5 Weirdest Spills Ever, From Pepsi in Russia to an Exploding Sperm Whale
A Russian town is finishing clean-up efforts after 28 million liters of PepsiCo, Inc. juices inundated the streets last Tuesday. Lebedyan’s warehouse, the world’s sixth-largest juice plant, collapsed to release the most flavorful flood in...
How Software Can Help Prevent Ship Detentions?
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and IT Energy have released a new version of ISF Watchkeeper software, which helps prevent seafarer fatigue. Version 3.5 can also help ship operators avoid issues with port...
Cold Treatment Failure Delays
The Club has seen an increase in refrigerated cargo claims for fresh fruit from South America to the United States due to cold treatment failure. Cold treatment failure delays the arrival of the cargo...
New Asia-East Coast Services Rattles West Coast Ports
The announcement last week by carrier alliances that beginning in late March they will deploy three new all-water services from Asia to the East Coast through the Panama Canal was a dagger to the...
Rising Security Threats Pose Real Danger to Maritime Industry
Conflicts and tensions in the South China Sea and sub-Saharan Africa pose a real threat to the maritime environment and some of the world’s most important shipping lanes, with 48 criminal incidents recorded in...
Tanker Market: Demand for Larger Tonnage on the Up
It seems that the recent surge of interest from ship owners regarding the acquisition of more modern tonnage was based on some interesting developments from the demand side of the market. In its latest...
Baltic Dry Index Finally Sees Some Upside
The Baltic Dry Index finally turned higher on Monday but after its recent collapse, adding a modest 7 points to reach 1001 points. The key shipping measure has been on a downside trajectory since...
Distressed Thermal Coal Cargo Seen Off Coast of Morocco
On Tuesday, a shipment of Russian-origination thermal coal has become distressed after arriving at the Moroccan port of Jorf Lasfar.
What happened?
The 75,000 mt parcel aboard the Panamax Nord Sirius was said to have been...
[Watch] Thrilling Evacuation by Coast Guard Off San Diego
An MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Sector San Diego medically evacuates a passenger from the cruise ship Norwegian Pearl approximately 130 miles south of San Diego on May 3, 2017. The 70-year-old...
First Engine Room Section of Matson’s Dual-fuel Ship Ready
Philly Shipyard (PSI), lowered the first engine room section for Matson’s dual-fuel ‘Aloha Class’ containership.
The two vessels will be delivered to Matson in the third quarter of 2018 and first quarter of 2019,...