Inadequate Assessment Causes Allision With Pier
The Incident
On August 1, 2015, at 2147 local time, the tank barge Double Skin 501, being pushed by the uninspected towing vessel Peter F Gellatly, allided with Pier A at IMTT in Bayonne, New...
JPMorgan Not Concerned About the Seizure of Its Ship
JPMorgan doesn’t seem to mind about its ship getting seized by US customs weeks after more than $1 billion worth of cocaine was found aboard, reports Business Insider.
Financial service company isn't sweating much
JPMorgan hasn't...
MSC Charters Two Scrubber Fitted Post-Panamax Containerships
A new long-term charters for two scrubber-fitted post-panamax containerships with Capital Product Partners is signed by MSC.
The Greek ship owner said the ebitda for the two charters amounted to approximately $44.5 m,...
Titan Completes Record LNG Bunkering on World’s Largest Crane Vessel
Supplying over 3,000 tonnes of LNG, Amsterdam-based Titan LNG has completed the largest LNG bunkering to date, fueling Dutch marine contractor Heerema's new eight-legged crane ship Sleipnir in Singapore, says an article published in...
[Watch] US Marine Police Board a Narco-Sub Carrying 17,000 Pounds of Cocaine
The US Coast Guard released a video on Thursday that showed exactly how one might intercept a fast-moving narco-sub on the high seas, netting more than 17,000 pounds of cocaine in the process.
The event,...
Diana Shipping Announces Time Charter Contract With Uniper
Diana Shipping Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels has entered into a time charter, said a press release.
Time charter agreement
The company announced that, through a separate wholly-owned...
American Club Publishes Synopsis Analyzing Results of PEME Program
Synopsis, distributed by way of Club circular, provides extensive information on conditions of seafarer health encountered in various parts of the world.
It also highlights substantial claims cost savings delivered by the program...
Singapore Retains Top Spot As International Shipping Centre!
For the sixth time in a year, Singapore has topped the 2019 Xinhua-Baltic International Shipping Centre Development (ISCD) Index.
Singapore was awarded based on factors such as port throughput and facilities, depth and breadth...
IMO Accelerates Climate Action
MEPC has put forth a number of measures to achieve the objectives set out in the initial IMO strategy on reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from ships.
The committee has strengthened existing mandatory...
Greece Bags the Maximum Vessel Orders in 2019
Greek shipowners bagged maximum orders across the entire range of tankers and liquefied natural gas carriers.
The total number of dry-bulk carrier newbuild orders was down to 73% in the first half of...