MEPC Advises on Scrubbers Malfunctioning

The Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) agreed on guidance for a malfunctioning scrubber at a meeting in London earlier this month, reports BIMCO. Switch to...

Sail Ships Revived To Combat Maritime Pollution

About 90% of all goods exported around the world cross the oceans on ships, that account for GHG and sulfur dioxide emissions and...

Container Shipping’s Debt Dilemma Exposed

  IFRS 16 rule a significant change from the previous rules IAS 17, requires lessees to capitalise all leases, except for short-term leases and...

Appointment of Armed Guards Not Mandatory

The terms of the charterparty for a tanker entering West African waters provided that armed guards were to be appointed at the charterer’s expense...

Sea Ports Oppose Open Loop Scrubbers Ban

Open loop scrubbers use seawater to remove sulphur emissions and then pumped back into the sea as liquid emissions. Concerns have been raised...

Weekly Tanker Report – Week 21, 2019

The Baltic Briefing has issued the tanker report for the 21st week of this year. The report dated 24th May 2019 provides a valuable insight...

Runaway Barges Hit Eastern Oklahoma Dam Amid Chaotic Mid-west Storms

According to an article published by Fox News, two barges carrying thousands of pounds of fertilizer broke loose from their moorings on Wednesday night. What...

Sri Racha ‘Danger Zone’ After Ship Bursts into Flames!

According to an article published in the Bangkok Post, Sri Racha district has been declared a danger zone after a large cargo ship burst...

Fujairah Data: Oil Products Stock Slump 8% in a Week!

Fujairah's oil data slumped 7.9% in the past week to 23.721 million barrels as of May 6 and is considered to be the biggest...

VIKING Enables Single-Source Safety Sourcing at OTC 2019

With lifeboat supplier Norsafe well integrated into the VIKING group, the offshore industry has access to an unprecedented range of solutions to help improve...