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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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. Did you subscribe to our newsletter? It's...

Trelleborg’s marine and infrastructure operation has launched a new research report which reveals the latest challenges in LNG fueling, reports Safety4sea. Need for clean energy The growing global climate crisis is necessitating the search and need...

An overload of security alerts can make it difficult for IT and security teams to find pressing threats which is why Google Cloud is adding a new “Mute Findings” capability to its Security Command Center (SCC), reports techradar. What...

Russian authorities say a fire at a coal mine in Russia's Siberia killed 11 people and injured more than 40 others, with dozens of others still trapped, reports abc News. About the blaze The blaze took...