Carriage of Seed Cake Cargoes Lead Fire
Seed Cake carried in containers can self-heat and spontaneously ignite, endangering both crew and vessel, says an article published on gard website.
Fire onboard
The carriage of Seed Cake cargoes continues to cause confusion and the...
Drones, Navies, Attack boats, Will They be Enough to Tackle Piracy?
Helicopters hover above a patrol vessel in Nigeria's frenetic Apapa port as attack boats zoom past. On the dock, drones emblazoned with the Nigerian flag sit ready to deploy – all part of a...
Baltic Index Hits Its Highest In More Than A Decade
The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index jumped to its highest in more than a decade, powered by strong demand across vessels ferrying dry bulk commodities and shipping constraints in China, reports Yahoo Finance.
Reason...
Seafarers COVID Relief Fund Reached its Goal of Raising $1M
The Seafarers International Relief Fund (SIRF) has reached its goal of raising $1 million to provide vital relief for seafarers and their families affected by COVID. The total raised by SIRF currently stands at...
Global Energy Group & Proman Join For Renewable Methanol Plant Development
Global Energy Group entered into an agreement with Proman to develop a renewable power to methanol plant.
The methanol plant is planned to build utilising local sources of captured carbon dioxide (“CO2“) to...
Japan Expands COVID Emergency To Battle Surge Ahead of Paralympics
Game organisers say first virus case detected in Paralympic village, days before the Games open on August 24.
Critical care beds are nearing capacity in Tokyo and prefectures outside the capital are also...
DNV Grants AiP To SHI’s Ammonia Driven Ship Design
DNV has awarded approval in principle (AiP) to Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for its basic design of ammonia-propelled ships.
According to the company, this basic design will aid shipowners in converting their liquefied...
FSL Trust Takes Norbulk’s Tanker
FSL Trust Management has purchased the 2008-built vessel oil/chemical tanker Anuket Amber from Norbulk Shipping for $5m.
It has also sealed a bareboat charter deal with James Fisher Everard for 8 years.
Singapore’s FSL...
General Cargo Ship Sinks
General cargo ship sank in the morning Aug 19 in waters between Penghu County islands Taiwan and Yunlin County, reports Maritime Bulletin.
What happened?
General cargo ship reportedly sank in the morning Aug 19 in...
Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Acquires A Pair Of Bulk Carriers Order
Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry inked two bulk carriers order.
The order was placed from a domestic company Xiehai Group.
CSSC Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry inked two bulk carriers order from domestic company...