Unique Shipping Exits from Bulker Segment
Private Hong Kong owner, Unique Shipping, is quitting the bulker segment, offloading its one cape, a ship that’s been with the firm since it...
LNG Bunkering Supporters Top Amidst IBIA Association
Bunker industry association IBIA announces its list of candidates to join its board, including two strong supporters of LNG bunkering.
Both Prokopakis and Rosenkrans...
MPA Announces Requirements With Immediate Effect for Crew Changes
Crew change in Singapore-port authority implements full Personal Protective Equipment requirement, says an article published in BIMCO website.
MPA PPE announcement
The Singapore Maritime Port Authority...
Prelude Floating LNG Resumes, Sparks Rise in Spot Rates
Cargo shipments resume at the 3.6mn t/yr Prelude floating LNG (FLNG) offshore Western Australia (WA).
The shipments take place after 11 months it...
American Bunker Market Witness Spike in Spot Fuel Prices
Key ports throughout the Americas saw spot retail marine fuel pricing climb during the week January 4-8, with bunkers values tracking stronger US energy...
US Fuel Prices Hit An ‘Year High’ Amid Limited Supplies
USGC marine fuel reached its highest level in nearly a year January 7 on a rebound in the underlying crude complex along with limited...
Shippers Embrace ‘Tough Times’ Amid Spiraling Bunker Surcharges
With the oil prices heading north again, ocean carriers are preparing to ramp up low-sulphur fuel surcharges to add to the misery of shippers...
How To Tackle the South African COVID Strain?
After reports of the UK Strain, reports of a more deadly South African Strain of the coronavirus is causing havoc in the world as...
New Study Probes Vitamin D As Potential Tool To Treat COVID19
Boston researchers are studying yet another potential weapon in the coronavirus fight. Brigham and Women's Hospital will look at whether vitamin D can lessen...
World’s Largest Shipbreaking Stretch Goes Green
Ship recycling plots in Alang beached 196 ships in calendar year 2020 for dismantling, benefiting from the green recycling policies of global ship owners...
Alfa Laval Gains USCG BWMS Type Approval Certificate
In a posting on its Maritime Commons blog, the U.S. Coast Guard reports that its Marine Safety Center has issued the 39th U.S. Coast...
Weekly Tanker Report – Week 1, 2021
A relatively quiet start to 2021. On the new 2021 Worldscale schedule, flat rates fell about 17%. To compensate, fixing rates reflected an upward...
World’s Largest Electric Cruise Ship Arrives Shortly
Meet the "Yangtze River Three Gorges 1", an electric cruise ship, announced in December, that is poised to become the world's largest of its...
Ningbo Containerised Freight Index
Baltic Exchange publishes the weekly Ningbo Containerised Freight Index, compiled by the Ningbo Shipping Exchange.
Weekly composite index covering 20ft, 40ft and Hi Cube box...
COSCO SHIPPING Energy Wins SDG Excellence Award 2020
COSCO SHIPPING Energy won the Excellence Award in SDG Solutions, says a press release published on their website.
The excellence award
COSCO SHIPPING Energy won an...
Our Small Size Is Now An Advantage, Says ZIM Chief
Israeli container ship operator ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. is trying to turn its small size into an advantage in a business dominated by...
Scientists Convert Carbon Dioxide To Jet Fuel
Scientists have found an ingenious way to convert carbon dioxide into jet fuel by using hydrogenation that produces long chain carbon compounds suitable for...
UK’s COVID Vaccination Plan : The When, How, and Where To...
Britain's NHS has begun the biggest mass vaccination campaign in its history to protect people against Covid-19 and as the vaccination drives proceeds further...
Singapore Maritime Port Authority Issues New Crew Change Procedure
The Singapore Maritime Port Authority has announced a new enhanced crew change procedure to be effective from January 8 which implements sea launch transfer,...
Nationwide Stringent Restrictions Set As Covid Cases Surge
Harder coronavirus lockdown restrictions came into force across all of Germany's 16 federal states on Monday. Ten states, including the most populous, North Rhine-Westphalia,...