[Watch] Jupiter’s Northern Lights Enigma Deciphered

The northern lights are driven primarily by solar winds Jupiter's northern lights have these bright flares which has up to terawatts of power X-ray auroras are caused by fluctuations of Jupiter's magnetic field. Jupiter's...

VLSFO Crack Hits 8-month High

Asia’s 0.5% very low-sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) crack climbed to a near eight-month high on Friday as the supply outlook tightened from refiners switching to production of more higher-margin middle distillates, reports Business Recorder. Strong...

Diligent To Go “Bigger” Following the Sales of Its Imabari 28 Fleet

Greece’s Diligent Holdings has sold all of its Imabari 28 bulk carriers in a series of off-market transactions with a view to moving into larger, index-linked sizes whilst continuing to reduce the average age...

ClassNK Grants Innovation Licence for Carbon Monitoring Solutions

  ClassNK has granted its Innovation Endorsement for Products & Solutions to “CIM(Carbon Intensity Monitoring)”. In July 2020, to promote the spread and development of innovative technologies, the Society launched Innovation Endorsement. CIM(Carbon Intensity...

Companies Operating At Sea Need To Make ESG A Top Priority

Companies operating at sea need to make ESG a top priority if we're going to preserve ocean life. According to the Carbon Majors Report published by the Carbon Disclosure Project in 2017, 100...

Oil Tanker Captain & FO Gunned Down

Third Officer shot dead both Master and Chief Officer on board of tanker AYANE, anchored at La Plata Anchorage, Rio de La Plata, Argentina. He reported himself to the police. He was in...

Severe Winds Caused Ship Breakaway

Severe, unforecasted winds caused a containership to break away from a pier and damaged equipment at the​ Napoleon Avenue Container Terminal in New Orleans, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. Incident  The containership was loading...

Climate Change Poses Threat To Global Stability, US Intelligence Report

Climate change will lead to growing international tensions. The first ever National Intelligence Estimate on Climate Change looks at the impact of climate on national security through to 2040. Another source of risk...

Containership Attacked By Armed Men Onboard

The Loadstar reports that an MSC containership was under attack in the Gulf of Guinea. Vessel boarded by armed men Reports suggest that the 1985-built 1,893 teu MSC Lucia has been boarded by an unknown number...

Grounded Cargo Vessel Freed

A 630-foot long cargo ship ran aground in the Saginaw River after high winds pushed the vessel off course and into the channel's edge, reports Fox2Detroit. Vessel aground The Calumet ran into trouble Thursday night around...