China to Ban High-sulfur Diesel Used by Ships from November 1
In an effort to clear up its emission, China has decided to ban the use of high-sulfur diesel used by ships from November.
Sales to be ceased:
China has decided to cease the domestic sales of...
Autonomous Vessels and Crewless Ships Could be Coming Soon
With human error behind 75% of marine liability losses, there are hopes that autonomous vessels and crewless ships can improve shipping safety.
Rolls-Royce, which is working on autonomous technology in the maritime sector, envisages a...
Ship Glut Clouds Long-Awaited Recovery
Container shipping is emerging from a painful six-year slump, but a glut of tonnage that will hit the water over the next two years threatens to derail the nascent recovery.
In recent months, Mediterranean Shipping...
Inadequate Safety Equipment Leads to Fatality Onboard
Summary
On 20 October 2016, MV Samsun was navigating the Caribbean Sea, en route to Coronel, Chile. The maintenance works on the crane grab, stowed on a platform above the main deck, had been completed...
U.S. Oil Exports Boom, Putting Infrastructure to the Test
Tankers carrying record levels of crude are leaving in droves from Texas and Louisiana ports, and more growth in the fledgling U.S. oil export market may before long test the limits of infrastructure like...
Naphtha Cargoes Sail from the USGC to Asia
Five cargoes of naphtha were sailing East from the US Gulf Coast amid an open arbitrage to Asia, export market participants said.
US market sources said the cargoes were reformer-grade and full-range naphtha, all going...
European Marine Biocides Technology Innovation Award for Selektope
I-Tech AB has been recognized as the technology innovation leader in the European marine biocides market, resulting in the company receiving the 2017 Technology Innovation Award from Frost & Sullivan.
Each year, Frost & Sullivan...
Panama Registers its First 20,000 Teu Japanese Vessel
The 20,170 teu MOL Truth has been registered with Panama, a first for the Registry.
"This is a historic moment, as we are registering the first ship of Panamanian flag of 20,000 containers of Japan,...
Troubled Bulk Carrier Under Tow to Hawaii
On October 31, the bulk carrier which was disabled and adrift at Sea was successfully towed to the port for further repairs.
Vessel adrift at Sea:
Since October 21, the bulk carrier ‘Evangelia L’ was disabled...
Bulk Carrier Sunk Coaster in Collision Off Shanghai
On October 31, a cargo vessel reportedly sank after colliding with a bulk carrier.
What happened?
The bulk carrier ‘Li Dian 2’ collided with a cargo vessel ‘LV Di 67’ in the Waigaoqiao Channel, Shanghai.
Cargo...