New Guidelines Released To Ease Crew Change

The Filipino government has released a set of guidelines that will ease the process of repatriation of seafarers, says an article published in Marine...

35th Edition of CMA Shipping Virtual Conference & Exhibition

  The 35th edition of CMA Shipping goes virtual due to this covid 19 pandemic.  CMA continues to adapt with the current climate.  It is...

How The Marine Fuel Market is Witnessing A Structural Change?

GazpromNeft Marine Bunker plans to strategise its business activities for the future. The architecture of the marine fuel market has changed over the...

Fire Onboard Cargo Ship

Fire erupted in a container, on board of a multipurpose cargo ship, berthed at Izmir Turkey, Aug 1, reports Maritime Bulletin.  What happened? Fire erupted in...

Solar Screens To Make Tanker Operation Environment-friendly

Solar screens are to be installed on Ukrainian river tanker. In mid-July, South Shields based Solar Solve Marine, dispatched a consignment of SOLAROLA sunscreens...

Pilot’s Unsafe Decision Leads To Fatal Crash

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) published the Air transportation safety investigation report A19W0105 titled 'Controlled Flight into Terrain'.  The report was officially...

Bulk Carrier Banned for 12 months for Due Crew Wages

A Liberian-flagged bulk carrier TW Hamburg is banned by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) for 12-months, from entering or using its ports. ...

Engine Room Fire Disables Container Ship

Maersk owned container ship was disabled by fire at Balboa, reports Mikhail Voytenko for Maritime Bulletin. Engine room fire Container ship CAP JACKSON reportedly suffered fire...

Diesel Glut Leaves Oil Tankers With ‘Bizarre Trips’

Oil tankers’ strange trips reveal a stubborn glut of diesel, reports Bloomberg Quint. One cargo of diesel got hauled all the way to Singapore...

[Watch] Hull Composite Ship Test Ahead of “RAMSSES Project” High Point

On July 18, at Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding’s (DSNS) location, RAMSSES project partners unveiled the recently assembled full scale composite ship’s hull section. ...

Quarantined Vessels and “Positive” Crews on the Rise

Maritime Bulletin reports of a surge in “infected” crews and quarantined ships. Tanker MT FAIRCHEM BLUE SHARK and bulk carrier MV DIAMOND STARS were put...

A $114,000 Support from Climate Activist Thunberg To Fight Covid 19

  Greta Thunberg, the teen climate activist is to donate a portion of a $1.14 million prize to fight covid 19 in the Brazilian Amazon,...

EMSA Releases Goal Based Approach To Restart Cruises

EMSA and EDC publishes the joint guidance to facilitate the gradual restart of cruise ship operations which were seriously affected by the COVID-19...

Cruises Turn To Antarctic Service Idea Amidst the COVID19 Drumroll

The only way most people can explore Antarctica, which lacks hotels and the trappings of commercial tourism, is on a cruise and that's what's...

Aframax Leaves Without Crew As They Test COVID19 Positive

Aframax tanker left without crew on Piraeus Anchorage, writes Stepan Kotcherga for Maritime Bulletin. Crew members test positive  Aframax tanker MERBABU arrived at Megara Greece from...

Two Vessels Stranded With COVID19 Positive Crew

Two ships, namely a bulk carrier in Ningbo and a reefer in Faroe Islands, were stuck with positive test, writes Mikhail Voytenko for Maritime...

‘Offices’ Vanish As Corporates Favor Real Estate Cost-Cutting

As the pandemic pushes more and more people to work from home, companies are gradually understanding the cost-benefit of it. The pandemic has taught the...

What Happens When A Dog Tests Positive for COVID19?

When Buddy, a german shepherd who tested positive for the coronavirus died on July 11, the whole country mourned for him. Buddy was America’s...

Ending Plastic Waste With A Cool Toothpaste & A Bag

Plastics have engulfed our planet like a Frankenstein monster and we need sustainable packaging to escape the clutches of this monster. This year's Beyond...

‘Money Can’t Buy Happiness’ Says Seafarers Trapped in COVID Crisis

Seafarers are battling against all odds in this pandemic and their ordeal has reached the tipping point shows the seafarers' happiness index, says an...