Lack of cargo temperature monitoring contributed to the 2019 explosion and fire on the chemical tanker Stolt Groenland, according to an investigation, which found operator Stolt Tankers should have reported an earlier chemical reaction incident on another of its ships

A Prokopiou-owned bulk carrier sustained heavy damage in a collision with a 15,000 teu containership in the Strait of Malacca. No injuries or pollution were reported, but photographs show an oil sheen on the water

The vessel, MSC Messina, arrived at the shipyard last week after discharging the containerised cargoes at PSA Singapore terminal

Due diligence includes timely exhaust gas boiler cleaning and maintenance of the EGB and associated auxiliary machinery as per the maker’s instructions and safety bulletins, argues solicitor Ritesh Kaushik

Industry sources told Lloyd’s List that TEN has lined up orders for four dual-fuel aframax tankers to be long-term chartered by Norwegian energy group Equinor. The vessels will be capable of running on liquefied natural gas

‘The spare parts, the steel and the yards themselves when doing the work, are asking much higher prices than in the past, so individual claims are more expensive,’ says Bjornar Andresen

The company’s 34,900 dwt handysize Avra.GR, built in Japan in 2016, has already completed the five-year special survey, spending a week in the Neorion dry dock

The Italian ro-ro specialist is benefiting from the cargo boom, with strong demand for perishables and consumer products helping to offset current turbulence in the auto trades