Grounded Megaship Successfully Refloated

  An army of tugs led by the Sovereign and Neuwark towed the Mumbai Maersk free at high tide early Friday morning. Six additional tugs were involved in the refloating effort and Mumbai Maersk is...

[Watch] All You Need To Know About The “Stealth Variant”

The Delta variant comprised more than 200 sub-lineages before Omicron began to take over. Some scientists have referred to BA.2 as a “stealth” variant because, although it has many mutations in common with...

Chinese Shipbuilder Signs Its Biggest LNG Shipbuilding Order

Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua has ordered the tank design for six new LNG carriers (LNGCs) from the French LNG containment specialist GTT, says an article published in Offshore Energy. Changheng series Last month, the Chinese shipbuilder signed...

COVID-Free Tropical Paradise Reopening For Tourism

If traveling to exotic and remote places of the world is your jam, then you soon might have another place to add to your travel bucket list, says an article published in Boxscore. Zero-cases The Administrator...

US Is Working To Secure Additional Gas Shipment To Neutralize Russia’s Energy Leverage Over...

The conflict between Russia and NATO countries over Ukraine has raised fears of an energy crisis in Europe. Russia provides nearly half of Europe’s natural gas. Biden administration is working to secure additional...

“Long COVID” Risk After The Latest Variant Infection

When Omicron started its gigantic surge across the country, many Americans took solace in data suggesting that this variant is milder than earlier versions of the coronavirus. But one urgent question is whether Omicron...

Fearnleys Weekly Report – Week 05, 2022

With Chinese New Year celebrations in full swing, unsurprisingly the VLCC market has not been firing on all cylinders. For full report click here Did you subscribe to our daily newsletter? It’s Free! Click here to ...

East of Suez Bunker Fuel Availability Outlook

VLSFO availability improves slightly in Singapore Resupply to boost Zhoushan HSFO380 availability Bunkering more limited during Lunar New Year holiday VLSFO availability in Singapore has improved slightly, with suggested lead times shortening to 10-11...

Agencies Fail To Protect Endangered Aquatic Species From Oil

A conservation group says in a lawsuit that the U.S. government failed to protect endangered whales and other animals. The lawsuit says the Service found in a 2017 analysis that oil and gas...

Dual-Fuel Engine Retrofits Minimise Carbon Footprint

MAN Energy Solutions said shipping can reduce emissions by over 80M tonnes of CO2 annually by refitting two-stroke engines. Shipowners that order MAN Energy Solutions’ conventionally fuelled ME-C low-speed engines now can convert...