DP World Set To Test World’s First Container High Bay Store...

DP World has completed assembling of a ‘Proof of Concept’ test section of the world's first container High Bay Store System (HBS) at Jebel...

Weekly Bulk Report – Week 27, 2020

The Baltic Briefing has released a report about the dry bulk market of the 27th week of shipping activities of this year. The report...

New Bunkering Operations in Suez with VLSFO Supplies

The supply of very low sulfur fuel oil (VLSFO) has been launched in Suez this month, according to trading company Integr8 Fuels. VLSFO is now...

Bulk Carrier Aground and Traffic Suspended

A bulk carrier carrying cargo comprising of soybeans and maize for Ghana ran aground.  Traffic is suspended and the vessel is assisted for refloating. A...

[Watch] Exhausted & Drained Seafarers Call Their Ships Floating Prisons

More than 80% of the world’s commercial goods are delivered on board cargo ships, and thousands of merchant sailors who run these ships...

Ensure Seafarers Onshore Medical Care, Says IMO

IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim has endorsed a set of industry guidelines for port states on how to accommodate seafarers' medical needs in the...

Safety Alert To Address Electrical Installations’ Knowledge Gap

USCG issued an alert to emphasize the importance of properly installed and maintained listed or certified safe electrical equipment in hazardous areas. The...

Maritime Majors form Coalition for ‘Energy of the Future’

Eleven industry majors have formed a coalition for the energy of the future. The coalition aims to accelerate the development of energy sources...

Officials Seize Narcotics from Laden Containership

Mexican law enforcement officers after tip-off searched container ship Svendborg Maersk on arrival at Manzanillo Mexico. Two packages with 102.5 kilos of cocaine...

‘Business Language’ & Antiquated Process Derailing Container Shipping

According to a Freight Waves article written by Kim Link Wills, until container carriers agree on a common “business language,” the electronic conveyance of...