PDVSA to Declare Maritime Emergency! Tanker Fleet to Return 10 Vessels
Venezuelan state oil company’s tanker fleet to return 10 vessels because of unpaid fees.
PDVSA’s weak finances, the result of mismanagement, a sharp decline in oil output and U.S. sanctions designed to oust...
Moscow Tightens Arctic Route! Threatens To Arrest or Sink Vessels
Moscow has tightened passage rules in the Northern Sea Route as it plans to bring Arctic waters under its control.
Warships and vessels will now have to notify Russia of their plans within...
Cruise Workers Say Sex on Ships Is Comparable To College Dorms
Cruise ship employees say sex among cruise ship workers is pervasive.
Some compare the hookup culture as being similar to, or even exceeding, that of a college dorm.
Aggressive or inappropriate behavior is...
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...