Ship Loses Highly Flammable Cargo in Storm
On January 2, a cargo ship was caught in rough North Sea weather and lost around 270 containers including highly flammable cargo.
What happened?
The cargo...
Dangers of Contaminated Fuel
The shipments of contaminated bunker fuel have made their way to several bunker ports in different countries. The International Association of Independent Tanker Owners...
World’s Biggest Ship-to-Ship LNG Transfers Starts off in Turkey
Turkey started one of the world's biggest ship-to-ship Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) transfers on Wednesday in the Mediterranean port of Dortyol, announced Mehmet Tecimen,...
Maersk Announces Rate Increase from US and CAN
Maersk has announced an increase in all contract rates expiring on January 31st, reports Ajot.
The rate increase for the relevant trade for various commodities...
Weekly Maritime Security Report
The Protection Vessel Weekly has released the weekly maritime security report which highlights the various issue faced by shipping vessels.
Southeast Asia
Malaysia: Kidnappers abduct three...
Hydra’s Fully-classed DP2 Saturation Diving Vessel Charter Ready
The subsea construction company Hydra is making its saturation diving vessel available for charters.
It's time for the Subsea Responder to charter as...
Guidelines on Austenitic Steel for LNG Storage and Fuel Tanks
Maritime Safety Committee approved the Korean Register's interim guidelines on high manganese austenitic steel use for LNG storage.
Earlier only aluminum alloy, Invar,...
ClassNK Releases Amendments to Class Rules
On 25 December 2018, leading classification society ClassNK has announced that it released amendments to its Rules and Guidance for the Survey and Construction...
Freightos Baltic Container Report – Week 50, 2018
Report Highlights
Transpacific pricing usually picks up mid-December as importers look to replenish after Christmas. But, wary of trade tariff increases, many importers are already...
Project Seashuttle for Developing Autonomous Container Ships
Samskip has announced the project Seashuttle to develop autonomous, zero-emissions container ships
A grant of €6 million has been awarded by Norwegian government money...