90% Less Emission Wind Powered Car Carrier in 2024

wPCC shows that the maritime industry can bring about major change and that zero-emission shipping is possible, using wind as the main energy...

Steel Cut on LNG-powered MR Product Tanker

Zvezda shipbuilding has started building a first LNG-powered MR type product tanker for compatriot shipowner Sovcomflot, says an article published on their website. LNG-powered MR...

COVID-19 Vaccine Trial’s First Ever Halt Due To Unexplained Illness

AstraZeneca is currently in late-stage phase 3 trials for their vaccine candidates. During the clinical trial of the covid vaccine, an unexplained illness...

First Steps in Environmentally Friendly Ship Degassing

First steps in environmentally responsible degassing of ships. Ships not allowed to remove vapours from their holds while in transit. EUR 250,000 made...

Weekly Tanker Report – Week 36, 2020

The Baltic Briefing has issued the tanker report for the 36th week of this year. The report dated 4th September 2020 provides a valuable...

Scrubber Manufacturer To Offer Overboard Pipes Upon Corrosion Concerns

Ships are requiring overboard pipe repairs within six months of installation due to corrosion. Ship owners have also found the spool pieces to...

Japan Offers ‘Unprecedented’ Support To Mauritius

Japan has told Mauritius it would offer support on an “unprecedented scale,” Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Monday, after a Japanese-owned ship struck...

Dry Bulk Market Challenges and Its Future Amidst Covid 19: Podcast

Dry bulk market experts Shriram Sivaramakrishnan, Carina Li, and Isaac Eio take part in a lively discussion. The examine how the Capesize, Panamax and Supramax...

‘Missing Ship Crew’ Search For The Gulf Livestock Resumes

The Gulf Livestock 1 left New Zealand carrying 5,800 cows to Tangshan, when it  sent a distress signal while it was sailing in...

Merchant Ship Attacked, Crew Perhaps Kidnapped

Merchant ship attacked, identity of the ship not clear. Crew members probably kidnapped. Reports say, it is Dutch reefer WATER PHOENIX. Ship attacked south...

DB Schenker Targets Customers With New ‘Stability Package’

Leading global logistics service provider DB Schenker approved a Stability Package for customers of its competitor Damco. Intended for affected companies, the package...

World’s First LNG Conversion Begins Operation

China’s Huarun Dadong yard has started retrofitting Hapag-Lloyd’s ultra-large containership Sajir to use LNG as fuel. With a price tag of about $30...

ICS and Partners Urge To End Humanitarian Crisis Onboard Ship

ICS, UNHCR, and IOM are calling for the immediate disembarkation of 27 rescued people trapped onboard a cargo ship. The distraught group, including...

First Unmanned ‘Robot’ Ship Set To Sail for Transatlantic Voyage

Britain’s boldest foray into robot shipping is taking shape and says autonomous vessels may offer solutions to pandemic struggles, says an article published in...

Singapore Bunker Fuel Sector Makes Successful Recovery

Manifold Times reports Singapore's successful recovery from the exit of major player Hin Leong Trading. "This is something only few ports can pull off," believes...

COVID-19 Reminds Of The Woman Scientist Who Discovered Antivirals

Gertrude Elion developed the drug acyclovir, a potent inhibitor of herpes viruses with remarkably low toxicity, which her team unveiled in 1978. Elion...

Fresh Demand Worries Keep the Oil Indexes in Turmoil

According to a MABUX press release, MABUX World Bunker Index (consists of a range of prices for 380 HSFO, VLSFO and MGO (Gasoil) in...

Why & How Some People Live in COVID19 Pandemic Denial

According to a CNN report, with so much information available about the severity of the coronavirus and the need to follow guidelines, some people...

Study Underlines Effectiveness of COVID19 Masks

Months into the COVID-19 pandemic, wearing a mask while out in public has become the recommended practice. However, many still question the effectiveness of...

Weekly Bulk Report – Week 36, 2020

The Baltic Briefing has released a report about the dry bulk market for the 36th week of shipping activities of this year. The report...