Mitsui O. S. K Lines Appoints New Chairman & President

Mitsui O. S. K Lines appoints new Chairman and President. The shipping line mentioned the reason for change and the career biography of the new president. Also, a clear details of the change...

Virgin Voyages Postpones Debut of Sister Ships

Virgin Voyages has postponed its debut until the northern spring of 2021. It has temporarily abandoned plans to begin Mediterranean sailings next year. Richard Branson’s first cruise ship, Scarlet Lady, is now slated to...

Panama Canal Allocated $350M for Maintenance Costs

To preserve the parts, equipment and structure of the Canal, the administration budgeted $350 million for maintenance work in 2021, reports MENA FM. Maintenance program for 2021 The control of erosion and landslides, maintenance of the...

Oil Infrastructure Security Has An Ideal Solution Now

In mid-October, the U.S. embassy in Trinidad and Tobago became so concerned about a potential environmental catastrophe posed by a listing Venezuelan oil tanker. The tanker is a storage and offloading vessel named...

European Union May End the Tax Exemption for Bunker Fuels

The European Union may seek to end the tax exemption for bunker fuels , says an article published in Ship & Bunker. What the Report suggests  "When revising the Energy Taxation Directive, the Commission will aim...

Eli Glickman, ZIM CEO, Introduces The Vision & Value

2020’s final Maritime CEO issue sees Eli Glickman, CEO of Israeli carrier ZIM on the cover, says an article published in Splash247. Who is Glickman Glickman has presided over a dramatic turnaround at the world’s 10th largest...

DSME To Build 10 LNG-powered VLCCs

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) said on Dec. 7 that it has signed a letter of intent to build 10 LNG-powered VLCCs with a European client. An LOI is a document of...

Leading Chinese Dry Bulk Operator To Expand Its Fleet

Chinese dry bulk operator Ningbo Marine plans for fleet expansion. As a result it is to acquire a secondhand panamax bulker. Zhejiang Fuxing Shipping, a  subsidiary is to operate the bulker. According to recent...

Cargo Ship Sinks After Water Ingress

A general cargo ship sank in Binh Dinh province waters, South China sea, on  Dec 10, reports Maritime Bulletin.  What happened? General cargo ship HUY HOANG 18 sank in Binh Dinh province waters, central Vietnam, South...

The UN And AU Team Up To Fight The “Killer” Virus

As part of the information campaign on COVID-19, the commander of the Bangladeshi medical contingent at the Security Council-mandated UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic, encourages local contractors to wear protection masks,...