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...
EVs May Not Have Set This Freight On Fire
Luxury cars burning might have been the story initially, but now the worry is containing a fire caused by lithium-ion batteries.
AutoInsuranceEZ, for instance, says that for every 100,000 vehicles, there will be...
Blaze On the 6,400 ceu Vessel Leads To Massive Insurance Claim
The insurance claim for a Mitsui OSK Lines car carrier, on fire and unmanned in the Atlantic, could total over $500m after it emerged the vessel is carrying Bentley and Lamborghini supercars.
Shipping...