ICS Release Bridge Procedures Guide

ICS has released the sixth edition of the Bridge Procedures Guide. The guide is widely acknowledged as the leading industry guidance on safe...

Volkswagen Join Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative

Volkswagen Group Logistics joined the Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative (SRTI). SRTI is “focused on safe and responsible ship recycling at the end of...

Drop-Off In Labour Standards Reporting By ICS

The annual Shipping Industry Flag State Performance Table, from the International Chamber of Shipping, has identified reporting on seafarer wellbeing. The Flag State...

Oil To Hit $100 This Year And Rise To $105/Barrel In...

Forecasts point to slower economic growth in 2022 and 2023 compared to 2021.  Slowing economic growth could begin to drag down demand for...

Gibson Tanker Report – The Year of The Tiger

On February 1st China will enter the year of the tiger. 2021 saw total Chinese crude imports at 512.98 million tonnes, down by 5.4%...

[Watch] Bulk Carrier Hit By Tanker

Tanker collided with bulk carrier at Ijmuiden outer anchorage, North sea, understood early in the morning Jan 31, reports Maritime Bulletin. What happened? The bulk carrier...

D’Amico Buys Post-Panamax Bulker From A Japanese Company

Italian Shipowner d’Amico Dry has announced an addition to its fleet with the acquisition of a 2017-built Oshima post-Panamax bulker. The 88,000 dwt...

Fuel Recovered From Cargo Ship That Ran Aground

Oil spill response crews have been busy pumping fuel from the 1982-built cargo ship Manassa Rose M that ran aground due to bad...

South Korean Refiners Gain As Chinese Supply Falls

South Korean refiners to gain Asian market share amid lower Chinese supply 2022 middle distillate exports expected to reach 400 million barrels Revival...

Panama Canal Extended Wait Times Puts Pressure On LNG market

MR tanker freight recovers from slump in response More LNG demand in Asia pushes cargoes East A recent Platts news source says that reurn...