Coal Soars on Rising Demand from Asia: Russell

Coal prices in Asia are being driven to multi-year highs by a rare combination of simultaneous demand growth in the region's top four importers. Depending on the price used, thermal coal is either close to a two-year high or near the strongest in six years as China… Via Storage Containers http://www.rssmix.com/

PDVSA Raises Prospect of Force Majeure on Oil Exports

OPEC member Venezuela has raised the prospect of declaring force majeure on contracts with major crude buyers amid plummeting output from its oil fields and tanker bottlenecks at ports, according to three sources familiar with the matter.Falling… Via Storage Containers http://www.rssmix.com/

Famous Crab Fishing Boat Gets a New Crane

Captain Sig Hansen has been fishing crabs in Alaska aboard the F/V Northwestern for more than 30 years. In 2005, Discovery Channel aired the documentary TV show “Deadliest Catch”, which portrays real life aboard fishing vessels in the Bering Sea. Via Storage Containers http://www.rssmix.com/

Techcross Awarded USCG BWMS Type Approval

The U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Center issued the seventh U.S. Coast Guard Ballast Water Management System Type Approval Certificate to Techcross, Inc., after a detailed review of the manufacturer’s type approval application determined the… Via Storage Containers http://www.rssmix.com/

LR Grants AiP for Dual-fuel Bulker Design

Lloyd's Register presented Approval in Principle (AiP) to Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd (SWS) for its liquefied natural gas (LNG) dual-fueled Newcastlemax 210,000 DWT bulk carrier design during a ceremony this week at the Posidonia… Via Storage Containers http://www.rssmix.com/

Shell Launches New Engine Oil for Tugs and Fishing Vessels

Shell Marine is launching Shell Marine 40, an engine oil for use in high-speed diesel engines in the fishing and tug boat segments.Shell Marine 40 has been formulated to react to the combustion processes that take place in high-speed engines… Via Storage Containers http://www.rssmix.com/

YM Efficiency Docks in Sydney after Losing 83 Containers at Sea

A Taiwan-owned cargo ship docked safely in Sydney on Wednesday after losing 83 containers off the coast of Australia during a massive storm which saw the ship battered by five metre (15 feet) swells.The YM Efficiency limped into Sydney with a container hanging halfway off its side. Via Storage Containers http://www.rssmix.com/