Spanish Bunkering Declines by 35pc Compared To Last Year in May

The fall in bunker sales at Spanish ports continued in May, with Barcelona again bearing the brunt. Spanish ports supplied 457,000t of bunker...

General Cargo Ship Runs Aground

Russian General cargo ship ran aground at around Jul 9 in Saimaa Canal, reports Maritime Bulletin.  What happened? General cargo ship STK 1008 ran aground at...

Container Vessels Follow Ad hoc Approach on the Asia-North Europe Route

THE Alliance (THEA) has followed rival 2M in adopting an ad hoc approach to extra capacity on the Asia-North Europe trade during the summer by...

Carnival Corporation Sells ‘Oceana’ for An Undisclosed Amount

Carnival Corporation subsidiary P&O Cruises has sold the Oceana cruise ship. The cruise ship was built in 2000 and can accommodate 2,016 passengers...

Psychedelic Skies Rings the Bell To Protect Night Sky from Light...

Astronomer Juan Carlos Munoz reveals the full extent of light pollution over Chile, even while under lockdown, writes Gege Li for an article published...

[Watch] New Wärtsilä Reliq Adds Flexibility To LNG Market

Wärtsilä introduced its Compact Reliq reliquefaction plant. It is designed to reliquefy boil-off gas (BOG) onboard gas carriers and LNG bunker vessels. It...

LPG Marine Fuel for Retrofits To Aid Zero-emissions Transition

LPG marine fuel is available for diesel engines to be retrofitted. This will aid a transition to zero-emissions shipping in the future. The...

Cruise Vessels To Operate With 65% of Maximum Capacity from Mid-July

Following COVID-19 situation and the major disruptions that has brought within the cruise industry, Hurtigruten cruise operator informed that will bring 14 of its...

Shipowner Expecting A One-off Impairment for Its Fleet

Pacific Basin has issued a warning to shareholders and potential investors. The company is expecting a one-off impairment of $198m on its handysize...

Singapore Strait Becomes Piracy Hotspot, 2 Attacks in a Week

ReCAAP ISC, in its weekly report for 30 June-6 July, informed of two CAT 4 incidents against ships, while underway in the eastbound lane...