Yearly Archives: 2016
[Watch] Take a Ride on the Alder Breaking Ice in the Duluth Harbor!
The USCGC Alder breaking some ice in the Duluth/Superior harbor.
Disclaimer: This video is intended for informational purpose only. This may not be construed...
Shipwreck Museum Shares Tales of Tragic Loss on the Great Lakes
Located in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula at a point where Whitefish Bay opens into Lake Superior, the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum includes the Whitefish Point...
Chinese ECA Reminder
From 1 January 2017 ships calling at all eleven key ports in China must use fuel with a sulphur content not exceeding 0.50 per...
ClassNK Releases Amendments to Class Rules
Leading classification society ClassNK (Chairman and President: Noboru Ueda) announced today that it had released amendments to its Rules and Guidance for the Survey...
Mixed Bag Good for Brokers
By JASON JIANG
All week we’re looking at prospects for 2017. Today, chief correspondent Jason Jiang goes through the various sectors.
The year of 2016 has...
Top 5 Performing Bulkers
Lloyd’s List Companies: Premature to say dry bulk woes are over?
Is It too early to declare the dry bulk woes are formally over?
Shaking off...
VLCC Rates to Slide from Nine-month High on Lower Cargo Volumes
Freight rates for very large crude carriers (VLCCs), which hit a new nine-month high this week, are on course to soften amid a weaker...
Fleet Growth Squeezes Crude Oil Tanker Market
From January 2014 - October 2016 the crude oil tanker segment composing of VLCC, suexmax and aframax ships, had a net-fleet growth of 7.3%,...
Top 10 News that Shook the Shipping Industry in 2016
The shipping industry had an unforgettable year in 2016 with its fair share of ups and downs. Early 2016, a major shipping line filed...
19 Crew Members Missing After Ship Sinks Off Mindoro
Typhoon NINA: 19 crew members missing from passenger ship, Roro vessel sinks and many more ships aground
On December 26, a passenger vessel has reportedly...