A Tattoo A Day Keeps Lockdown Troubles Away?
This lockdown period has put us into the most challenging periods of our whole life time. All of us who stay at home pursue...
96% Ships Arriving at Ports Are 2020 Compliant!
According to a Strait Times report, Most ships that called at the Port of Singapore in the first quarter of this year complied with...
Trouble in World’s Largest Ship Refueling Destination Boosts Fuel Demand!
Shift away from Singapore helps China bunker demand recovery
Shipowners sight a bargain in Shanghai, Zhoushan MF 0.5%S bunkers
Singapore MF 0.5%S cargo...
COVID19 Immunity – Who Are Immune & Who Aren’t?
COVID19 has spread and researchers are fast pacing to develop a cure but knowing who are immune can be a key element to...
Vessel Hardening & Vigilance Deterred 2020 Crew Kidnaps!
A recent article published in Dryad reports about the MT VEMAHOPE being attacked by a single speedboat with an unknown number of armed individuals...
Leopard Inhabits A Tanker in A Ship Recycling Yard in Lockdown!
A leopard was spotted on a tanker at Alang ship recycling yard, says an article published in The Times of India.
Leopard on a tanker?
The...
Oil Price Set To Rise To $40 Amid Imminent Global Storage...
OPEC sees oil price to be $40 starting from the third quarter.
The global economy revival and the 9.7 million bpd cuts that...
Singapore Maritime Sector To Get S$27m Support Package
MPA Singapore offers further financial support to the Maritime Sector effective from 1 May 2020 in the wake of the global COVID-19 outbreak.
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How A Tanker With 12,000 Tonnes of Oil Blew Up!
Atlantic Duchess, a new tanker was built by William Gray & Co.
It was carrying 12,000 tonnes of butanised crude oil for delivery.
...
[Watch] How COVID-19 Will Come Back Every Winter?
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, says he's "almost certain" coronavirus will return in the winter....
17 Million Worth COVID19 Package for Freight Routes!
UK Government announces £17m package to protect freight routes between Northern Ireland and Great Britain.
New scheme will support ferry operators on 5...
IMO’s World Maritime University Embraces Virtual Classes Amid COVID-19
While travel is seriously curtailed during the COVID-19 pandemic, eager students and academic institutions are finding new ways to ensure learning continues, says a...
[Watch] Pentagon Releases UFO Videos Captured by Navy Pilots
The Pentagon formally released three unclassified videos taken by Navy pilots.
The grainy videos, which the Pentagon says depict 'unexplained aerial phenomena'.
The...
First Fossil Frog Unearthed Offers Insights Into Early Antarctica!
Paleontologists discover a fossilized frog dating to roughly 40 million years ago in Antarctica.
The ancient frog’s anatomy bears a close resemblance to...
ABB and HDF Sign MoU To Develop Hydrogen Fuel Cell System
ABB and HDF signed an MoU to manufacture megawatt-scale hydrogen fuel cell systems.
Plan to optimize fuel cell manufacturing capabilities to build a...
Global Maritime Industry Braces for Regulatory Sanctions
OFAC has brought close to 800 actions against maritime vessels.
Shipping industry has been thrown into chaos by an unprecedented escalation of sanctions...
Major Shipping Organizations Team Up To Support Maritime Digitization
Under IMO’s FAL Convention1, public authorities are now required to set up systems so that this information transfer occurs digitally.
A new partnership...
Shipping Line Charged for Dispute Over Vessel Call Agreement!
Global Container Terminals (GCT) has confirmed it will take legal action against A.P. Moeller-Maersk, the world’s largest container shipping line.
The trial is...
IMO and UN Join Hands To Minimize Marine Plastic Litter in...
United Nations and IMO have joined hands to tackle marine plastic litter issues.
They have formally signed an agreement to implement the GloLitter...
Floating Storage Clauses – What Is Covered & What Isn’t?
The practice of charterers using oil tankers for floating storage is certainly not a new concept. What’s different with the current demand for storage...
