NYK and GAIL Sign Deal For Charter of LNG Carrier

Further Accumulation of Stable Freight Rate Businesses and the Stable Supply of LNG. NYK signed a multi-year time-charter contract with GAIL (India) Limited, India's largest natural gas company, for a liquefied natural gas...

Container Ship Crashes Into Wharf At Port

A container ship appears to have sustained serious damage after crashing into a wharf at Taichung Port this morning, Sunday, December 26. Taichung Port authorities said that the container ship Asiatic Sun crashed...

Can EEXI Reduce Bulker Emissions?

Research on potential impact of EEXI suggests that new measures could lead to 6.6% drop in vessel emission. The new study maps EEXI requirements and engine power limitation on to real-life operations. New research...

FLNG Facility Remains Closed Due To Fire Accident

  Australia’s offshore security regulator has ordered Shell to shut down its Prelude FLNG facility offshore Western Australia, following the fire incident that occurred at the beginning of the month, reports Offshore Energy. About Preload  The Prelude...

This Lickable Tv Can Imitate And Download Flavors

A Japanese professor has developed a prototype lickable TV screen that can imitate food flavours, another step towards creating a multi-sensory viewing experience, reports The Star. About the device  The device, called Taste the TV (TTTV),...

Pre-loading Meeting, Ship & Terminal Agreements For Chemical Tanker

The complexity of loading/discharging operations on chemical tankers makes it necessary to plan all activities. The Master/Chief officer should present the Notice of Readiness (NOR) to the loading master for his signature. Care...

Singapore Marine Fuel 0.5%S Bunker Premium Nears 20-Month High

Singapore-delivered marine fuel 0.5%S bunker premium against benchmark Singapore Marine Fuel 0.5%S cargo assessments rose to a multi-month high of $30.28/mt Dec. 23, Platts data showed, on the back of limited availability of low...

Disabled Cargo Ship Is Being Towed Off The Coast

General cargo ship ANGON was disabled shortly after leaving Aveiro, Portugal, at around 1000 UTC Dec 24, cause unknown. Tug EEMS WRESTLER (IMO 8843549) was contracted, to tow ANGON to Villagarcia, northwest Spain, with...

Aircraft Cancellation, Scores Of Citizen Stranded

Tens of thousands of airline passengers have been hit by the grounding of thousands of flights as a surge in Covid cases causes staff shortages. Recorded Covid cases are rising sharply around the...

AIDA Cruises Takes Delivery Of LNG Powered Cruise Ship

AIDA Cruises has taken delivery of its second liquified natural gas (LNG) powered cruise ship. The first of altogether six metropolis voyages is scheduled for 26 February 2022. At the end of October,...