Shipowner Condemns Charterers’ Callous Attitude Towards Crew

Charterers are criticized heavily for being indifferent toward the crews’ plight during this Covid 19 situation. Safe Bulkers Chief Polys Hajioannou accuses the charterers...

Ecochlor Receives Type Approval for IMO BWMS Code

Ecochlor receives IMO BWMS Code Type Approval, says an article published on their website. Type Approval Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA) has issued Ecochlor, Type Approval for...

Nobel Winning Scientist Calls for Total Ban on Fuel Oil

Nobel prize winning Mexican scientist calls for complete ban on fuel oil writes David Alire Garcia, for an article published in Reuters. Won Nobel Prize...

Wärtsilä Unveils Project To Manage Traffic in the Baltic Sea

Wärtsilä has contracted to upgrade the route-sharing systems of 50 tankers active in the Baltic Sea. The installations form part of BALT SAFE,...

India’s Oil Demand Witnesses A Slip Due To COVID-19

India is one of the fastest-growing oil markets in Asia in recent years. India's oil demand took a bigger hit in the first...

Are US Ports Safer Than Beirut in Handling Dangerous Cargo?

Chemical explosion at the port of Beirut killed more than 100. In 1947, cargo in the hold of the freighter Grandcamp started smoking. ...

Maritime Advisory Released on Carriage of Dangerous Goods

Directorate General of Shipping has released a maritime advisory. The advisory deals with safe preparation, storage, handling & shipment of dangerous goods. SOLAS...

IMO Chief Talks About the Crew Change Crisis

Kitack Lim, the secretary-general of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), is the latest high profile name to star in the Wallem-sponsored Maritime CEO Seafarer...

Maersk Implements a Flexible and Agile Network Update

Maersk revamps Europe to Middle East & Indian Subcontinent network to offer customers improved reliability, resilience and agility. Updated network will connect more...

[Watch] Huge ‘SOS’ on Beach Saves Mariners

Missing mariners were located by a KC-135 tanker, thanks to huge S.O.S. written on the beach. The three men went missing in Micronesia,...