Maersk Halted Russian-Origin Bunker Fuel Purchases

Container shipping giant AP Moller-Maersk, one of the world's largest buyers of bunker fuel. stopped all purchases of Russian-origin oil at the end of...

Baleària Has Signed Sustainable Financing Agreement Worth $88M

Baleària has signed the first sustainable financing agreement in the Spanish shipping sector with a loan of €80M (US$88M), says an article published in...

Mounting Container Rates Might Increase Global Inflation

A recent news article published in the Splash 247 deals with the sky-high box freight rates could increase global inflation by 1.5% this year. Role...

0-day Security Fix For Edge

Microsoft releases emergency security update for Edge A day after Google released an emergency update for its Chrome web browser, Microsoft fixed the...

Turkish and Romanian Responders Neutralized More Soviet-era Sea Mines

On March 28, Turkish and Romanian responders neutralized more Soviet-era sea mines that were found drifting in the Black Sea. Romanian Navy minesweeper...

IMO Approves A Landmark Agenda

  A recent news article published in the Safety4Sea news states that IMO approves guidance on Black Sea and the Sea of Azov financial security...

Shanghai’s 2-stage Lockdown To ‘Force & Reshape’ Logistics

Logistics managers are warning clients the two-stage lockdown in Shanghai could be worse than the initial COVID lockdowns, reports FreightWaves. Severe coronavirus lockdowns “These lockdowns are...

Fitting of Fuel Oil Sampling Points Becomes Mandatory!

The retroactive MARPOL Annex VI requirement to fit or designate sampling points for taking representative samples of the fuel oil in use onboard ships...

Japanese Venture Taps Mitsubishi Shipbuilding for LNG Newbuild

KEYS Bunkering West Japan and compatriot Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), have concluded a contract for the construction of a 3,500...

First Japanese Sea Trial of Diesel-fueled Ferry Completed

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has announced that its ferry Sunflower Shiretoko has completed a sea trial using renewable diesel fuel marketed by Euglena. The sea...