SPR Release Contemplated By White House, Oil Price Nears $100/b

Russia-Ukraine risks keep oil prices elevated DOE offered 50 million barrels in November US SPR inventory falls to lowest in 19 years A recent news article published in the Platts states that White House...

AAL Shipping Receives Increased Orders For Innovational 3rd Generation Newbuildings

A recent news article published in the AAL SHIPPING states that it has increased the orders of its innovational third generation newbuildings. Launch of 3rd generation newbuilding plan Late November 2021, AAL Shipping (AAL) announced the...

P&I Reports Contradict Tricky Talks in Run-up To Renewals

P&I Clubs have congratulated themselves on achieving their renewal goals and thanked members for their continued support, reports Seatrade Maritime News. However, intermediaries involved in the increasingly frenetic run-up to Sunday’s deadline single out this...

MACN Reveals the Regions With Most Corruption Incidents

The Maritime Anti-Corruption Network (MACN) has released the results and lessons learned from 10 years of collecting data of corrupt demands in maritime trade, reports Safety4sea. Data shows extent of a global problem Across the world’s...

CryoSafe Services Enters New MoU for Clean Fuels Project

CryoSafe Services has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with C-LNG Solutions Pte in Singapore that will see the two companies jointly work on clean fuels – including ammonia and hydrogen - R&D projects,...

Container Volume Major Chinese Ports Drop 10.6% in Feb

Container volume at eight major Chinese ports declined 10.6% year-on-year in early February coinciding with the lunar new year holidays, reports Seatrade Maritime News. Drop in export container volumes Export container volume declined 8.3% while the...

FPSO Explodes With 60000 Barrels Of Crude Oil Onboard

An oil storage vessel that exploded off the Nigeria coast earlier this week was loaded with about 50,000-60,000 barrels full of crude oil, reports Marine Insight. Vessel explosion Nigeria’s Shebah Exploration & Production Company Ltd (SEPCOL)...

7,000-TEU Range Driving New Feeder Orders

“The hunger for feeders continues unabated” – especially for the 7,000-TEU range, reports Rivera. Recent orders  It highlighted the latest box ship feeder orders, including an order from China United Lines for two dual-fuel 2,700-TEU newbuildings...

Does Antibody Triggered by Covid Booster Tail Off?

Antibodies triggered by a third dose of Sinopharm's COVID-19 shot given to those who completed its primary two-dose regimen dropped sharply after six months, and a fourth shot did not significantly boost them against...

Findings On Biofuel Bunkers & Emissions

More work will be needed to study the emissions beyond just carbon dioxide of biofuel bunkers. The research follows the trial voyage of a bulker running on a biofuel blend last year. Current...