[FAQ] Onboard VLSFO Sampling & Testing Guide
With IMO 2020 regulation in force, shipowners are quite stressed about fuel issues. They simply don't have any idea how to check for fuel quality issues onboard ships. Keeping this in mind, the Standard...
What the August Oil Spills of Mauritius & Venezuela Tells About Shipping?
August has been a very bad month for the ocean, having been battered by oil spills, explosions, and poorly regulated shipping, writes Nishan Degnarain in an article published in Forbes.
Venezuelan Oil Spill
While the eyes...
Children Carrying Corona in Noses for Weeks Without Symptoms
According to a CNN report, children can carry coronavirus in their noses and throats for weeks even if they don't show any symptoms, which might explain how the virus can spread silently, researchers in...
[Watch] Old Navy Ship Shot Up and Sunk
Watch the footage of the sinking exercise, known in Navy-speak as a SINKEX, in the below video published in NavyTimes.
Disclaimer: This video is intended for informational purpose only. This may not be construed as...
Maersk’s Restructuring Set To Affect Thousands of Jobs
Maersk major restructuring to affect about 3,400 jobs.
Separate entities Safmarine and Damco to be incorporated into the group.
27,000 jobs will be affected by the broader restructuring with “small number” of direct...
Stolt-Nielsen Acquires 5 Chemical Tankers from CTG
Stolt-Nielsen Limited announces that Stolt Tankers B.V. has agreed to acquire five chemical tankers from Chemical Transportation Group (CTG).
The purpose of this acquisition is to trade in the Stolt Tankers Joint Service.
...
Fire Damages & Disables Freighter
General cargo ship suffered fire in the engine room in Bay of Biscay, north of Ferrol, Spain, reports Maritime Bulletin.
What happened?
General cargo ship TEJO ALGES reported fire in engine room at around 1030 UTC...
$27m Undeclared Cash Seized Aboard a Docked Ship
US agents seize $27m undeclared cash on ship bound for USVI.
A dog inspecting cargo alerted three agents about the cash on board the docked ship.
US agents seized $27 million in cash aboard...
Tug Towing Mauritius Disaster Ship Sinks, 2 Dead, 2 Missing
Port tug SIR GAETAN collided with barge when she was towing in stormy weather conditions in the evening Aug 31, off Mauritius northeast coast near Poudre d’Or, writes Mikhail Voytenko for the Maritime Bulletin.
What...
Typhoon Struck Cattle Carrier Sank With 42 Crew, Says Survivor
A livestock carrier with 43 crew members on board after a distress signal was sent from the vessel is missing, reports BBC. Strong winds and rain from Typhoon Maysak hamper rescue of crew from...