VIDEO: Two Holland America line ships allowed to dock in Port Everglades Another long drawn out drama involving disembarking passengers from coronavirus-hit cruise ships is drawing to a close. The Zaandam, the first of two Holland America ships that had been held off Port
Crowley tugs load mobile space launch platform onto heavy lift ship Five Crowley tugboats recently worked together to load the LP Odyssey, a self-propelled, semi-submersible mobile spacecraft launch platform, onto a heavy-lift ship for Barber Moss Ship Management on behalf of Sea Launch/S7
OTC 2020 cancelled The 2020 OTC event in Houston, which had originally been planned for early May, has now been cancelled. The next presentation of the event has now been set for May 3-6, 2021..
COVID-19: National Maritime Center makes operational changes The National Maritime Center has issued a notice outlining operational changes due to COVID-19. All 17 Regional Examination Centers (REC) and 3 Monitoring Units (MU) remain closed to the public until further
Marine Log launches Digital Marketplace Directory to keep businesses connected With industry implementing temporary, staggered office schedules and remote work policies, there is a need to make sure your brand still maintains a strong presence in front of Vessel Owners and Operators,
MAN milestone: Dual-fuel two-strokes notch up one million operating hours MAN Energy Solutions reports that its portfolio of two-stroke, dual-fuel engines has accumulated one million operating hours. The milestone comes on the back of the 300 engines/6.3 GW sales the company recently
Kirby closes acquisition of Savage inland barge fleet Houston-headquartered Kirby Corporation (NYSE: KEX) reports that it has completed the acquisition of Savage Inland Marine's inland barge fleet. The total consideration paid was approximately $278 million and was financed with additional
GasLog sees LNG spot market boost as China recovers Measures to limit the damage from the coronavirus fallout, including the suspension of shore leave and crew changes, are keeping...
Capacity crunch risks return of rolling and no-shows Demand is falling but some goods are seeing sales surge, leading to fears of capacity shortages
BCI's return to positive territory raises hopes The C16 revised backhaul route is still showing minus numbers, but it is less extreme than it had been at...
IAPH issues guidance on health crisis response The IAPH has also enlisted port economists to keep track of the economic implications of the outbreak for the sector...
Italian shipping and ports in line for stimulus package 'Things are at the point where shipowners can no longer sustain the kind of activity which is fundamental for the...
Seafaring should be considered an essential service The UK is one exception to have moved to categorise seafaring as an essential service, which goes to promoting seafarer...
Bahri brings in more VLCCs as Saudi oil cargoes head out Ongoing Saudi strategy to flood the market with oil sees Bahri charter in another two VLCCs within five days
China issues crew change guidance amid port resistance Crew change requests from shipping companies will need approval within China from various officials in maritime, customs, port and immigration...
Call for fair demurrage and detention charging during crisis Detention and demurrage should not be used as a revenue generator or for competitive advantage, association says
New dry bulk safety standard launched The standard, which is in its draft form and was months in the making, requires further input from all industry...
Cargo owners warned of ocean freight disruptions Capacity management will be critical for carriers, but will disrupt their customers
What if coronavirus teaches us to consume less? In the discussion about cutting emissions by 50%, no one wants to discuss the benefits of a post-coronavirus world simply...
Greek shipping ramps up help for medical staff As equipment acquired by the Union of Greek Shipowners, the Onassis Foundation, the Prokopiou family and others is flown into...
Is Vitol deal the start of an M&A wave in Singapore's bunkering industry? Following Vitol's now completed acquisition, observers are questioning whether the deal involves a transfer of an existing bunkering licence in...
Daily Briefing Free to read: Tanker fleet sees 'once-in-a-generation' opportunities from oil demand shock | MSC prepares to store cargoes at transhipment...
Scrubber cheerleader Scorpio postpones retrofits 'where possible' Some 51 tankers in Scorpio's fleet of 137 product tankers have yet to have scrubbers installed as of March 27...
India coal trade to keep supramaxes afloat Declaring coal as an essential good will definitely boost imports into India, says a broker
Yildirim backs CMA CGM as box line sector prospects worsen Many industries, including aviation, are going to be severely affected in the long-term by the lockdowns in Europe and North...
Port of Los Angeles terminal closes after positive coronavirus test The 13,806 teu Thalassa Avra, which had just arrived for discharge and loading, was turned away and, by evening, was...
Leading US LNG exporter tests market with Europe tenders Shipping LNG from the US to Europe or Asia this summer will be unprofitable - BloombergNEF
Investment banks eye greater shipping consolidation Bankers warn that shipping may struggle to raise new equity even after the coronavirus shock dissipates. The dry bulk sector...
Engineer goes off the rails in alleged aim for Mercy Arrested Pacific Harbor Line locomotive driver apparently thought the Navy hospital ship was not at the Port of LA to do good.
Will ports bar cargo ships with COVID-19-positive crew? Coronavirus will inevitably infect more seafarers. How ports respond will be pivotal.
More emergency FEMA flights arrive in US with coronavirus supplies Atlas Air and National Airlines are handling relief missions for the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
US Customs prioritizes clearance of medical supplies U.S. Customs and Border Protection said it will do its part to keep imports of medical gear flowing efficiently into the country.
Southwest Airlines pitches freight-only flights to forwarders Freight forwarders "luv" Southwest Airlines, but it remains to be seen if they're ready to charter an entire airplane versus using regularly scheduled passenger flights.
Ocean carriers asked to 'exercise restraint' on container charges FIATA questions the reasonableness of assessing demurrage and detention charges against shippers and forwarders during pandemic.
Medium sulfur fuel oil gearing for HSFO pool as LSFO loses sheen Medium sulfur fuel oil with sulfur content of around 1% is heading to the high sulfur fuel oil market, leaving behind the current low sulfur fuel oil pool, on strong HSFO prices, market sources said this week.
Wartsila sees scrubber stamina despite blow to fuel oil spread Interest in scrubbers has and will remain resilient, despite the impact of low oil prices on investment decisions with customers questioning the financial case when the spread between VLSFO and HSFO is below $50/mt, Wartsila's director of exhaust gas cleaning systems Sigurd Jenssen said in an interview with S&P Global Platts.
Refineries to slash bunker fuel production in Argentina in April: market sources Refineries in Argentina are reducing their bunker fuel output amid the lower demand due to the coronavirus quarantine and an economic freefall there.
Monjasa sees Q1 2020 bunker volumes rise 14% year on year amid global oil slump Marine fuels trader Monjasa saw first quarter 2020 bunker volumes climb by 13.9% year on year, bucking the downward trend for global oil demand in Q1, a spokesperson from the company said in a statement Thursday.
March fuel oil barge volumes traded in Platts London MOC surge on month The March volumes of fuel oil traded in the Platts Market on Close assessment process in London jumped on the month, with 0.5%S leaping 392% and 3.5%S barges rising 19%.
Global demand for fuel oil as bunker fuel falls 7% on year on coronavirus: Integr8 Global demand for fuel oil as a bunker fuel has fallen 7% year on year, researchers at fuel management provider and shipping specialist Integr8 said in a research note Thursday.
Coronavirus economic impacts difficult to forecast says Antwerp's port authority Economic impacts from the coronavirus pandemic are becoming increasingly difficult to forecast at the port of Antwerp amid ongoing uncertainty on the return of industrial activity, the port authority said in a statement Thursday.
OIL FUTURES: NYMEX WTI surges 25% after Trump indicates possible production-cut agreement Crude prices settled sharply higher Thursday amid optimism of a possible detente in the ongoing Russia-Saudi oil price war.
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