Fujairah Port’s Major Expansion For Oil Storage Capacity In 2022

Dry bulk export facility being built Caverns will store crude in Fujairah mountains LNG bunkering may be added A recent Platts news source says that UAE's Fujairah to move ahead with ADNOC's crude caverns...

Russia’s Daily Average Crude Rises By 2.4%

2021 production averages 10.52 mil b/d December output flat on month as spare capacity declines Russia plans further output growth in 2022 A recent news article published in the Platts states that Russia's 2021...

Liberian Registered Maritime Company Sanctioned By U.S. Treasury

The United States Treasury Department has reportedly sanctioned another Liberian registered maritime company. This latest action has added to the U.S. Iran-Related Designation List released recently. A recent news article published in the GNN...

Why Singapore Requires A Range of Alternative Fuels?

New research will address how ammonia bunkering can be made safe in population-dense countries like Singapore. Singapore will need a range of different alternative fuels to become available to allow ships calling there to...

Navy To Dismantle Sunken Cargo Ship With Explosives

An operation to remove the masts from a sunken cargo ship in the River Thames, containing 1,400 tonnes of unstable explosives onboard, will involve Royal Navyspecialists. It is believed that if the unexploded ordnance...

OPEC+ Producers To Hit High in 2022, Say Analysts

2021 was a challenging year for OPEC+ as prices began to recover, presenting a temptation that has always been difficult to resist. OPEC+ exercised restraint, however, refusing to open the taps even as...

CNY May Further Disrupt Global Shipping & Supply Chains

Chinese New Year is earlier than last year, and is complicated by especially long quarantine requirements for sailors returning to China. In some cases, according to Bloomberg, sailors are facing 7-week quarantines. Shipping...

COVID-19 Outbreak Hits Antarctic Research Outpost

A Belgian scientific research station in Antarctica is dealing with an outbreak of Covid-19, despite workers being fully vaccinated and based in one of the world's remotest regions. Since 14 December, at least...

Cruise Ship Denied Private Port Call Amid COVID Scare

The Bahamas has become the latest destination to turn away a cruise ship due to reports of cases of COVID-19 aboard, but unlike the other ships which were denied port calls in the Caribbean,...

Messi Tests COVID Positive

Seven-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi and three others players in the Paris Saint-Germain squad have tested positive for the coronavirus ahead of the team's French Cup game on Monday night, reports Yahoo Sports. Players...