Asphalt Tanker Master Dies of Heart Attack

Master of a cargo ship died of a heart attack in his cabin on Sep 12 in Arabian sea, reports IBCWorldNews. Ship laden with asphalt Master...

7.8 Billion People, 8000 Cargo Jets – One Vaccine Mission

  Countries are preparing their global logistics chains to meet the requirements during the COVID vaccine distribution. Air cargo industry will play a crucial...

Trans-Pacific Spot Rate Records New High With Surge In US Import

Ocean freight prices have reached a new high, with a huge surge in import demand. However, experts believe this may not be a...

LR Approves Digital Twin Technology To HHI for Gas Containment Tanks

LR has awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) to Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for its Digital Health Management (DHM) System. This approval sets HHI...

Transition To 0.5% Fuel, the Biggest Challenge in Marine Industry

Many predictions were made in the run up to the imposition of the MARPOL 2020 sulphur cap. None of which was that the...

Container Management Key To Profit Amidst Lower Demand

Container Shipping industry is vulnerable to changes in consumer spending, especially during lockdown across the world. The first half of this year with...

DNV GL’s Energy Outlook Predicts Deep Decarbonization 15 Years Away

DNV GL’s Energy Transition Outlook 2020 provides an independent forecast of developments in the world energy mix to 2050. Deep decarbonization of the...

ExxonMobil Successfully Trials First Marine Biofuel Oil

ExxonMobil has safely completed a successful sea trial using the company’s first marine bio fuel oil with shipping company Stena Bulk, bunkered in...

Beirut ‘Corruption Culture’ Behind the Deadly Blast, Confirms Investigation

Corruption in Beirut set the stage for the fatal blast last month, says a New York Times investigation report. The report elaborates on...

MSC Cuts Deal for 49% Stake in Messina

The deal formally announced by Banca Carige and the NPL management company Amco, cuts a 49% stake for MSC in the Ignazio Mesina...

Electrical Power Lost When Auxiliary Generators Shut Down

ATSB issued an investigation report on the grounding of the Panamanian-flagged bulk carrier Bulk India. Bulk India ran aground in 2018 in a channel during...

Mass Flow Meter Tampering Leads To 10 Months of Prison

Mok Chek Meng, the bunker clerk of bunker tanker Fragrance, has been sentenced to 10 months’ imprisonment. He was found tampering with the...

Modern Supply Chain Slavery During Covid 19 Condemned

Corporate exposure to modern slavery, particularly in retail and apparel, has seen a significant increase in the past four years. It is expected...

Crew Member Pleads Guilty in $1 Billion Cocaine Bust

20 ton cocaine was seized by federal authorities at the Port of Philadelphia last year. Aleksandar Kavaja, 27, an electrician pleads guilty to...

Ports Not Entitled To Levy Demurrage Charges for Abandoned Cargo

An article published in Gard reports on the Supreme Court bench’s findings and decision in the case of The Chairman, Board of Trustees, Cochin...

Japan Ship Operator Offers $9M Aid Over Mauritius Oil Spill

  Japan ship operator offers to pay $9 million as compensation for the oil spill in Mauritius. This money will help in funding the...

How The Real ‘Flying Dutchman’ Battled the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’

In Pirates of the Caribbean, Davy Jones wreaked havoc on the high seas, but the legends surrounding the real ship Flying Dutchman are very...

BBC Bans Racist Football Terms & Commentators Ahead of Premier League

According to an article published in the Sun, THE BBC has banned sports commentators from using "racist" phrases including cakewalk, sold down the river...

High Performance Ship Tracking Micro-satellite Launched

In a major development, exactEarth has announced that they have successfully launched their ESAIL microsatellite which is custom made for global ship tracking, reports...

Freight Rates Slump To 12 Month Low As Oil Production Cuts...

A stunningly strong 12 months for the tanker shipping industry is now being replaced by lower freight rates, as lower oil production and demand...