IMO Pledges ‘Key Worker Status’ for Seafarers at MSC Summit

Border closures and national restrictions following the COVID-19 pandemic have left thousands of seafarers trapped on board ships, or unable to join ships. ...

IMO To ‘Hone in On’ Fuel Compliance & Sampling Regulations

  IMO to discuss MARPOL Annex VI changes on how PSC can draw fuel oil samples on board at the MEPC 75 meeting. Authorities...

EPS Makes History with First LNG Bunkering!

Eastern Pacific Shipping successfully carries out LNG bunkering for the vessel M/V CMA CGM Tenere during a scheduled port call in Rotterdam, reports LNG...

Anglo American Bags Time Charter for LNG-fuelled Cape Series

Anglo American announces the award of a ten-year charter contract for four LNG fuelled capesize+ vessels, introducing LNG into its chartered fleet for...

Maritime Collaboration Crucial To Transform Shipping

From ship owners and operators to ports and logistics service providers, the need for data sharing is essential to navigate the ever-increasing demands placed...

Market Forces Like Supply Chain To Determine Emission Policy?

IMO regularly comes in for criticism from many quarters but I had not heard an argument made for it to be sidelined so that...

Cargo Ships Beached By Typhoon

Two cargo ships were beached by typhoon last week at Cua Viet beach, Vietnam, reports Maritime Bulletin. What happened? Two cargo ships HOANG TUAN 26 and...

Moderna Vaccine Provides Greater Hope Than Pfizer

On a day his state and others reported staggering coronavirus numbers, one Midwestern governor said he could see through the darkness to better days...

Cargo Ship Attacked, Vessel not Identified

A cargo ship has been attacked. It is probably an Aframax crude oil tanker but identification yet to be confirmed. According to a recent...

Weekly Tanker Report – Week 46, 2020

The Baltic Briefing has issued the tanker report for the 46th week of this year. The report dated 13th November 2020 provides a valuable...