Is A Shipowner Scapegoat For Today’s Environmental Perspective?
Captain Saleem Alavi raises the question whether all shipowners should be expected to pay for technology firms decarbonisation R&D.
The shipowner is a proverbial scapegoat in today’s environmental perspective.
Shipowners have been very...
Crude Trading Rises After Biden’s Announcement of Oil Release
Crude trading on Monday resumed an upward trajectory, although minimally.
It is in anticipation of U.S. president Joe Biden announcing a release of oil from that country's Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
A recent news article published in the...
Minerva Bunkering Continues Inspite of Power Outage
Marine fuels firm Minerva Bunkering has been able to continue with Vancouver bunker supply.
It takes place despite the outage of a key pipeline in British Columbia's lower mainland.
A Ship and Bunker news source says that Minerva Continues...
Mandatory Flashpoint To be Discussed by MEPC 77
Appendix V of MARPOL Annex VI requires sulphur content and density to be included in the bunker delivery note.
Should inclusion of flashpoint also be made mandatory?
A recent news article published in the...
What Are the Lingering Issues Shipping Industry Face?
The worst of global supply chain disruptions is over, said Esben Poulsson, chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping.
Retailers had made a “significant level” of pre-orders and that should help ease shortages...
$400,000 for IMO CARES Project
The International Maritime Organization has put $400,000 behind the preparatory phase of a new 'IMO CARES' initiative on decarbonization.
This came shortly after its member states blocked a plan to impose a 2050 net-zero emissions target on the shipping industry.
A...
Global Supply Chain in Chaos Amid Disappearing Ships in Chinese Waters
In the latest headache for the global supply chain, ships in Chinese waters are disappearing from industry tracking systems.
Analysts started noticing the drop-off in shipping traffic toward the end of October, as...
Shipowner Fined for $3m Over Golden Ray Capsizing
Environmental regulators from the American state of Georgia have decided to fine Korean shipowner Hyundai Glovis $3m over the 2019 capsizing of the Golden Ray car carrier, reports Pressreader.
Hyundai Glovis fined for $3m
The Georgia...
4 Pirates Killed in Gulf of Guinea
A Danish frigate has killed four pirates in waters south of Nigeria in an operation to protect shipping in the Gulf of Guinea, reports Reuters quoting the Danish military.
Soldiers injured
“No Danish soldiers were injured,...
[Infographic] HFO: A Threat To the Arctic!
Heavy fuel oil (HFO) use increases the impact of oil spills and produces harmful air and climate pollutants, reports an infographic from HFO Free Arctic.
For the infographic, click here.
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