USCG Icebreaker Suffers Fire, Propulsion Failure
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB-20) suffered fire in one of its propulsion electric motors, in the Gulf of Alaska, reports Maritime Bulletin.
What...
CPCL Prepares New IMO Compliant Marine Fuel
CPCL has successfully prepared one batch of the new marine fuel as per IMO norms.
IMO enforced a new 0.5 per cent sulphur...
Shipping Shaken Up As Chinese Ban on Imports Nears
CMA CGM is ending scrap shipments to China as country prepares to widen its prohibition on imports.
Insurance providers are analyzing the Chinese...
$1 Million Investment by Maersk in Australian Digital Road Freight
Maersk has invested A$1.4m (US$1m) in Australian trucking start-up Ofload.
The Sydney-based digital road freight platform tackles inefficient empty container moves and idle...
Hurricane Laura Dangerous, Port Houston Closed & Bunkering Stalled
Forecasters say Laura could cause an ‘unsurvivable’ storm surge.
Houston was set at US Coast Guard Port Condition X-ray in preparation for gale...
Crew Stabbing Onboard LNG Vessel
One of the crew members of LNG tanker Madrid Spirit went out of control and attacked fellow crew with a knife.
He stabbed...
Local Officials Monitor Scuttling of Mauritius Oil-spill Vessel
The front section of the Wakashio, the bulker which broke up off the coast of Mauritius in late July spilled around 1,000 metric tonnes...
Genomic Study Identifies COVID19 Susceptibility of Animals
Scientists from different parts of the world used genomic analysis to compare the main cellular receptor for the virus in humans.
It is...
2 Cargo Vessels Meet With Accident
Maritime Bulletin reports 2 cargo ship accidents in the EU waters and China.
EU waters
Dutch general cargo ship was disabled on August 25 while en...
Leading Trading Firms Take Over Fuel Storage Leases
Trafigura and Gunvor have taken over storage space in Singapore previously controlled by Singaporean outfit Hin Leong.
The move by the two firms...
























