Ten VLCC newbuilding order at Hyundai yards cancelled
Shipbuilder said unnamed client had failed to come up with initial payment despite contract signing
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February 2021
Extreme weather in the Pacific ‘needs more research’, say scientists
The phenomenon, which is described as ‘plume of precipitable water vapour’, extended from Hawaii to California, also prompting 17 of 38…
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Poor Bridge Resource Management Led to Gas Carrier Allision -NTSB
A liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier struck a Washington State wharf in 2019 because the pilot approached with excessive speed and at too steep an angle, resulting from poor bridge resource management by the Puget Sound pilot and the ship’s bridge t…
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Ship Owners Load Up with Bulkers, as Transactions More Than Doubled Versus Similar Month of 2020
Dry bulk carriers have been the “weapon of choice” for many ship owners. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Allied Shipbroking said that “the year has started off on a very strong footing, with the sale and purchase market having rallied in recent…
Shipping industry takes new step to protect marine environments
Cleaning a ship’s submerged parts from barnacles and other growths, while the ship is in the water, can transfer invasive species to local marine environments unless it is properly cleaned and the debris is captured. To combat this problem, and to prov…
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