Weekly Bulk Report – Week 14, 2020
The Baltic Briefing has released a report about the dry bulk market of the 14th week of shipping activities of this year. The report...
Court’s Decision Achieve Uniformity of Outcome for ‘Safe Berth’ Clause
The U.S. Supreme Court stated that CARCO as a sub-charterer was responsible.
It stated its judgment via the ‘safe berth’ clause in its...
COVID-19 Crisis: BPA Launches Employee Implications for UK Ports
BPA has launched a new information resource for UK ports to manage the COVID-19 crisis.
BPA asked the ports and maritime law firm...
Work on Shipping Recovery Ahead of Green Deal, Urges EU!
The European Community Shipowners' Associations (ECSA) urged to focus on shipping industry's recovery from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic before it can commit...
Unprecedented Rise in Crude Oil Shipping Cost As Ships Go For...
According to a Bloomberg report, the cost of hauling oil from the U.S. to China has skyrocketed to nearly $10 a barrel -- almost half...
China’s Sinopec Does First LSFO Fuel Cargo Export!
According to Sinopec News Network, the official news agency of the Guangdong-based Sinopec Guangzhou Petrochemical, the company on Wednesday (1 April) announced its first...
Shipowners Contrive Medical Equipment To Support Their Nation’s COVID19 Response!
The Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS) has contrived the supply of medical equipments.
Extends helping hands to the hospitals, their doctors and nurses...
Consider COVID19 Delayed Newbuild on a Case-by-Case Basis: IMO
Tanker, Newbuilds
In a major development, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has released guidance for cases when COVID-19 results in unforeseen delays in the...
Problems Ahead for Containers As Carriers More Blank Sailings!
According to Mike Wackett's article published in the Loadstar, ocean carriers serving the transpacific tradelane have announced a wave of blank sailings to match...
British Prime Minister in Intensive Care Unit After Condition Worsens!
In a major development, the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson was moved to an intensive care unit late on Monday after his condition with...
Boomsma Shipping, Econowind Ink VentiFoil Installation Contract
Boomsma Shipping eSigns contract with Econowind for the latest VentiFoil Installation, says an article published on their website.
What is in the contract?
Under the contract,...
[Watch] Seamen’s Naive Act To Return Home Intercepted
Police intercepted two seamen attempting to flee their ship at Keelung Port, Taiwan, on Apr 4. They’ve been returned to the ship, donned in...
Lockdown Disrupts Supply Chain! Storage Demand High in Asia!
Stricter measures to contain the spread of coronavirus lockdowns in Asia, delays cargo flows across the region.
Manufacturers await written approval from the...
IMO Urges Keyworker Exemptions for Crew Changes And Repatriations
IMO has granted special travel exemptions to seafarers in response to the COVID-19.
IMO has distributed a series of recommendations for governments and...
Freighter Departs With New Crew After COVID-19 Infection!
Russian freighter replaces the entire crew after an engineer tested positive for COVID-19 infection.
The engineer was notified of his travel with a...
[Watch] Mega Container Ship Mishap
Mega container ship collides with cranes and a berthed containership, reports Mikhail Voytenko for FleetMon.
What happened?
Container ship MILANO BRIDGE in the afternoon Apr 6,...
Bunker Fuel Stocks On A 5-week High As Demand Dwindles
Heavy distillates and residues jumped 9% to 14.486 million barrels highest since February.
Total stockpiles of oil products came to 22.897 million barrels,...
Open Loop Scrubbers are Here To Stay!
Owners of scrubber-equipeed ships should not be concerned about an immediate wider imposition of bans on washwater discharge from open-loop scrubbers.
The restrictions...
Marine Vessels Get Certified for PureBallast 3 Installation
Alfa Laval PureBallast 3 has become one of the first non-Chinese ballast water
treatment solutions to be type approved by the China Classification Society.
...
‘Nadia’ Becomes the First Animal Victim of COVID-19
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that a Tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York City has tested positive for the virus...