Risk-based Inspection of BWT for Tanker Ships Crucial for Ensuring Safety
The integrity of the ship's steel construction is through proper maintenance.
This is a key factor in the safe transportation of cargo on...
DHL’s Free of Charge Customer Window To Make Ocean Freights Easy
DHL Global Forwarding launched its myDHLi online customer platform.
The platform gives users completely transparent real-time shipment management including quoting, booking, emissions and...
Hyundai Heavy Industries Clinches Deal for Building Two VLCCs
Hyundai Heavy Industries secured an order to build two VLCCs.
The value of the orders for two 300,000-ton VLCCs.
They will be equipped...
COVID-19 Travel Restrictions: Entire Workforce at Port Dismissed To Cut Costs!
Port of Helsinki has come up with some drastic cost-savings measures.
The measures include the temporary dismissal of the port’s personnel.
They are...
Liners Reinsert Services To Restore Capacity During COVID-19 Crisis
Liners reinserting sailings on the transpacific which had previously been cancelled, reports Splash 247.
Increase in demand
Transpacific
THE Alliance, which features Hapag-Lloyd, HMM, ONE and Yang...
Oil Market Responding Well After OPEC+ Production Cuts!
OPEC is encouraged by a rally in oil prices and fueled by production cuts.
OPEC+ alliance slashed production cuts by a record 9.7...
Yang Ming’s 2,800TEU Newbuilds To Get Smart Ship Notations
Yang Ming to receive Smart Ship notations from international classification societies for ten of its 2,800TEU container vessels, says an article published in Container...
[Watch] Four-alarm Blaze Rips Through San Francisco’s Historic Pier 45
A four-alarm blaze at San Francisco's historic Pier 45.
It also threatened a historic World War II ship docked there.
The firefighters saved...
A 11 Point Checklist To Follow While Cleaning Tanks On Ships
Tank cleaning is a common procedure performed on board ships.
Those associated with the process are very well aware of the hazards involved...
[Watch] Container Ship Dangerously Close To Public Beach!
Watch Container ship VALDIVIA dangerously close to public beach at Vlissingen Netherlands, while heading out to sea.
The cause of such dangerous approach was unknown....
Tons of Discarded COVID-19 Face Masks Wash Ashore on Beaches
Tons of single-use face masks are washing up on beaches.
These masks are threatening marine life, and raising questions about hygienic disposal.
Marine...
Poor Bunker Market Badly Hits Bunker Credit
Marine fuel sellers essentially act as financing houses for ship operators which are dependent on this for their working capital and liquidity.
At...
Singapore-flagged Box Ship Loses 40 Containers Overboard!
A Cargo ship lost at least 40 containers some 40 nm SE of Sydney, in rough seas on Sunday morning, reports Maritime bulletin.
What happened?
Container...
Can The Natural Gas Market Revive Itself Under Pressure?
Natural gas markets have exploded to the upside, reaching towards the $2.00 level.
Due to this the uptrend of the natural gas market...
COVID-19 Pandemic: WHO Warns Atleast 80M Children At Risk Of Vaccine-Preventable...
World over at least 80 million kids are at risk of diseases like measles and diphtheria.
This came as the world is fighting...
Charterers Turn To Tanker Floating Options for Cargo Storage!
Charterers have shown renewed interest in floating storage for oil products in Europe, as freight rates have fallen significantly since April.
Charterers look...
Global Transport Industry Places Bulker Quartet Orders!
MOL has placed orders at two Chinese-Japanese joint venture yards for the construction of four bulk carriers.
The company has ordered two kamsarmaxes...
Global Shipping Company Enters Time Charter for Panamax Dry Vessel
Diana Shipping Inc. announces a time charter for one of its Panamax dry bulk vessels.
The gross charter rate is US$9,000 per day...
[Watch] Explosion and Fire in Chemical Tanker
An explosion damaged the chemical tanker and injured two crew members on Yangtze River, 20 May, reports Splash 247.
What happened?
The 2018-built chemical tanker Qiu...
Petition To Secure Seafarers Condition and Uninterrupted Global Supply Chains
Capt. Andriyan Evtimov, Bulgaria’s Good Will Ambassador to IMO started a global petition “Seafarers Matter”. It is gaining huge support from the seafarers all...
