US Issues Warnings As Piracy Surges
US warns of increased piracy to boats and oil installations in the southern Gulf of Mexico, says an article published in Safety4Sea.
Piracy warning
The US Government has warned about the risk posed by pirates to...
P&I Handbook Helps Crews Face COVID-19
P&I Club issued a new handbook to help crews face day-to-day challenges posed by COVID-19 pandemic, says an article published in Safety4Sea.
Handbook for seafarers
The Swedish P&I Club issued its COVID-19 handbook, which provides practical...
Tanker Disabled After Engine Room Fire
Fire erupted in a boiler room of a bitumen tanker, in East China sea E of Wenzhou, China, reports Maritime Bulletin.
What happened?
Fire erupted in a boiler room of a bitumen tanker YU SHUN 88...
Bunker Markets Grappling With US Cruise Suspension
Bunker markets are grappling with the recent announcement that large cruise lines will extend the suspension of departures from US ports.
USGC retail-wholesale spread tightened on weakened demand.
Pacific Northwest summer cruise season...
Masks Do Not ‘Mask’ Our Emotions!
The United Kingdom is the latest in a long list of countries to make mask wearing mandatory to slow down the spread of COVID-19, with face coverings compulsory on public transport starting Monday.
A smile...
Is It Safe To Eat at Restaurants Yet? CDC Has An Answer
Around 3,000 New York City restaurants are among those across the country that have reopened for outdoor dining.
CDC has an answer for the important question of the hour - Is there a...
Pirates Abduct Crew Members Off Purse Seiner
At least six crew members of a fishing vessel were abducted by an unidentified armed group off the coast of Benin in West Africa, writes Erofey Schkvarkin for Maritime Bulletin.
Pirates onboard vessel
The vessel was...
USCG Launches Search for Overboard Crew-member
The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a crew member of a tanker approximately 400 miles east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, reports Safety4sea.
Search for missing crew member
Watchstanders at the Coast Guard’s Fifth District...
Ports Prepare for Post COVID19 World As Workforce Declines
According to a Seatrade Maritime News report written by Barry Parker, the pandemic is driving major changes in the world specially in terms of how do we do business and transport. Keeping that in...
Bunker Spread Stalling Scrubber Dynamics
As the oil prices keep tumbling due to COVID19 the shipping is faced with a gripping question to install scrubbers or not
Scrubber users are at a disadvantage now as fuel price differential...