Delivery of VLCC New Building with 15-Year Charter
According to an article published in PR Newswire, Ocean Yield ASA is pleased to announce that it has taken delivery of a VLCC.
Series of four VLCCs
The vessel Nissos Despotiko was delivered from the yard...
Man and Wife Airlifted from Cruise Ship 100 Miles Off Cape Hatteras
According to an article published in CBS17, the U.S. Coast Guard airlifted a 55-year-old Canadian man from a cruise ship 100 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras.
What happened?
On 14th JuneWatchstanders at the Coast Guard’s 5th...
Scrubber-Equipped Tonnage Now Accounts for 36% of Box Ship Capacity
As the global maritime industry is sailing towards a new sulphur regulations imposed by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), boxships are set to operate with scrubbers as part of their approach for compliance, reports...
IMO Adds Ship Register To STCW White List
According to an article published in Tanker Shipping and Trade, Palau International Ship Registry (PISR) has been recognized by IMO as fully complying with the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping...
Oil Product Stocks Fall To 4-Week Low Amid Soft Holiday Trading
Eid-al-Fitr holidays cause a slump in refined oil product stockpiles at Fujairah.
Total inventories at the hub dropped 0.5% over the past week to 23.889 million barrel.
Fujairah-delivered 380 CST bunker fuel was assessed...
General Cargo Vessel Collisions Due To Dragging of Insufficient Anchor Cable
According to an investigative report published by MAIB, the UK government highlights the problems pertaining to anchor dragging and how does it lead to collisions and what we can do to avoid such incidents.
What...
New Rules for Ships Enforced to Protect Killer Whales off B.C. Coast
The Canadian government has announced sweeping new rules to protect southern resident killer whales off the coast of British Columbia, reports the Globalnews.ca.
What is the new rule?
The new rule keep ships 400 metres away...
Malaysia to Ship 3,300 Tons of Plastic Waste Back to Foreign Nations
Malaysia will send back some 3,000 metric tons (3,300 tons) of non-recyclable plastic waste to countries such as the U.S., U.K., Canada and Australia in a move to avoid becoming a dumping ground for...
Foreign Flagged Ships Detained in the UK During May 2019
On June 12, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced that four foreign flagged ships remained under detention in UK ports during May 2019 after failing port state control (PSC) inspection.
Three new detentions
During May,...
Operation Taking Place to Recover Gold From Sunken Ship
An operation to recover tonnes of gold bullion believed to be on board a ship that sank off the coast of Donegal in 1940 is said to be making substantial progress, writes Eileen Magnier...