8th Asia Bunker Forum – Singapore

Asia Bunker Forum is an international industry event, covering all the major bunker markets in Asia like Singapore, China, UAE, Japan, Korea and India, etc.  In the past 8 years, ABF’s footprint has spread...

A Canal To Bypass Strait Of Hormuz

The political tension between Iran and Saudi Arabia over the control of shipments on the Strait of Hormuz has led Saudi Arabia to plan construction of a water canal in Yemen.  The proposed canal...

MOL Becomes Member of MACN

MACN is a global business network working towards the vision of a maritime industry free of corruption that enables fair trade to the benefit of society at large.  Established in 2011, and formalized in...

ILO Releases Fourth Revised Edition FAQs on MLC, 2006

The MLC, 2006 entered into force on 20 August 2013 and, as of March 2015 has been ratified by 66 countries representing more than 80 percent of the world gross tonnage of ships. The two...

Tropical Storm Etau Floods Eastern Japan

Tropical storm Etau caused a very heavy rainfall resulting in a deluge at Ibaraki and Tochigi prefectures.  The near-daily rainfall has inundated 60 centimeters (2 feet) of rain over some areas since Monday.  In...

[Watch] The Construction Of Hardanger Bridge in 2011

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMG1SdeYLFE&feature=youtu.be On 28th February 2006 the Norwegian Parliament approved the bridge.  With the support of private bridge consultants, the Norwegian public road administration department of bridges planned the construction works that commenced from 26th February,...

China Initiates ECAs With LNG For Marine Fuel

China’s has announced a Special action plan regarding the reduction of emissions by 2020 and to turn the major shipping hubs into Emission Control Areas(ECA). (Pic courtesy: Pollution haze over Bohai and Yellow Seas (NASA,...

Ban Lifted on 113 Oil Tankers in Nigeria

In a letter from state-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on September 8, the Nigerian ban on entry and operation of 113 named tankers in its territorial waters was declared lifted.  This lift was...

USA’s First LNG Barge Construction Starts

USA’s First LNG Barge Construction Starts At Conrad Orange Shipyard Liquefied natural gas solutions provider WesPac Midstream LLC and Clean Marine Energy, an emission compliance solution provider have come together in building the infrastructure needed...

China to Carry Out Fire Drills in Disputed Territory

Chinese armed forces have announced a practice fire drill exercises for three days in the disputed Taiwan Strait.  In a press statement, the Chinese Maritime Safety Administration designated coordinates just off the coast of...