Weekly Maritime Security Report – Week 14, 2019

Protection Vessel International has released the Maritime Security Report for Week 14 of 2019. The report formulated on 17th April 2019 highlights the various security breaches that have happened over the past week. Peru: Robbers board...

TMS Launches Ship Finance and Trade Conference

According to a press release available on The Maritime Standard website, the Dubai-based publisher, and events organizers have announced that the fifth annual The Maritime Standard Ship Finance and Trade Conference will be held...

Pirate Attack! Armed Pirates Open Fire and Board Product Tanker

According to a report published by ICC-CCS, a group of pirates armed weapons opened fire and boarded a product tanker. What happened? The incident occurred near Bonny River Inner Anchorage, Nigeria. Four persons in a speed...

Can Ship Owners Sacrifice US$1.6M for EU SRR Compliance?

EU SRR mandates that vessels will be recycled only in a yard that appears in the European list of approved yards. The aim is to force European owners to recycle ships in Europe...

Digital Container Shipping Association of Major Ocean Carriers Launched

Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd and Ocean Network Express have officially established a Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) to drive standardisation, digitalisation, and interoperability and to make the industry more efficient for both customers and shipping lines,...

Sulphur Sniffer in Drone To Patrol Danish Waters

“Sniffer” fitted drone to be introduced to check emissions from ships in Danish waters for their compliance with the sulphur limit, says a press release published on Danish Maritime Authority website. How does the drone...

ABS Opens Global Sustainability Center in Singapore

The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has launched a Global Sustainability Center in Singapore as decarbonising shipping becomes mission critical for the industry classification society, says an article published in marinelog. Mission The ABS Global Sustainability...

Coldharbour Marine Announces New CEO Appointment

UK-based in-tank ballast water treatment systems (BWTS) manufacturer Coldharbour Marine has appointed Don Stephen as Chief Executive Officer, reports Marine Log. On Stephen’s appointment With over 30 years blue chip industry experience, Stephen’s career spans technical...

Angelicoussis Adds Another 174,000 cum LNG Carrier at DSME

Greek owner Angelicoussis has added one more LNG carriers to his huge orderbook at South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), says an article published on Splash 247 website. Vessel capacity and delivery info The...

Weekly Tanker Report – Week 15, 2019

The Baltic Briefing has issued the tanker report for the 15th week of this year. The report dated 12th April 2019 provides a valuable insight into this week's tanker market dealings, freight rates, and charter...