Bulk Carrier Banned for 12 months for Due Crew Wages
A Liberian-flagged bulk carrier TW Hamburg is banned by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) for 12-months, from entering or using its ports.
Wage exploitation has been cited as the reason for this...
Engine Room Fire Disables Container Ship
Maersk owned container ship was disabled by fire at Balboa, reports Mikhail Voytenko for Maritime Bulletin.
Engine room fire
Container ship CAP JACKSON reportedly suffered fire in engine room while at anchor at Balboa, Panama, where...
Diesel Glut Leaves Oil Tankers With ‘Bizarre Trips’
Oil tankers’ strange trips reveal a stubborn glut of diesel, reports Bloomberg Quint.
One cargo of diesel got hauled all the way to Singapore from the Persian Gulf — only to be loaded onto...
[Watch] Hull Composite Ship Test Ahead of “RAMSSES Project” High Point
On July 18, at Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding’s (DSNS) location, RAMSSES project partners unveiled the recently assembled full scale composite ship’s hull section.
This, entitled Custom Made Hull for Offshore Vessel, represents one...
Quarantined Vessels and “Positive” Crews on the Rise
Maritime Bulletin reports of a surge in “infected” crews and quarantined ships.
Tanker MT FAIRCHEM BLUE SHARK and bulk carrier MV DIAMOND STARS were put under quarantine in Santos Brazil.
Quarantined vessels
FAIRCHEM BLUE SHARK arrived from...
A $114,000 Support from Climate Activist Thunberg To Fight Covid 19
Greta Thunberg, the teen climate activist is to donate a portion of a $1.14 million prize to fight covid 19 in the Brazilian Amazon, reports Scottie Andrew for CNN. This week, Thunberg won the...
EMSA Releases Goal Based Approach To Restart Cruises
EMSA and EDC publishes the joint guidance to facilitate the gradual restart of cruise ship operations which were seriously affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
A goal-based approach is proposed in the guidance comprising...
Cruises Turn To Antarctic Service Idea Amidst the COVID19 Drumroll
The only way most people can explore Antarctica, which lacks hotels and the trappings of commercial tourism, is on a cruise and that's what's about to happen, reports CNBC
New luxury cruises are scheduled to...
Aframax Leaves Without Crew As They Test COVID19 Positive
Aframax tanker left without crew on Piraeus Anchorage, writes Stepan Kotcherga for Maritime Bulletin.
Crew members test positive
Aframax tanker MERBABU arrived at Megara Greece from Ceyhan Turkey, with cargo of crude, on July 17. After...
Two Vessels Stranded With COVID19 Positive Crew
Two ships, namely a bulk carrier in Ningbo and a reefer in Faroe Islands, were stuck with positive test, writes Mikhail Voytenko for Maritime Bulletin.
Crazy testing in China
Bulk carrier BUNUN GLORY arrived at Ningbo...