Spanish Bunkering Declines by 35pc Compared To Last Year in May
The fall in bunker sales at Spanish ports continued in May, with Barcelona again bearing the brunt.
Spanish ports supplied 457,000t of bunker fuel in May, down by 35pc from the same month...
General Cargo Ship Runs Aground
Russian General cargo ship ran aground at around Jul 9 in Saimaa Canal, reports Maritime Bulletin.
What happened?
General cargo ship STK 1008 ran aground at around 1240 UTC Jul 9 in Saimaa Canal, Finland-Russia, with...
Container Vessels Follow Ad hoc Approach on the Asia-North Europe Route
THE Alliance (THEA) has followed rival 2M in adopting an ad hoc approach to extra capacity on the Asia-North Europe trade during the summer by adding an inducement loader in July and August.
Maersk and...
Carnival Corporation Sells ‘Oceana’ for An Undisclosed Amount
Carnival Corporation subsidiary P&O Cruises has sold the Oceana cruise ship.
The cruise ship was built in 2000 and can accommodate 2,016 passengers onboard.
The cruise ship operator did not disclose the buyer...
Psychedelic Skies Rings the Bell To Protect Night Sky from Light Pollution
Astronomer Juan Carlos Munoz reveals the full extent of light pollution over Chile, even while under lockdown, writes Gege Li for an article published in NewScientist.
Light pollution during lockdown
Astronomer Juan Carlos Munoz captured a...
[Watch] New Wärtsilä Reliq Adds Flexibility To LNG Market
Wärtsilä introduced its Compact Reliq reliquefaction plant.
It is designed to reliquefy boil-off gas (BOG) onboard gas carriers and LNG bunker vessels.
It is designed to keep the cargo cool under all operational...
LPG Marine Fuel for Retrofits To Aid Zero-emissions Transition
LPG marine fuel is available for diesel engines to be retrofitted.
This will aid a transition to zero-emissions shipping in the future.
The vessels can then transition to carbon-neutral bio-LPG or zero-emissions ammonia.
...
Cruise Vessels To Operate With 65% of Maximum Capacity from Mid-July
Following COVID-19 situation and the major disruptions that has brought within the cruise industry, Hurtigruten cruise operator informed that will bring 14 of its 16 ships back into operation.
In fact, the Norwegian company...
Shipowner Expecting A One-off Impairment for Its Fleet
Pacific Basin has issued a warning to shareholders and potential investors.
The company is expecting a one-off impairment of $198m on its handysize fleet.
The impairment will drive the company to a significant...
Singapore Strait Becomes Piracy Hotspot, 2 Attacks in a Week
ReCAAP ISC, in its weekly report for 30 June-6 July, informed of two CAT 4 incidents against ships, while underway in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) in the Singapore Strait,...