Farley &...
Orders for Scrubbers Show Sharp Increase
Survey findings
A recently completed survey of Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems Association (EGCSA) members reports a rapidly accelerating uptake of marine scrubbers with 71 scrubbers...
Handful of Tanker Owners Profiting from Dwindling Iran-Europe Trade
Iran, the third largest oil producer in OPEC after Saudi Arabia and Iraq, is producing around 3.70- 3.74 million b/d of crude oil, according...
