Beware of Libyan Guidelines! Risk of Crew Arrest High – Gard
Oil smuggling activities in waters off the Western Libya coast continue to pose risks to vessels in these waters. Tanker operators caution their vessels’ crews about the situation and must instruct them to navigate...
Scared of Falling Off a Cruise Ship? Here’s What You Should Know
Some might consider cruise ships havens, where passengers can destress freely and there's always something on tap. Although extremely rare, bad things can happen on them. Despite these implications, cruise ships are still a...
DNV GL and Meyer Turku Sign Contract for Two New Vessels
Finish firm Meyer Turku signs a contract with DNV GL
It deals with the classification of their new Royal Caribbean ICON class vessels.
The vessels are scheduled for delivery in 2022-24.
The new...
Shortage of Ships for Charter Could Force Carriers to Shelve New Services
Shipowners are in for a rude shock, as they are forced to shelve new services of their carriers due to the hike in containership hire rates along with the spiralling fuel prices. Added to...
Don’t Let Your Maritime Claim Expire
Introduction
Maritime claims arise in relation to the ownership, possession, mortgage and general operation of a ship and are primarily enforced by an admiralty action in rem or in personam. Admiralty actions do not last forever; rather, they...
Singapore’s Bunker Industry Deals with Demurrage Claims After Off-spec Fuel Issues
A report in the Platts highlights the current plight of Singapore’s bunker industry as suppliers are adversely affected as they are unable to load on-spec product from the terminal, and when it became available,...
Fleet Wide Alfa Laval BWS Retrofit for Nova and Polsteam
Alfa Laval has scored two fleet deals with Polsteam and Nova Ship Tech fitting its ballast water treatment system (BWTS) to over 90 vessels.
Comply with BWM convention
Both Polsteam and Novaship have selected the Alfa...
[Watch] This $1 Billion Cruise Ship with a Race Track will Fly High
A $1 billion Norwegian cruise ship is all set to dethrone its rival cruise lines Carnival and Royal Caribbean.
What happened?
The $1 billion cruise ship ‘Norwegian Bliss’ is the latest ship to join the Norwegian...
High Water Levels Strands vessel on St. Lawrence River
On May 8, a cruise ship was left stranded on St.Lawrence river because the river levels were too high to allow it to pass beneath the Laviolette Bridge.
What happened?
The cruise ship ‘MS Marina’ was...
China Bans Scrapping of Foreign Ships at its Yards
In an unexpected turn of events, China has decided to ban foreign-flagged vessels to be dismantled at its shipyards from the beginning of 2019.
What happened?
According to an official government announcement, from the beginning of...