OPEC Oil Production Drops To Eight-Year Low

OPEC oil output hit an eight-year low in July as a further voluntary cut by top exporter Saudi Arabia.  Saudi Arabia is sticking...

Coal Ship Departures Climb on Week To Eight

Eight laden ships depart Baltimore, up two on week based on cFLOW data.  Nine ships expected to arrive by August 4.  It was...

European Ports Urged To Team Up and Tackle Cruise Ship Problems

Venice’s port authority has called on Europe’s most popular cruise ship destinations to close ranks in tackling the dangers posed by massive vessels. ...

An Ingenious New Way To Ship Products by 3M

  3M is launching a new material that could reduce the time, materials, and space required to ship products by 50%. Attempts are being...

Shipping Faces Climate Change Effect As Europe River Dries Up

According to a Bloomberg article, the ongoing  heatwave in Europe raises fears that last year’s halt to Rhine shipping could happen again. Little Rainfall, Water...

‘One Ship A Day’ Limit? Mallorca Won’t Have It

In a major development, more than 100 people attended a rally at the Maritime Station 2 of Palma de Mallorca last week, in support...

Trainee Goes Missing, Ship Fall Off Suspected

A final year marine engineering intern from Kolej Ranaco in Kemaman, Terengganu, was missing from on board the ‘Bunga Emas 6’. He was...

Ship Flag System and It’s Advantage

The cargo ship Stena Impero, seized by Iran last week, was sailing under a British flag, but owned by a Swedish company and had...

A Unique Yacht for Tennis’s GrandMaster Nadal

The renowned tennis player Rafael Nadal ranked 2nd in the men's singles rating, has commissioned an 80 Sunreef Power catamaran with Polish multihull specialist...

IMO 2020 Soft Delay – Signs of Soft Start?

The new rule states that from January 1, 2020 no vessel can burn marine fuel with a sulfur content higher than 0.50% unless...