Yearly Archives: 2019
Taiwan HSFO Supply
Taiwan’s state owned CPC Corporation will suspend 380 CST high sulphur bunker fuel supply at Keelung and Taichung ports from January 1, 2020, reports...
Are All Countries Ready for the Historic Ship-Fuel Switch?
Significant rules to clean up pollution in the shipping industry are just a couple of days from taking effect, but there are signs that...
Too Many Variables & Assumptions Making Shippings Online Carbon Calculators ‘Useless’?
According to a LoadStar report, ocean carriers are stung by a Sea Intelligence report which brands their online CO2 calculators as “useless” and “pointless”.
What...
Container Ship Master Dies After Falling into the Cargo Hold
Master of container ship LADY NURAY tragically died on board his ship on 18 Dec 2019, reports Maritime Bulletin.
What happened?
47-year old Turkish Master of...
A 10-year $5bn Research & Development Plan To Cut GHGs?
According to a Loadstar report, a coalition of global shipping associations and lobby groups have submitted a joint proposal to the International Maritime Organization...
Amidst Controversy MSC Steps Up Its Bunkering Game With Biofuel Blends
According to a LoadStar article, MSC has announced that it has started to bunker some of its vessels calling at Rotterdam with a blend...
Shipowners Scrubber Experience Shows Quality Resolves Corrosion Issues
Members of the Clean Shipping Alliance (CSA) 2020 are advising those shipowners looking to install marine exhaust gas cleaning systems as a way of...
Cruise Ships are Getting Larger To Fit More and Not Feel Cramped
Cruise ship designers test comfort limits with new design and activities, says an article published in WSJ.
Cruise ships are getting larger and the activities...
ClassNK Inks Its First CSMS Certification
Leading Classification Society ClassNK certified the Cyber Security Management System (CSMS) of NYK Group subsidiary NYK LNG Shipmanagement Ltd. and its managed LNG carrier...
IMO Braces for Smooth 2020 Sulphur Cap Implementation
Ahead of the global switch to a cleaner fuel, the IMO has highlighted the ‘immense amount’ of proprietary work that will ensure the changeover...