VIDEO: Bulker transiting Panama Canal slams into railway bridge

The Panama Canal Authority is investigating an incident yesterday in which the 37,332 dwt bulker Bluebill slammed into a span of the Chagres river railway bridge. The 2004-built Cyprus-flagged vessel, which is

ABS grants AiP to dual deadweight bulker design

A dual deadweight neo-panamax bulk carrier design from the StandShip Joint Development Partnership (JDP) has gained ABS Approval in Principle. Available in 86,000 and 95,000 DWT designs, the bulk carrier is intended

Video: Port of LA sets new world record for most cargo moves in a single ship call

History was made last week when the Port of Los Angeles, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, APM Terminals Los Angeles and International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Locals 13, 63 and 94 successfully

VIDEO: Stena Bulk offers customers low-carbon shipping options

Following up on a successful biofuel trial in April, Stena Bulk is now introducing low-carbon shipping options for its customers. Stena Bulk says the trial, in which a trans-Atlantic voyage was conducted

Flag state approval clears way for first conversion of LPG carrier to LPG fueling

Following acceptance of the design by the Isle of Man Ship Registry, BW LPG is to go ahead with its plan to convert the engines of 12 of its Very Large Gas

OFAC sanctions are a Treasury function

Venezuela sanctions: U.S. designates two more ships

The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control OFAC yesterday designated two more shipping companies and two ships as breaking Venezuela sanctions. It also withdrew the designations earlier imposed on two other

Alfa Laval inks two three-year BWTS frame agreements

Alfa Laval has signed two frame agreements that includes firm orders to deliver its PureBallast 3 ballast water management systems to about 40 vessels, with options covering another 40 systems. The value

BP Shipping digitizes its sanctions compliance efforts

BP Shipping is using a solution developed by Tel Aviv headquartered Windward, a specialist in maritime trade analytics and insights, to digitize its business trade practices relating to sanctions compliance, The move

Viking first shipping line to gain DNV GL My Care verification of COVID-19 risk management measures

Finland’s Viking Line has become the first shipping company in the world to have its COVID-19 risk management measures verified under a new DNV GL methodology called My Care. DNV GL says

Diamond S and Norden in strategic partnership

Greenwich, Conn., based Diamond S Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSSI) and Hellerup, Denmark based Norden A/S (CPH:DNORD) have formed a strategic partnership called DiaNor. It brings together two of the world’s largest product

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