Blockchain & DNA Comes To the Rescue of 2020 Compliance Issues
The shipping industry is looking to innovate in alternative fuels to ensure its compliance with future IMO regulations.
Many shipping companies are intensifying their GHG initiatives with more collaborations happening across the industry.
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[Watch] Typhoon Damages LPG Tanker Under Construction
LPG tanker under construction got damaged by typhoon Maysak, reports Maritime Bulletin.
What happened?
LPG tanker PANG TIAN that was under construction at Ulsan shipyard got damaged during typhoon Maysak passage on Sep 3.
Condition of the...
Hamburg Süd and Maersk Eye Unmatched Customer Proximity
To boost its customer proximity and deliver more effectively to customers, Hamburg Süd will optimize its organizational structure by the end of the third quarter.
The organizational and geographical area structure will be...
[Watch] World’s First Zero-emission Electric Tanker in 2022
A group of large Japanese companies has come together to launch a consortium that will build the infrastructure to develop and launch large electric vessels, like oil tankers.
Some of the world’s largest...
Satellite Images Show the Lost Cattle Ship Heading Into the Typhoon
Global satellite analytics firm, Windward, shows the last moments of a large cattle ship that sunk last week.
New satellite analysis reveals that the Gulf Livestock 1 was the only vessel heading into the typhoon.
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VLCC Tanker Fire Put Off Amid Spill Fears
A fire on a large oil tanker drifting off Sri Lanka’s coast was extinguished on Sunday after burning for three days.
Four tug boats, three Sri Lankan navy ships and four Indian ships...
91% Recovered People Have COVID19 Antibodies, Dispels Reinfection Rumors
A Covid 19 antibody study on the pandemic in Iceland published in the New England Journal of Medicine offers some evidence to dispel such fears.
The researchers have looked at serum samples from...
Bridge Team’s Failure To Take Early Action Leads To Collision
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its final report on the collision between the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Fitzgerald and the boxship ACX Crystal on June 17, 2017.
The accident badly damaged...
FSL Trust Pens $58.56M Deal for LR2 Pair
First Ship Lease Trust has sealed a deal with a Chinese leasing company for the sale and leaseback of two LR2 product tankers.
FSL will receive $58.56m, which will be used to finance...
Temporary Remote Inspection Extended for Offshore Vessels
The OCIMF is including a remote vessel inspection option as a temporary tool within its Offshore Vessel Inspection Database (OVID), the inspection protocol for offshore vessels.
The option to use remote inspections within...