Foreign Flagged Ships Detained in the UK During May 2020
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced that five foreign flagged ships remained under detention in UK ports during April 2020 after failing port state control (PSC) inspection.
Zero new detentions
During May, there were zero...
Bulk Carrier Loaded With Grain Runs Aground
A bulk carrier with cargo of maize ran aground on Parana river in the general Lagos area at around 0130 UTC Jul 5, reports Maritime Bulletin.
What happened?
Bulk carrier OURANIA LUCK ran aground on Parana...
Bulk Carrier Goes Out of Control After Power Failure
A bulk carrier carrying timber loses its way after unexpected power off while leaving Tauranga, New Zealand. The ship is anchored and to undergo inspection to check if the there is a contact to...
Low Carbon and Sustainable Energy Key To Future Economy
The coronavirus pandemic has led to the loss of thousands of lives, put brakes on economic growth and pushed the world into a recession.
Pollution and greenhouse gas emissions fell across continents as...
Ocean Carriers Respond Amid Erratic Freight Rates
Uncertain outlook as ocean freight rates fall and carriers respond.
Rates fell for the second consecutive month as the ramifications of coronavirus continue to impact the global economy.
Based on crowd-sourced data from...
A “Whole-of-Society” Approach To Revitalize US Merchant Marine
The sad state of the U.S. blue-water merchant marine is threatening necessary Defense Department capabilities and calls for nothing less than a “whole-of-society” approach to its revitalization, reports the Waterways Journal Weekly.
New national maritime...
MOL To Launch ‘Carbon-Neutral’ Methanol Shipping Project
MOL will invest in NWIW for a planned methanol facility at the Port of Kalama in southwest Washington, USA.
The planned facility in Kalama will convert regionally sourced natural gas to methanol to
be transported...
Arbitration Proceedings Brought By 3 Ship Brokers
Court has issued official judgement ruling in favor of claimants and dismissing appeal against award.
CO filed for leave to further appeal this decision.
Precise amount due to claimants remains to be determined...
SAL Heavy Lift Sweeps on IT Cloud To Focus on Digitalization
The digitalization of business processes is becoming an ever-more competitive parameter.
Information technology plays a vital role in further growth and development.
SAL offers up to 32,000 square feet of main deck space.
...
Norespower Unveils World’s First Tiltable Rotor Sail
Two of Norsepower’s largest 35m tall Rotor Sails to be retrofitted onto Ro-Ro.
The SC Connector, a 12,251 gross tonne (GT) Ro-Ro cargo vessel operates in the North Sea.
The routes involve navigating...