Fujairah Bunker Market Slightly Impacted By FOBAS High Acid Number Alert
The ex-wharf 380 CST Fujairah bunker fuel premium over the Mean of Platts Arab Gulf 180 CST HSFO averaged $5/mt in H1 April, steady against H2 March.
FOBAS tested a number of bunker...
Suppressed Charter Rates Shows A Challenging Year For Tanker Markets
2019 is expected to be a challenging year for tanker markets as charter rates remain suppressed and the market fails to see any significant momentum ahead.
Growth in seaborne oil demand is expected...
Setting A Course For Decarbonised Shipping: An Eight Point Carbon Pricing Plan
The shipping sector is estimated to account for approximately 816 million tonnes CO2 in 2012; 2.1% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
A per IPCC, global emissions – including shipping – must peak as...
Maersk’s Roadmap Towards Sustainable Shipping
Global shipping giant Maersk has embraced its commitment to go carbon neutral by 2050 with a pilot of a biofuels-powered vessel.
Teaming up with Shell and other members of the Dutch Sustainable Growth...
[Watch] Aerial Rescue of Unconscious Man on Cruise Ship Off N.J. Coast
An unconscious man aboard a cruise ship 100 miles off the coast of Atlantic City was rescued by a Coast Guard helicopter that was able to airlift him to a local hospital.
Disclaimer: This video...
British Man Dies After Being Crushed on Ship in Rough Waters
According to an article published by The Metro, a British man died after being crushed trying to secure a dinghy to a ship in Australia.
What happened?
The 46-year-old man was initially thought to have fallen...
Bulker Captain Pleads Guilty for Unsafe Work Practices
According to a SeaNews report, a captain of a Panama flagged bulker whose name is Captain Chen was charged with permitting dangerous activity involving ships or maritime products under section 65(2) of the Maritime...
Cruise Ship Passengers Beware! You Are Not As Protected By The Law As You...
According to an article published in the Savannahnow, a 17-year-old British passenger, traveling on the MSC Divina with her parents, has alleged that an 18-year-old man forced her into his cabin on board and...
Silversea’s First Purpose Built Ship for Galapagos Islands Cruise
In a recent development, Silversea Cruises have shared details about their first purpose-built ship for a destination – the 100-guest, all-suite Silver Origin, which will operate in the Galapagos Islands starting in summer 2020,...
April 26, 1956: The World’s First Containership IdealX Starts Its Voyage
According to an article published in the Wired, today is the date when containerization was born as the first every containership set sails from Newark, New Jersey on this date in 1956
The converted...