Goal To Increase the Proportion of Women on Tankers To 5%
The International Transport Workers Federation estimates that only 2% of crew in the world fleet are female.
94% of these women work on either cruise or passenger ships.
OSM is targeting the ambitious...
Japan’s Bunker Fuel Sales Fall 18.6% From Nov
According to Trade and Industry data, Japan sold 2.32 million barrels of bonded bunker fuel in December 2018, down 18.6% from November and 8.9% from December 2017, reports Platts.
The Sales Update
Bonded bunker fuel...
Gasum Boasts 100th Ship-to-Ship LNG Bunkering
LNG bunkering is now becoming routine in many areas. Espoo, Finland headquartered Gasum carried out its 100th LNG bunkering on February 21, reports the Marinelog.
The 100th LNG Bunkering
LNG bunker vessel Coralius, made its milestone...
SHI Places LNG Carrier Tank Order With GTT
In a recent development, GTT has announced that they have received an order from Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for the tank design of a new 174 000 m3 LNG carrier (LNGC), on behalf of...
Five Ballast Water-Related Predictions for 2019
Detentions and arrests, missed compliance deadlines, mergers and more; Craig Jallal predicts the top trends for the ballast water sector for 2019, reports Ballast Water Treatment Technology.
2019: Record-Breaking Year for USCG Detentions
Where there is...
[Watch] Norwegian Cruise Ship Rocked By ‘Sudden, Extreme Gust of Wind’!
According to Sun Sentinel, Several people were injured after the Norwegian Escape cruise ship was blasted by an extreme gust of wind.
What happened?
Described as a "sudden, extreme gust of wind, estimated at 100 knots" by...
Ship Owner Apologizes For Oil Spill in Solomon Islands!
The owner of the bulk carrier guilty of spilling oil in the Solomon Islands has issued an apology and could be imposed a bill of $5m for clean-up operations.
Seventy-five tonnes of oil has...
LNG Carrier for Cameron LNG Nearing Completion Christened
LNG carrier with capacity of 177,000 m3 under construction for Mitsui & Co christened.
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding bagged the order for the new vessel through MI LNG Company, a joint venture for the design...
Tanker Report – Week 9, 2019
The Baltic Briefing has released a report about the tanker market of the 9th week of shipping activities of this year. The report dated 1st March highlights the plight of the tanker market at...
How Will US Sanctions on Venezuela Impact Tankers?
The United States has imposed sanctions on state-owned Venezuelan oil company PDVSA to prevent Venezuelan president from enjoying the benefits.
The actions also prevent companies from entering into financial transactions with PDVSA and will be...