Peril at Sea and Salvage: A Guide for Masters, 6th Edition...

Peril at Sea and Salvage: A Guide for Masters, Sixth Edition is a book published by International Chamber of Shipping. It outlines the...

WHO & Wikimedia Foundation Vouch for Acess To Trusted Covid 19...

WHO and the Wikimedia Foundation, announced a collaboration to expand the public’s access to the latest & reliable information on COVID-19. The collaboration...

Risk Factors Behind Changing Ship Fuel Quality

The shipping sector is providing an outlet for surplus oil products such as diesel that have swelled due to a virus-driven demand hit. ...

Discrimination of Charterer Against Seafarers

Michael Grey writes for Seatrade Maritime News about the charterer discrimination against seafarer nationalities. Let us have a look at the opinion and analysis shared...

Product Tanker, Off AIS, Hijacked

Product tanker Errina was attacked in the Gulf of Guinea west of Sao Tomeafter tanker’s SSAS was activated. It is unknown if the...

US Blacklists 6 Chinese Firms for Sanction Violations

US State Department has blacklisted six Chinese shipping companies and two individuals following their dealings with Iranian shipping company, IRISL, and helping it...

DNV GL Grants AiP for OceanGuard® FGSS

Headway OceanGuard® FGSS was awarded the Approval in Principle (AiP) Certificate by DNV GL, says a press release published on their website.  About OceanGuard® FGSS OceanGuard®...

Will Global Trade’s Fragile Recovery Bridge Pre-Covid Level Gap?

World trade rebounding slowly, still outlook remains uncertain. Third quarter showed recovery when estimated was at about 4.5% less than in the same...

Wärtsilä Clinches Tech Order for Ethane-Fueled VLECs

The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply the cargo handling and fuel supply system for two new 98,000 cbm Very...

DCSA ‘JIT’ Port Call System To Elude Berthing Delays

DCSA Just-in-Time Port Call programme aims to drive adoption of data and interface standards among all port call stakeholders on a global scale. ...

Why A Zoo Took 114 Years To Apologize To A ‘Caged...

The Wildlife Conservation Society’s apology for its 1906 exhibition of Ota Benga, a native of Congo, comes in the wake of global protests...

Oil Prices Tumble Amid COVID Second Wave Concerns

Oil prices drop for fourth day as COVID-19 second wave worries intensify. Brent crude futures fell 30 cents, or 0.7%, to $42.32 a...

1.2 Ton Cocaine Seized from Cargo of Bagged Millet

  1.2 tons cocaine bust on German freighter with Russian crew. The cargo hold of a cargo ship UNISPIRIT was strenuously searched by Spanish...

Experts Explain On Wearing Masks Indoors and Outdoors

The risk of catching Covid-19 outdoors is low but there are circumstances that make it more likely. Wearing a mask is the safest...

New Oil Spill Cleaning Technology Breaks Down 84% of Crude Oil

In a major development, scientists have made an oil spillage cleaning technology breakthrough by using microbes, reports Down To Earth.  Crude Oil Bioremediation Cleaning up of...

Active AIS Systems Key To Evade Pirate Attack, Says Gard

Despite the elevated piracy risk in the Gulf of Guinea, ships operating in the region should maintain their automatic identification systems (AIS) in...

The Missing Link in COVID19 Container Shipping Delays

Containers and pallets make shipping easy. During the pandemic, demand is volatile, and supply unreliable. As a result, warehouses are overflowing with the wrong...

Cause of Maersk Honam Fire Inconclusive – Report

A recent news report on Maersk website deals with the statement on the investigation of the tragic fire on the Maersk Honam. Here comes the...

CDC Mandates Masks on Public Transit

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance urges passengers and personnel to wear facial coverings during the entire travel journey. The CDC...

Ro-ro Ship Stranded With Passengers After Engine Room Fire

Fire erupted in the engine room of ferry PRIDE OF HULL with 260 passengers on board, reports Maritime Bulletin.  What happened? Fire erupted in the engine...