04 JAN 2022 US officials regularly present China as an aggressive and expansionist military power while Chinese state sources criticize the United States in similar terms. The verbal sparring has only increased concern about the prospect of a future war between China and the United States, with Australia as a likely participant on the …
Read More »VESSELSVALUE (VV) HAS LAUNCHED ITS LATEST AUTOMATED SERVICE: POSITION LIST.
03 JAN 2022 What is it? VV’s automated Position List allows users to see which vessels are available to pick up cargo at any global location with the click of a button. The service complements the traditional position list through providing an alternative and instant, objective and data driven view …
Read More »REGULATORS ORDER SHELL’S PRELUDE LNG TO SHUT DOWN FOR SAFETY REVIEW
02 JAN 2022 After a Australia’s National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) has ordered Shell to keep its massive Prelude LNG offshore gas facility shut down until it can prove that it has made safety improvements. Earlier this month, a small fire in an electrical compartment knocked …
Read More »SEA LEVEL RISE IS ALREADY MAKING BANGLADESH’S WATER UNDRINKABLE
02 JAN 2022 Twice a week, 50-year-old Brajasundari loads a collection of jerrycans onto a pedal cart, climbs aboard and travels three kilometres from her village Kanchrahati to buy water. Millions of women in arid and semi-arid regions of South Asia would call her lucky; they must do this …
Read More »ONE CREW MEMBER KILLED, SIX KIDNAPPED IN NEW GULF OF GUINEA INCIDENT
01 JAN 2022 As if to prove that the scourge of piracy is far from over despite the reports of the significant decrease in the Gulf of Guinea region, a new attack occurred overnight. It appears that one crew member was killed during the attack and as many as six …
Read More »ANTARCTICA’S “DOOMSDAY” GLACIER COULD RAISE SEA LEVEL BY TWO FEET
01 JAN 2022 The massive Thwaites glacier in West Antarctica contains enough ice to raise global sea levels by more than 25 inches if it were to completely collapse. And, worryingly, recent research suggests that its long-term stability is doubtful as the glacier haemorrhages more and more ice. Adding 25 inches to global sea levels …
Read More »THREE SHIPS WITH FAKE IDENTITIES SEIZED AT INDIAN SCRAPYARDS
28 DEC 2021 Indian officials are reporting that they are detaining three vessels that arrived at the scrapyards in Alang earlier this month under false pretenses. Government officials said on December 20 that they are planning to confiscate the vessels that are currently in the anchorage at Bhavnagar where vessels …
Read More »2021 PORT CONGESTION REPORT
30 DEC 2021 Introduction Vessel and port congestion levels in 2021 so far have been unprecedented, significantly impacting capacity in the Container and Bulker sectors and disrupting global supply chains. Global shipping congestion in 2021 has been profound in many ways. From Covid-19 related port disruptions, the continuation of the …
Read More »TANKER CREW ACCUSED OF STEALING $1.2M WORTH OF DIESEL FROM THEIR SHIP
29 DEC 2021 Fuel theft is a classic form of maritime piracy, and it was common in Southeast Asia and the Gulf of Guinea for many years – but rarely did it involve the active participation of the entire crew. The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency says it is investigating a …
Read More »TOP TEN NEWS STORIES OF 2021
31 DEC 2021 Between the cruise shutdown, the grounding of a giant boxship in the Suez Canal and the uneasy situation in the South China Sea, 2021 was a banner year for news. The grounding of the Ever Given was far and away the most captivating story of the year, attracting about 400,000 page views …
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