The following article is part of event coverage for the upcoming Singapore International Bunkering Conference and Exhibition (SIBCON) 2020; where Manifold Times is an official media partner: Methanex Corporation, a Canadian company that supplies, distributes and...

A damming new report from the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is shedding more new light on the circumstances surrounding the Wakashio disaster. It turns out that the Wakashio only had 20 crew on board. For vessels of this...

Australian mining companies agree to no longer use Manila-based ship crew after the state confirmed an outbreak of COVID-19 on board the Vega Dream iron ore bulk carrier. The Vega Dream is the...

Kawasaki has launched a battery propulsion system that efficiently supplies power and electricity to the main propulsion system and auxiliary equipment. Each system includes large-capacity lithium ion (Li-ion) marine batteries, a propulsion control...

Chemical oil tanker M/T Prime South is forfeited by state courts of Singapore with respect to the Shell MGO bunker heist. District Judge deemed the forfeiture of M/T Prime South to the state...

The Baltic Briefing has issued the tanker report for the 41st week of this year. The report dated 09th October 2020 provides a valuable insight into this week’s tanker market dealings, freight rates, and...

The Baltic Exchange has released a report about the dry bulk market for the 41st week of shipping activities of this year. The report dated 09th October highlights the plight of the dry bulk...

  Cargo vessel was swept away as it was docking at the Cua Viet Port amid serious flooding caused by days of torrential rains. Crew members and a fisherman were rescued three days after. ...

In light of reducing greenhouse gas emissions within the shipping industry, several major maritime corporations are looking to startups for truly innovative solutions. Industry experts consider that cooperation among established companies and startups...

This magnitude 7.1 earthquake started deep underground, in a gash on the Atlantic seafloor, a little more than 650 miles off the coast of Liberia, in western Africa. It rushed eastward and upward, then did...