Concerns remain over the use of low-sulphur fuel

Stuart Edmonston, Loss Prevention Director, UK P&I Club comments on the increased demand for using low-sulphur fuels in shipping and says that concerns remain....

Fingertip Severed During Lifting Operation

This is a very important case study, which shows how a small mistake can chop off the fingers. During crane's lifting operation, the kinks...

Greece Clears Arrears To IMF

Greece had to skip two arrears to IMF, one in June and the other in July.  However, with a short-term loan of €7bn from...

Turkish Cargo Ship Attacked By Libyan Planes

An unidentified cargo ship was sunk and another attacked near the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on sunday. Libyan warplanes sank one ship and attacked...

Gulf Of Suez Still a Risky Place For Shipping

The recent terrorists attack on an Egyptian naval vessel, two miles off the coast of the Sinai Peninsula, shows inherent risk for commercial ships...

Chinese Mini-Bulker Sinks Near Wuhan Port

A Chinese bulker sank off Wuhan Port while undergoing a loading operation.  The vessel’s middle part suffered extensive damage during the operation and it...

Hoegh Target  Establishes As World’s Largest Pure Car And Truck Carrier

The Norway registered 20,766 DWT PCTC has claimed to be the world’s largest in the Industry and has been built with new fuel saving...

New Biofuels Carriage Regulation May Lead To  Shortage Of Product Tankers

From January 1, 2016 all product tankers are expected to comply with the new IMO regulations for the carriage of biofuels.  One environmental consultancy...

[VIDEO] Tanker and a Stena Line ferry collides

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yc_lFtDdkVg A Stena Line ferry collided with a tanker carrying 12,000 tons of fuel near Gothenburg, Sweden.  No injuries reported so far from the scene...

Explosion At China’s Largest Marine Fuel Facility

An explosion caused fire in a marine fuel manufacturing facility based in Guangzhou, China. Guangzhou Huahong Oil-Stuff is said to be China’s largest marine fuel...