Pirates Attack This Tanker ‘Twice’ in Less Than 24 Hours
Greek product tanker gets attacked and looted by pirates, reports Maritime Bulletin.
Product tanker attacked
Product tanker NEW RANGER was attacked at around 0720 UTC Dec 5 in Gulf of Guinea, some 200 nm south of...
DSME Seals $260M VLCC Trio Order from ADNOC
DSME has won a $257m order to build three VLCCs for ADNOC.
The vessels will be delivered by the first quarter of 2023 with the contract also coming with options for three more...
Just-In-Time Arrival Guide Launched To Achieve Sustainable Shipping
GIA has developed a guide to support low carbon shipping.
The guide aims to provide practical guidance on how to facilitate JIT.A new guide developed by the Global Industry Alliance (GIA) to support...
Oil Major Chevron Cuts Capital Spending Amid COVID19 Crisis
COVID-19’s seismic effect on the fortunes of tanker owners is beginning to become clearer.
Chevron Corporation is reducing its capital and exploratory budget for the next five years by billions of U.S. dollars...
General Cargo Ship Attacked Under Unclear Circumstances
According to maritime authorities, a cargo ship off Yemen in the Gulf of Aden was attacked in unclear circumstances, reports Global News.
Pirate attacks
The Gulf of Aden is a crucial route for global trade, and...
Crew Member Falls Off Tanker Ship, Search Continues
The U.S. Coast Guard continues searching for crew member who fell off tanker ship, reports APNews.
What happened?
A 27-year-old crew member fell overboard from a tanker ship on Wednesday evening.The tanker ship Sagami was about...
Post-Covid Impacts on Shipmanagement Industry
According to an article published in splash247, the shipmanagement industry is changing during and post-Covid dominated much of the discussion at Capital Link’s Hong Kong Maritime Forum today.
Comments of experts
Peter CremersHe is chairman of...
Tanker Demolition Drops To Record-breaking Low
24 tankers likely to have been demolished by the end of the year.
The lowest level since 1997.The number of tankers scrapped this year is set to reach the lowest level in 23...
Freight Rates Surge Amid Demand & Supply Imbalance
China's exports recovered fast from the COVID-19 pandemic but delivering goods overseas has become difficult due to increasing shipping costs, says an article published in CGTN.In October, China's export volume topped 1.6 trillion yuan,...
NHS Worried Over Holiday Season Surge in COVID Cases
NHS staff will no longer get the coronavirus vaccine first after a drastic rethink about who should be given priority, it emerged last night.The new immunization strategy is likely to disappoint and worry thousands...