Yearly Archives: 2019
Helm’s Wrong Rudder Setting Results in Grounding
Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) reported the investigation summary of the grounding of MSC Monica at Deschaillons-sur-Saint-Laurent, Quebec, in January 2016.
Summary of the...
[Watch] The World’s Largest Gas, Dual-fuel Engine Construction
Winterthur Gas & Diesel (WinGD) has shared a time-lapse video of the construction of a 12X92DF engine built by CSSC-MES Diesel in Shanghai, reports...
Meet the Finalists of TMS 2019 Awards
A complete list of finalists for the sixth annual The Maritime Standard Awards, which will be held on 21st October 2019, at the Atlantis,...
Tanker Shipping Gets an Uptick With Scrubber Retrofits
Tanker shipping is getting “very, very close” to a positive market as vessel supply capacity is in check due partly to scrubber retrofit works,...
Petrobras Gets a Head Start With New Fuel Regulations
Brazilian state-owned oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA said it will meet global rules for lower sulfur content in all of its bunker fuel shipments...
ClassNK Issues 2020 Switchover Guidance
Japan's Class NK is the latest industry stakeholder to add to the glut of guidance on the upcoming global 0.50% sulfur cap on marine...
Oil Price Drag on Earnings Results in Tumbling Cruise Stocks
Shares of cruise ship operators slumped in midday trading Monday, amid concerns that the spike in crude oil prices could act as a drag...
The Ocean Cleanup Rids Pacific Off Plastic
A special ship designed, by Dutch inventor, to clean the oceans has harvested its first plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch since setting...
GSF Calls To End Shipping Surcharges! Urges To Follow This Country’s Model!
Global Shippers Forum has renewed its campaign to end the myriad shipping surcharges levied by shipping lines on customers.
The shippers urged countries...
Hurtigruten Unveils World’s First Hybrid-Electric Powered Cruise Ship
Norwegian cruise operator Hurtigruten is working to change that with the launch of MS Roald Amundsen, the world’s first hybrid electric-powered expedition ship.
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