Loaded Bulk Carrier Runs Aground
Bulk carrier Rubina ran aground in Weser river, Germany, while proceeding downstream, en route from Bremen to Houston USA.
The vessel was refloated...
Nisshin Shipping Fixes Clearlake Charters for Its Newbuilds
Nisshin Shipping has fixed charters for two newbuild 50,000 dwt product tankers.
The day rate for each vessel will be $15,250.
The vessels...
NYK Launches Remote Engine Diagnostics Centre
NYK has opened a remote diagnostics centre in Manila which will use AI systems to continuously monitor the engines of around 200 NYK-operated...
Where Cruise Ships are Heading To During This Pandemic Pause?
Doug Gollan writes for Forbes to know what is happening in the cruise line industry at the present scenario. He elaborates on activities that...
Indo-Russian Maritime Partnership A Win-Win Prospective
India and Russia plan to establish maritime relationship including shipbuilding industry.
It includes repair facilities besides expediting maritime links through International North South...
Spot Gas Prices Recoil As Hurricane Laura Misses Path
Spot natural gas prices in the Houston metropolitan area saw a double-digit rebound as Hurricane Laura bypassed the area.
Data showed gas demand...
Aframax Contacts Pier, Detained
Crude oil tanker contacted an oil terminal pier at Primorsk oil port, Russia, reports Maritime Bulletin.
What happened?
Crude oil tanker NORDINDEPENDENCE contacted oil terminal pier...
Offshore Support Vessel Suffers Propulsion Failure
An offshore support vessel suffered propulsion failure in the morning Aug 27, southwest English Channel, and started to drift, reports Maritime Bulletin.
What happened?
Offshore support...
Fresh Cargo Ship Attack in Gulf of Guinea
According to media reports, a cargo ship was attacked in the Gulf of Guinea.
What happened?
Cargo ship was reportedly attacked in the morning Aug 28...
‘Mauritius Disaster’ Calls for Universal Participation in Maritime Laws
According to a UN News report, the devastating oil spill off the east coast of Mauritius has highlighted the need for global adoption of...
[Watch] 3D Scans Unravel The Mystery of Mummified Animals
Three mummified animals from ancient Egypt have been digitally unwrapped and dissected by researchers using high-resolution 3D scans, a BBC report has revealed.
The...
Turning a Cargo Ship Into a Helicopter Carrier
According to a Forbes report, China has done an astounding thing, they have turned a cargo ship into a helicopter carrier.
Let's take look at...
How Falling Behind in the ‘Infection Race’ Effects Non COVID Nations
Some 10 countries in the world remain unscathed by the coronavirus pandemic. But as the world falls apart they don't know how to survive...
Super Spreading Events Bust the Notion of COVID19 Transmission
Researchers say super spreading events are driving this pandemic.
Transmission seems to depend on individual infectivity rather than just infection potential of the...
[Watch] The Mississippi Flows Backward As Hurricane Laura Hits
Hurricane Laura was so powerful that it pushed the Mighty Mississippi River flow backwards, reports Fox News.
River flow backwards
The unique occurrence happened around 4...
World’s First COVID19 & Flu Differentiator Test Launched
In a major development, Clinical diagnostics company Novacyt, one of many healthcare companies whose shares have surged during the pandemic, launched a test on...
18th Century Shipwreck A Floating Gin Palace?
Russian scuba divers spot hundreds of glass bottles of gin and other spirits from an enigmatic 18th-century shipwreck discovered in the Baltic Sea two...
How Human Pathogens Survive & Infect Astronauts in Space
These bacteria are out of this world, human pathogens on the international space station, writes Rachel Sidebottom for Schaechter.
With the launch of Crew...
[Watch] The bleached Australian Reef and a Covid Challenge
Coral bleaching was detected in a usually healthy reef off Australia's north-western coast earlier this year.
But due to Covid lockdown rules, the discovery presented...
CMI, CCS & RINA To Collaborate on New Bunker Fuels
China Merchants Industry enters in a technological partnership with Italian Classification Society RINA and China Classification Society (CCS) to develop new bunker fuels, reports...