Cargo Ship Runs Aground

A general cargo ship with 2,500 tons of tapioca on board ran aground on the northern coast of Sebuku island, Indonesia, reports Maritime Bulletin.  What...

IBC Code & MARPOL Annex II Amendments In Effect from 1...

Following concerns raised about the environmental impact of permissible discharges from tankers carrying Noxious Liquid Substances (NLS), MEPC 74 in May 2019 adopted by...

China Sees 18% Hike in Marine Fuel Sales

Sales of marine fuel from the Chinese port of Zhoushan, the country's top supplier of shipping fuel, in first nine months of 2020...

Is Shell’s $17 Billion Prelude Project a Failure?

Royal Dutch Shell's Australian Prelude LNG working on restarting operations but will not resume full production this year, says an article published in Reuters. Australian...

High Demand & Rigorous Costs Help Hapag-Lloyd Upgrade Q3 Profits

Performance of container shipping market and Hapag-Lloyd in Q3 much better than anticipated. Compared to Q2 much stronger demand and higher revenues in...

Italy Tightens Covid 19 Restrictions As Europe Battles Second Wave

Italy has announced a new raft of measures to tighten restrictions amid a surge in coronavirus cases. Mayors will get powers to close...

[Watch] Half of Great Barrier Reef Died in the Past 25...

According to  a BBC report, Australia's Great Barrier Reef has lost more than half of its corals since 1995 due to warmer seas driven...

Boosting Marine Fuel Sector With $30,000 Grants To Firms

The Republic's maritime sector has remained resilient despite global economic headwinds, with the marine fuel or bunker segment holding steady amid the double shocks...

WHO Solidarity Trial Shows No Effective COVID Treatment

According to a Science Magazine report, one of the world’s biggest trials of COVID-19 therapies released its long-awaited interim results yesterday—and they’re a letdown. No...

Marine Fuel Sales Plummets at World’s Largest Bunkering Port

Sales of marine fuels at Singapore port increased by 8.2% on year during September 2020, according to Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA)...