MOL Charters Three Ice-Breaking LNG Carriers for Arctic LNG2

MOL signs charter contract for three icebreaking LNG carriers for Arctic LNG 2. The vessels will mainly transport LNG from a loading terminal on the Gydan Peninsula in the Russian Arctic to the...

Armed Pirates Attack 3 Ships in Over 6 Hours

Pirates attacked a total of three ships in the Singapore Strait on 8 and 9 November. Ship equipment was stolen from one ship, and a lifebuoy from another, while nothing was taken from...

Weekly Bulk report – Week 45, 2020

The Baltic Briefing has released a report about the dry bulk market for the 45th week of shipping activities of this year. The report dated 06th November highlights the plight of the dry bulk...

Cargo Ship Collides

According to a Maritime Bulletin report, a cargo ship collided with a fishing boat in the North Sea of UK. What Happened? UK 9.9-meter fishing boat collided with cargo ship a bout a mile off Tyne...

Mauritius Oil Spill To Be Completely Cleaned Up by January

According to a CNN report, the clean-up of a massive oil spill in August from a vessel off Mauritius will likely be mostly completed by January, the bulk carrier's owner, Japan's Nagashiki Shipping, said Thursday. All...

[Watch] How Scientists Develop COVID Vaccine in the Lab

According to an Outlook India article, a team of covid vaccines researchers have put up how they work for the vaccine in a series of tweets. With Covid-19 having claimed more than 1.2 million lives...

Nippon Paint Marine Opts GoPro Technology for Diverless Hull Inspection

Nippon Paint Marine Hull Monitor System uses GoPro camera technology to quickly inspect the inwater condition of a vessel’s antifouling paint, says an article published in Riviera Maritime Media.  GoPro camera technology  Nippon Paint Marine Hull...

Cruise Industry Uncertainty Lingers, No Plans for Limited Sailings

Royal Caribbean International is one of the world’s largest cruise companies, but it transported only 1,230 passengers in the three months ending September 30. The pandemic has devastated a company that, in the...

[Watch] Slow Motion Sneeze Demonstrates Importance of Mask

This video shows what happens when you talk without a mask, and then with a mask–all in order to demonstrate why a mask helps prevent the transmission of COVID-19. Around the 4 minute mark,...

2020 On Track To Exceed 2019 Ship Sales?

According to a recent article published in Splash 247, 2020 could be on track to exceed ship sales seen in 2019. Secondhand tonnage prices Secondhand containerships are fetching high prices and charter rates too have gone...