Pirates Kidnap 10 Turkish Sailors Off Nigeria Coast
Armed sea pirates capture crew members on Turkey-registered cargo ship during an attack in the Gulf of Guinea and kidnap 10, reports Daily Sabah.
What happened?
Turkish cargo ship was attacked by pirates off the coast...
Asian Ports Prepared for IMO 2020 With Hitachi’s Analyser
HHTAC delivered X-MET8000’s to both the MPA Singapore and the Australian Maritime Safety Authority as they required a fuel oil sulphur content test kit.
The handheld XRF analyser complies with ISO8754, ASTM D4294...
Containerships Executes First SIMOPS for LNG Bunkering
Containerships carries out SIMOPS bunkering on its LNG-powered CONTAINERSHIPS NORD vessel in the Port of Rotterdam.
CONTAINERSHIPS NORD becomes the first container carrier performing SIMOPS in Europe by means of “ship-to-ship” bunkering.
Containerships...
A Night-long Rescue by Edmonton Fire Rescue Team Save 300 People from a Stranded...
Edmonton Fire Rescue Services rescued over 300 people from the Edmonton Riverboat on Saturday.
The boat was unable to return to its dock in Alberta due to a current that was moving toward...
IMO Compliant Fuels Receive Berths from Fujairah Bunkering Hub
Ships carrying IMO compliant marine fuels will be allocated four berths by UAE's port of Fujairah.
Berths 3A, 3B, 3E and 3W will be solely used for 0.5pc sulphur marine fuels.
Transition date...
LNG-fuelled Transport Gets a Bulk Carrier Tender from Melbourne Based BHP
BHP floated a bulk carrier tender for LNG-fuelled transport for up to 27 million tonnes of its iron ore, first one of its kind.
The tender helps to find potential partners who work...
Weekly Bulk Report – Week 28, 2019
The Baltic Briefing has released a report about the dry bulk market of the 28th week of shipping activities of this year. The report dated 12th July highlights the plight of the dry bulk...
Port of Rotterdam Refuels LNG Using ‘Simultaneous Bunkering’ Technique
The port of Rotterdam has welcomed a ship bunkered LNG using a procedure termed as simultaneous bunkering.
The procedure was made possible by Containerships Nord, allows ships to significantly cut their port call times.
Containerships Nord along...
J.P.Morgan Container Ship Seized With 20 Tons of Cocaine Released by U.S
According to an article published in The Wall Street Journal, U.S. authorities have released a container ship that was seized with 20 tons of cocaine in Philadelphia.
What happened?
The vessel was released after the operator...
Expansion of Bunker Operations in Europe by UK’s Harvest Energy Marine
Harvest Energy Marine has acquired Vadero Highlander, an ocean-going bunker tanker as a part of its bunkering operations in Europe.
The company had also acquired the vessel Andros for bunker operations and provide...