Fire After Tanker and Bulk Carrier Collide with Each Other
On July 9, a bulk carrier reportedly collided with a tanker berthed in a petrochemical terminal.
What happened?
While sailing upstream the Yangtze River, the bulk...
Load Cells for Offshore Mooring Project
French maritime engineering specialist Iroise Mer used a 50 ton Straightpoint Radiolink plus (RLP) load cell during a refit of a tanker mooring system...
Rolls-Royce to Establish Open Ship Simulation Platform
The Norwegian University of Technology Science (NTNU), research organisation SINTEF Ocean, and classification society DNV GL have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with...
Navigating Through the Thorny Thicket of EU MRV
Under the auspices of the IMarEST UAE branch, Verifavia Shipping from France sponsored a technical meeting on the EU MRV regulation. The event was...
ABP Humber and RBT Join Growing ABTO Membership
ABP Humber has joined the Association of Bulk Terminal Operators (ABTO) as a full member, in what marks a significant milestone for the newly...
China, EU Bolster Greener Global Shipping to Curb Emissions
The trillion-dollar global shipping industry may soon be forced to curb greenhouse gas emissions under new rules backed by the European Union and China.
Over...
[Watch] A Daring Rescue to Save Sailors from Vessel on Fire
In a concerted effort throughout July 7, and into the early hours of July 8, approximately 80 Citizen Airmen and four aircraft from the...
New Guidelines on Cybersecurity Issues Addressed by BIMCO
The Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO) released a new version of its Guidelines for Cyber Security Onboard Ships manual just a week after...
NYK Blue Jay Named 2016 Ship of the Year
The 14,000 TEU containership NYK Blue Jay has been named the 2016 Ship of the Year in the Large Cargo Ship category by the...
Ban Heavy Fuel Oil in the Arctic!
Clean Arctic Alliance Welcomes IMO Action on Arctic Heavy Fuel Oil Risk
As the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 71) concluded,...
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APLICATIONS
Weekly Tanker Report – Week 14, 2019
The Baltic Briefing has issued the tanker report for the 14th week of this year. The report dated 5th March 2019 provides a valuable...
