Here’s Why COVID Death Rate Excels AIDS Death Rate

It is hard to do justice to the more than 100,000 people in the U.S who died from a drug overdose last year (a 30% increase from the previous year) and the hundreds...

Weekly Bulk Report – Week 48, 2021

The Baltic Exchange has released a report about the dry bulk market for the 48th week of shipping activities of this year. The report dated 03rd November highlights the dry bulk market conditions at the...

Despite Assaults LNG-fuelled Ship Order Count On The Rise

According to classification society DNV, a total of 238 LNG-fuelled ships have been ordered so far this year, says an article published in Ship & Bunker.  Gas-powered tonnage There were 17 more orders of gas-powered tonnage...

Is Shipping Industry’s Carbon Emissions Slash Possible?

The climate crisis means we must urgently cut the huge emissions from sea transport. Engineering tricks, cleaner fuels and a return to the age of sail could all help swab the decks clean, says...

K LINE & AVIELAN Field Trial To Visualize Location Of Lashing Boxes

K LINE and AVIELAN have conducted a field trial to visualize the location of lashing boxes. Internet of Things (IoT) devices were utilized to collect locational information of lashing boxes. In the future,...

Rolls-Royce Extend TBO Intervals Of mtu Series 4000

New engines of the latest generation of mtu Series 4000 can be operated for up to 96,000 hours until the first major overhaul Important contribution to resource conservation and reduction of life cycle...

World’s First Liquefied Hydrogen Carrier Added To ClassNK’s Register

Leading Classification Society ClassNK has added the world’s first liquefied hydrogen carrier built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) to its register, says a press release published on their website. Hydrogen clean energy Hydrogen is clean energy...

Weekly Tanker Report – Week 48, 2021

The Baltic Exchange has released a report about the dry bulk market for the 48th week of shipping activities of this year. The report dated 03rd November highlights the dry bulk market conditions at...

Reckless Freighter Near Grounding, Master & Officers Drunk?

Russian general cargo ship nearly missed grounding on a coast of island in Gdansk area, Poland, Baltic sea, early in the morning Dec 4, reports Maritime Bulletin. What happened? The ship en route from Klaipeda to...

[Watch] Bulk Carrier Caught Fire

Bulk carrier suffered a major fire, which started around noon Dec 4, at Gothenburg anchorage, Sweden, reports Maritime Bulletin. What happened? The vessel arrived at anchorage at around 1000 UTC Dec 4 from Vallvik, Sweden Gulf...