Oil traders were reported to be on the hunt for newly built supertankers to store diesel for the next few months; the traders anticipate lower demand in Europe for oil after widespread restrictions were being reimposed because of a resurgence in the number of Covid-10 infections. Enquiries from oil...
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There appear to be new difficulties at the Apapa and Tin-Can ports in Lagos, Nigeria over plans by shipping companies and terminal operators to impose demurrage and storage charges on cargoes that have been trapped at the ports for a week after local protests spilled over into the ports and shut...
Director of Maritime NZ Keith Manch has said that Maritime NZ welcomed the independent report into livestock shipments by Mike Heron QC and retired Rear Admiral Tony Parr, which was released on October 23rd. He said that Maritime NZ would be working with the relevant agencies to implement its...
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Venezuelan state-run oil company PDVSA this week began using a new location near La Borracha island in the Caribbean sea to transfer Venezuelan crude from one ship to another for exports, reports Reuters, citing vessel tracking data. PDVSA tested the spot near La Borracha, about 10 miles off the...
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The implications of the opening up of Arctic routes for shipping will pose questions for insurers, with ice-thinning this year going further than had been anticipated. This week it was revealed that the North Pole ice cap was insufficiently thin to test Russia’s new giant Icebreaker Arktika. After...
Maersk has signed a deal with Covaxx to carry the US pharmaceutical firm’s Covid-19 vaccine around the world when and if it gets approval by regulatory authorities. Covaxx is currently conducting Phase 1 clinical trials of its vaccine in Taiwan and has an agreement with the University of Nebraska...
Asia regional monitoring centre ReCAAP ISC has issued an incident alert for the Singapore Strait. The events were all minor thefts, but involved boardings of vessels underway, causing ReCAAP to express concern over the increase in activity in the area. The alert advises of three boardings of ships...
The cargo of bagged millet and corn in the cargo hold of general cargo ship Unispirit (IMO 9356402) was searched by Spanish police, Coastguard and customs teams over five days while it was docked at Las Palmas. The ship had berthed on October 16th, en route from Sao Sebastiao in Brazil to Cadiz,...
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The Golden Ray (IMO 9775816) salvage team led by Unified Command (UC), has said that the heavy-lift vessel VB-10,000 is set to arrive in St Simons Sound, off Brunswick, Georgia, USA, as soon as Tuesday October 27th, weather permitting. Responders will use the vessel to cut and lift the wreck of the...
New Zealand is to require tougher inspections of vessels exporting livestock. The move, announced by the Ministry for Primary Industries, follows the sinking in September 2020 of Gulf Livestock 1 (IMO 9262883) with the loss of more than 5,800 cattle and the presumed deaths of 41 crew. Stocking...