Cargo Ship Drifted Dangerously Close To Shore
Cargo ship that was disabled after engine failure at Moldefjord near Molde, Norway, drifted dangerously close to the shore, reports Maritime Bulletin.
What happened?
Cargo ship FREIFJORD was disabled due to engine failure at around 2100...
Carnival Cruises To Operate With Less Capacity Till 2022
Carnival plans a phased-in approach for its return to sailing with few passengers.
The company will not make a full return in terms of passenger capacity until 2022.
The resumption of shoreside social...
Oil Magnates Shakeup The World With Billionaire Daughters Taking Control
Oil merchant Torben Østergaard-Nielsen now assigns 66 percent of his life work, A / S United Shipping & Trading Company, to his two daughters, Nina Østergaard Borris and Mia Østergaard Nielsen.
The two...
No Disembarkation, 200,000 Seafarers Living in Fear
While cruise companies have been able to get most seafarers home by pooling thousands of workers and chartering flights, or in some cases taking them home on luxury liners empty of passengers.
The...
Singapore Holds Supremacy as International Shipping Centre for 7th Time in a Row
Singapore retained its position as the world's most important shipping hub on the Xinhua-Baltic International Shipping Centre Development (ISCD) Index.
This is the seventh consecutive year Singapore is ranked first on the index,...
65% of China’s Onshore Storage Propels Port Congestion and Spot Rates
Port congestion is on the rise and even though floating storage is off its peak, there’s a long, long way to go before all those cargoes are unloaded.
On the tanker-supply side of...
Global Freighter Giant To Trial Enterprise Blockchain
One of the world’s largest freight carriers wants to use an enterprise blockchain from the Alibaba Group to cut costs, reports Coindesk.
Ant Blockchain trial
Shanghai-based Cosco Shipping confirmed earlier this week it would trial Ant...
MSC Rebuts T&E’s Interpretation of Its Carbon Emissions
MSC is highly concerned by the misleading interpretation of data presented by Transport & Environment in relation to MSC carbon emissions reported under the EU MRV scheme.
The ratio of carbon emissions per...
BP Sinopec Joint Venture Extends To Fujairah Bunker Market
The BP and Sinopec marine fuel bunkering joint venture will start deliveries of high sulfur and low sulfur fuel oils to Fujairah next month.
Sinopec started producing LSFO for bonded bunkering in January...
EU Legislation Implementation Hits A Snag Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic affects the industry’s endeavours to implement the upcoming European Union’s Ship Recycling Regulations (EUSRR).
Many shipowners may not be able to finalize the required Inventory of hazardous materials (IHM) prior...