Maersk & Cargo iQ Clash Over Purchase of Air Freight Capacity

Cargo iQ denied suggestions to processes help shippers cut out forwarders to deal directly with carriers. Maersk plans to cut out ‘the middleman’ and become an ‘end-to-end solutions provider’. Cargo airlines intend to...

Mauritius Receives International Aid Over Oil Spill

Countries around the world are rushing to the aid of Mauritius. Mauritius PM declared a national emergency as oil continues to leak from a grounded bulk carrier. They are not equipped to salvage...

Weekly Tanker Report – Week 32, 2020

The Baltic Briefing has issued the tanker report for the 32nd week of this year. The report dated 07th August 2020 provides a valuable insight into this week’s tanker market dealings, freight rates, and...

[Watch] Building Shipyard To Shipbuilding

Watch the story about building the shipyard to shipbuilding. The film follows the progress made by SAILCARGO INC. a young organisation emerging from the mangroves of Costa Rica, with the bold aim to change...

[Watch] Container Ship Crashed Into Pier

A container ship crashed into Pier 2 of North Harbor, Manila, early in the morning Aug 10, reports Maritime Bulletin.  What happened? Container ship OCEAN ABUNDANCE rammed into Pier 2 of North Harbor, Manila.  The accident...

Pricing of COVID-19 Vaccine Takes The Centre Stage

After clinical testing is nearing, some clues about pricing are starting to emerge. Moderna made deals at between $32 and $37 per dose of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine. Health advocates are expecting prices...

Stricter COVID-19 Measures Deflect Bunker Demand To Nearby Ports

Bunkering operations at Hong Kong are affected by stricter Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) measures. The company is currently thinking of conducting bunkers-only calls at Xiamen or Hainan ports where supply conditions are still...

Maritime Union Win Over MV Portland Sit-In

Australian federal court has handed a major legal victory to ten Australian seafarers who undertook a two-month sit-in to prevent their vessel from being replaced by foreign. The MUA have been in a...

SAL Heavy Lift Cargo Vessel Gets Grounded

SAL heavy lift gets grounded with wind turbine blades, reports Maritime Bulletin. Read More: General Cargo Carrier Goes Adrift Heavy lift cargo carrier aground Heavy lift cargo ship IMKE ran aground while approaching Ogdensburg, northernmost port in...

Crew Change Aboard COVID Positive Panamax Vessel

Eleven out of 22 crew of a Greek Panamax bulk carrier PATRA were found test positive, almost immediately on arrival at Yuzhniy Port, Ukraine, Black sea, reports Maritime Bulletin. The ship was anchored at outer...