Lucrative East-west Tradelanes Affects Secondary Services

Ocean carriers are continuing to redeploy tonnage onto more lucrative east-west tradelanes, leaving shippers on lower-paying routes without a regular liner service. The Asia to Middle East trade is one of the secondary...

Cargo Ship Loaded With Cows & Hogs Runs Aground

A recent news published in the Philstar news source by Arnell Ozaeta says that a cargo ship with cow and hogs ran aground. What happened? BATANGAS, Philippines — A cargo ship from Iloilo bound for Manila...

Court Slaps £1 Million Fine On Chemicals Company Over Explosion

Briar Chemicals Ltd has been fined £1 million after a man died in an explosion in Norwich. Chelmsford Magistrates Court heard how maintenance contractor Robert Cranston, 46, was carrying out repair work on...

Oil Stocks Drops To Three-Year Low With All Categories Down

Oil product stockpiles at the UAE's Port of Fujairah have declined to a three-year low, with all categories showing dwindling supplies, says an article published on S&P Global website. Decline of oil product stocks  The total...

Asia’s Fuel Oil Climbs To Over Two Months High

Asia’s front-month high-sulphur fuel oil (HSFO) viscosity spread climbed to a near two-month high on Thursday amid tight HSFO supplies, particularly for the lower viscosity fuel due to strong demand from utilities, says an...

Iron Ore Liquefaction Risk From Sierra Leone

Members are referred to previous circulars and the risks arising from the carriage of mineral ores from certain jurisdictions, including possible liquefaction of such cargoes and the lack of a regulatory oversight at the...

Bulkers Collide Causing Heavy Damages

  A Danish bulker heavily damaged in collision with Greek bulker, reports Maritime Bulletin. Collision between vessels Greek and Danish bulk carriers LEVANTES and CLIPPER COMO collided at around 0100 UTC Sep 18 in Aegean sea some...

UK’s Biggest Clean Maritime Competition Announces winners

55 projects in the UK will receive a share of a £23 million ($32m) pot to support the development of innovative technologies aimed at encouraging zero emissions. The announcement related to the Clean...

Capesize Charter Rates Hit Record Highs Amid Typhoon Disruptions

Supply disruptions intensify due to adverse weather, COVID-19 protocols Pacific market at decade-high freight levels Capesize time charter and voyage freight rates hit a record increase on Sept. 13 as tonnage supply disruptions caused...

Eagle Takes Delivery Of M/V Antwerp Eagle

Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. takes delivery of M/V Antwerp Eagle Eagle or the Company is a US-based fully integrated shipowner-operator providing global transportation solutions the ship, which was acquired this past May, is...