Weekly Tanker Report – Week 27, 2020

  The Baltic Briefing has issued the tanker report for the 27th week of this year. The report dated 03rd July 2020 provides a valuable...

[Watch] 21st Century Boxship Accidents

Each year, more than 100 million containers are shipped across the globe on containerships. Despite the large number, accidents are relatively rare. The best...

IMO 2020 and COVID-19 Push Owners Towards Demolition

Owners push a large number of less fuel-efficient vintage ships to scrapyards. The trend is expected to be sustained in the first half...

Grieg Star & G2 Ocean Join Autonomous Ship Research Cluster

Grieg Star and G2 Ocean join the research cluster to explore the feasibility of safe autonomous deep-sea ships, says an article published on their...

Foreign Flagged Ships Detained in the UK During May 2020

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced that five foreign flagged ships remained under detention in UK ports during April 2020 after failing port...

Bulk Carrier Loaded With Grain Runs Aground

A bulk carrier with cargo of maize ran aground on Parana river in the general Lagos area at around 0130 UTC Jul 5, reports...

Bulk Carrier Goes Out of Control After Power Failure

A bulk carrier carrying timber loses its way after unexpected power off while leaving Tauranga, New Zealand.  The ship is anchored and to undergo...

Low Carbon and Sustainable Energy Key To Future Economy

The coronavirus pandemic has led to the loss of thousands of lives, put brakes on economic growth and pushed the world into a...

Ocean Carriers Respond Amid Erratic Freight Rates

Uncertain outlook as ocean freight rates fall and carriers respond. Rates fell for the second consecutive month as the ramifications of coronavirus continue...

A “Whole-of-Society” Approach To Revitalize US Merchant Marine

The sad state of the U.S. blue-water merchant marine is threatening necessary Defense Department capabilities and calls for nothing less than a “whole-of-society” approach...