Knutsen OAS To Buy LNG Bunkering Vessel for Mediterranean

Norwegian shipowner Knutsen OAS has ordered a 5,000m³ LNG bunkering vessel to operate in the Mediterranean, Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros Armon told Argus. Performing STS...

IMB Reports 132 Pirate Attacks in World’s Seas

ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) figures show a rise in piracy and armed robbery on the world’s seas in the first nine months...

Stena Line To Deploy Two RoPax Ferries in Baltic Sea

Ferry company Stena Line has today announced an expansion and strengthening of their operations across the Baltic Sea region. Next year the current...

Cargo Ship Runs Aground

A general cargo ship with 2,500 tons of tapioca on board ran aground on the northern coast of Sebuku island, Indonesia, reports Maritime Bulletin.  What...

IBC Code & MARPOL Annex II Amendments In Effect from 1...

Following concerns raised about the environmental impact of permissible discharges from tankers carrying Noxious Liquid Substances (NLS), MEPC 74 in May 2019 adopted by...

China Sees 18% Hike in Marine Fuel Sales

Sales of marine fuel from the Chinese port of Zhoushan, the country's top supplier of shipping fuel, in first nine months of 2020...

Is Shell’s $17 Billion Prelude Project a Failure?

Royal Dutch Shell's Australian Prelude LNG working on restarting operations but will not resume full production this year, says an article published in Reuters. Australian...

High Demand & Rigorous Costs Help Hapag-Lloyd Upgrade Q3 Profits

Performance of container shipping market and Hapag-Lloyd in Q3 much better than anticipated. Compared to Q2 much stronger demand and higher revenues in...

Italy Tightens Covid 19 Restrictions As Europe Battles Second Wave

Italy has announced a new raft of measures to tighten restrictions amid a surge in coronavirus cases. Mayors will get powers to close...

[Watch] Half of Great Barrier Reef Died in the Past 25...

According to  a BBC report, Australia's Great Barrier Reef has lost more than half of its corals since 1995 due to warmer seas driven...

Boosting Marine Fuel Sector With $30,000 Grants To Firms

The Republic's maritime sector has remained resilient despite global economic headwinds, with the marine fuel or bunker segment holding steady amid the double shocks...

WHO Solidarity Trial Shows No Effective COVID Treatment

According to a Science Magazine report, one of the world’s biggest trials of COVID-19 therapies released its long-awaited interim results yesterday—and they’re a letdown. No...

Marine Fuel Sales Plummets at World’s Largest Bunkering Port

Sales of marine fuels at Singapore port increased by 8.2% on year during September 2020, according to Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA)...

HMM To Dispatch Container Ships To Meet Tighter Demand

  According to a Korean Herald report, HMM will dispatch two more container ships to support South Korean exporters to ship out their products amid...

[Watch] Grandfather Pleads Guilty in Fatal Cruise Ship Fall of Toddler

The grandfather accused in the fatal fall of his young granddaughter from an 11-story cruise ship window in July 2019 pleaded guilty to...

ABB To Equip Its ‘Electric Package’ for New Knutsen Tankers

DSME has inked a deal with ABB Marine & Ports to deliver the power and control technology for the two new KNOT shuttle...

Loaded Bulk Carrier Runs Aground

A loaded bulk carrier runs aground at Lake Erie, reports Maritime Bulletin. Bulk carrier aground Bulk carrier MISSISSAGI with cargo of stone ran aground while approaching...

[Infographic] Bunker Prices Crumble Amid COVID Pandemic

The average price paid for bunkers in major ports over the first nine months of 2020 has fallen 10% compared to the same period...

Pirates Attack & Board Berthed LNG Tanker

Berthed LNG tanker was reportedly boarded by pirates on Oct 17, Punta Europa LNG Terminal, Equatorial Guinea, reports Maritime Bulletin.  What happened? According to reports, LNG...

Scorpio Bulkers Announces Its $34m Sale Deal

Scorpio Bulkers, Inc. announces the sale of two Ultramax vessels, says a press release published on their website. Ultramax bulker sale Scorpio Bulkers, Inc. (NYSE: SALT)...