Oil Workers on Foreign-flagged Ships Are in the ‘Clutches’ of Corps.

Oil workers on foreign-flagged ships are at the mercy of corporations, reports WWNO. Hurricane Ida As Hurricane Ida zeroed in on Louisiana, Howell McIntyre was trapped nearly 100 miles offshore aboard a 620-foot drillship named the...

ENI Halts Russian Oil Trade

Eni joins Shell and BP in halting Russian oil purchases Move comes after US bans imports and Europe seeks phase out Eni says will honor decisions of European and Italian institutions Italian energy major...

Crew Change Progress As International Flights Resume Post Pandemic

Crew travel specialists are breathing easier with key seafarer nations opening up their skies for more planes as Covid restrictions ease, reports Splash247. International flights resume after pandemic  India will resume scheduled international flights from March...

ClassNK Signs MOU With PowerX To Collaborate On The Power ARK Project

Leading Classification Society ClassNK has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with PowerX, Inc. (PowerX) for a collaboration on the development of the Power Transfer Vessel (Power ARK), says ClassNK in a press release. About...

Partners Develop Singapore’s 1st Hybrid Electric Bunker Tankers

Industry partners Shift Clean Energy, SeaTech and energy company Vitol have teamed up for a marine electrification project to deliver Singapore’s first hybrid bunker tankers, reports Offshore Energy. As part of the project, up to...

Taylor Maritime Offloads Bulker Pair For $33m

London-listed Taylor Maritime Investments (TMI) continues to maximise its returns from improving markets, having landed $33.3m from the sale of two vessels, says a press release published in Polaris. Supramax offloaded The Ed Buttery-led bulker owner...

TEN Seals Panamax Duo Long-Term Charter

Greek owner Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) has secured a 24-month charter extension for two of its panamax tankers, says an article published in splash247. LNG-powered The employment, with a leading South American oil concern, is expected...

Large Number of New LNG Carrier Orders Anticipated

Russia’s Ukraine Invasion is showing again how much Europe is dependent on Russian energy. Under the circumstances, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced on Feb. 27 that Germany would build two LNG terminals in order...

Heaviest Haul Of Drugs Seized

The Royal Navy has made its heaviest drug bust in 10 years. The crew of HMS Montrose captured 6.5 tonnes of hashish, the heaviest haul of drugs (if not the most valuable) seized...

East of Suez Bunker Fuel Availability Outlook

Widespread hesitation to bunker in Russian bunker ports has weighed on bunker demand in Far East Russian ports like Vladivostok. Bunker cancellations have been mounting and new enquiries have dried up since the...