Yearly Archives: 2016
Cost Concerns Rise as Shipping Face New Regulations
Cost concerns as shipping industry face new environmental regulations
IMO’s MEPC 70 may have developed a “roadmap” for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions but...
Green Refineries Better Alternative than Tankers
No crude oil tankers
Despite the recent federal promise of extra funding for marine spill response, it is completely agreed with the 30 environmental organizations...
Hanjin Shipping Sells Part of Container Ship Business for $31 Million
South Korea's Hanjin Shipping Co Ltd said on Tuesday it decided to sell part of its container ship business to Korea Line Corp for...
Rising Panamax Freight Rates Shut Arbitrage of European VGO to the US
According to European feedstock traders, the reverberation of Panamax freight rates to a five-month high has closed the Vacuum Gasoil arbitrage to the US,...
IMO Focuses on Passenger Ship Safety Level
Brief glance of IMO’s agenda in the following weeks:
Which safety level should be established for small passenger ships?
How is it technically possible...
[Watch] New Diving Support Vessel in Action
French engineering company Technip has introduced its latest newbuild, the diving support vessel (DSV) Deep Explorer.
The vessel was officially named Saturday at a...
‘Fire in Space’ Experiment Kicks Off Aboard US Cargo Ship
How does fire act in space? Researchers will soon find out by trying to ignite nine different materials aboard an unmanned spaceship on its...
Drones to Monitor Ship Emissions Come into Force
Global maritime technology innovator Martek Marine stated it has been included on a framework contract by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) for remotely...
Lochinver Lifeboat Coxswain Awarded for Bravery
The coxswain of Lochinver lifeboat has been presented with one of the RNLI's highest awards for his bravery in the rescue of a ship's...
Mersey Maritime Gears Up For Third Industry Awards
Plans are underway for the highly-anticipated Mersey Maritime Industry Awards (MMIA) 2017 with the four Diamond Sponsors and the Drinks Sponsor already secured for the...