Shipping Shaken Up As Chinese Ban on Imports Nears

CMA CGM is ending scrap shipments to China as country prepares to widen its prohibition on imports. Insurance providers are analyzing the Chinese...

$1 Million Investment by Maersk in Australian Digital Road Freight

Maersk has invested A$1.4m (US$1m) in Australian trucking start-up Ofload. The Sydney-based digital road freight platform tackles inefficient empty container moves and idle...

Hurricane Laura Dangerous, Port Houston Closed & Bunkering Stalled

Forecasters say Laura could cause an ‘unsurvivable’ storm surge. Houston was set at US Coast Guard Port Condition X-ray in preparation for gale...

Crew Stabbing Onboard LNG Vessel

One of the crew members of LNG tanker Madrid Spirit went out of control and attacked fellow crew with a knife. He stabbed...

Local Officials Monitor Scuttling of Mauritius Oil-spill Vessel

The front section of the Wakashio, the bulker which broke up off the coast of Mauritius in late July spilled around 1,000 metric tonnes...

Genomic Study Identifies COVID19 Susceptibility of Animals

Scientists from different parts of the world used genomic analysis to compare the main cellular receptor for the virus in humans. It is...

2 Cargo Vessels Meet With Accident

Maritime Bulletin reports 2 cargo ship accidents in the EU waters and China. EU waters Dutch general cargo ship was disabled on August 25 while en...

Leading Trading Firms Take Over Fuel Storage Leases

Trafigura and Gunvor have taken over storage space in Singapore previously controlled by Singaporean outfit Hin Leong. The move by the two firms...

Fuel Services Technical Lead Hired for “New Testing Facility​​​​​​​”

Brookes Bell has hired a Fuel Services Technical Lead with more than 15 years of experience in environmental testing, to establish and manage...

Stowaways Taking Cargo Carriers To Reach Europe

Europe has seen an uptick of incoming stowaways by merchant ships. Four stowaways of Algerian origin were found on board of general cargo...