Fuel Oil Exports Decline To a Record Low

Fuel oil in floating storage estimated at 53 mil barrels. Fujairah supplies set for 'seasonal pull' from Saudi Arabia: Kpler. Bunker fuel demand...

Wearing Face Shield Involves High Risk of Spreading Covid 19

Singapore government reviews stance on use of face shields; only specific groups may use them instead of masks. People will have to wear...

Coronavirus Pandemic: Revisiting the Current ‘Social Distancing’ Norms!

More than four lac people have died worldwide in the coronavirus pandemic as the cases continue to rise dramatically. The outbreak has hammered...

COVID-19 Has Enabled Shipping Industry To Work Remotely

COVID-19 pandemic represents an opportunity to change the way we work in the future. Classification societies making a major push to carry out...

Demand for Global Bunker Fuel Set To Drop by 5% –...

Global bunker fuel demand is likely to fall by 5%-10% year on year in 2020. Major bunkering hubs witnessed bunker fuel sales rise...

Global Marine Shipper Targets ‘Next Breakthrough’ in Maritime Industry!

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has started to develop an automated navigation system for its ships. This navigation system would prevent ship accidents and help...

GoodShipping Program To Advance Biofuel Trials

BMW has partnered with shipowner UECC and the GoodShipping Program. The partnership will advance biofuel trials on UECC's roll-on, roll-off' car carrying vessels. ...

WHO Urges Governments To Be on Guard As COVID-19 Rises

WHO has urged countries to press on with efforts to contain the novel coronavirus. WHO noted that the pandemic was worsening globally. More...

[Watch] Engine Turbine Explosion Disables Container Ship!

Maritime Bulletin reports of a container ship explosion in engine room, which injured one crew and disabled the ship. Laura Maersk suffers explosion Container ship Laura...

BoComm Financial Leasing ‘Clinch the Deal’ for New LR Tankers!

China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) has clinched a deal for twelve 120,000-dwt dual-fuel tankers with Bank of Communications Financial Leasing. The investment is...

[Watch] How Airports Turn Quiet in A COVID19 World!

Here's a video tour of quiet european airports amidst COVID19. This is how the world is changing, reports BBC. Recent COVID19 Update Meanwhile, a recent COVID19...

[Watch] First Country To Eliminate COVID19 Shows How To Do It!

According to a Reuters report, New Zealand lifted all social and economic restrictions except border controls after declaring on Monday it was free of...

Weekly Tanker Report – Week 23, 2020

The Baltic Briefing has issued the tanker report for the 23rd week of this year. The report dated 05th June 2020 provides a valuable...

[Watch] A ‘Murder Hornet’ Destroy an Entire Honeybee Hive

A recent video added to Vice.com website shows how homicidal hornets make a "meatball" out of bees. So-called “murder hornets” are the largest hornet...

Seafarers and Shippers Concerned of 2020 Canceled Sailings

Shipper satisfaction survey shows positive 2019 trends and 2020 concerns as a growing number of canceled sailings are seen, says an article published in...

Carriers Announce Blank Sailings for Q3 2020!

Carriers have now started announcing blank sailings for Q3. For Q3 already 10-15% of capacity has been removed on the Asia-Europe tradelane. 5...

Heavy Lift Ship Avoided Capsizing Hanging on Mooring Lines!

Heavy lift ship with 5 luxury yachts on her cargo deck barely avoided capsizing, reports Maritime Bulletin. What happened? Heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 4 with...

Arrival of The Largest Container Ship Signals Fresh Economic Development

The largest container ship in the world arrived in the port of Hamburg on June 7, 0730 local time. Hundreds of spectators watched...

Lack of Parametric Rolling Knowledge Leads To Loss of Containers

The MAIB published an investigation report on the loss of 137 containers from the containership CMA CGM G. Washington.  The report highlights the details...

Oil Companies Foresee Loss As Shale Production Falls Steeper

Energy Information Administration reports that crude oil production in the seven major US shale basins will fall by a record 197,000 barrels per...