Yearly Archives: 2019
[Watch] Norwegian Cruise Ship Rocked By ‘Sudden, Extreme Gust of Wind’!
According to Sun Sentinel, Several people were injured after the Norwegian Escape cruise ship was blasted by an extreme gust of wind.
What happened?
Described as a...
Ship Owner Apologizes For Oil Spill in Solomon Islands!
The owner of the bulk carrier guilty of spilling oil in the Solomon Islands has issued an apology and could be imposed a bill...
LNG Carrier for Cameron LNG Nearing Completion Christened
LNG carrier with capacity of 177,000 m3 under construction for Mitsui & Co christened.
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding bagged the order for the new vessel...
Tanker Report – Week 9, 2019
The Baltic Briefing has released a report about the tanker market of the 9th week of shipping activities of this year. The report dated...
How Will US Sanctions on Venezuela Impact Tankers?
The United States has imposed sanctions on state-owned Venezuelan oil company PDVSA to prevent Venezuelan president from enjoying the benefits.
The actions also prevent companies...
IMO 2020 Scrubbers Uptake – 4% of Vessels, 10% by Tonnage
4% of the world fleet plus order book is slated to have scrubbers.
A majority of this 4% is still waiting to get...
Electric Container Ships Are Stuck on the Horizon
The Yara Birkeland in Norway, is the world’s first electric-powered, zero-emissions container ship and the first autonomous commercial vessel.
It will carry just...
American Shipping Company ASA Reports Q4 Results
On 28 February 2019, American Shipping Company ASA announced the results for fourth quarter ending 31 December 2018.
Report Highlights
Overseas Shipholding Group (“OSG”) exercised...
Bulk Report – Week 9, 2019
The Baltic Briefing has released Bulk carrier maritime activity report for the 9th week of this year. The report formulated on 1st March 2019...
NYK Charters Its Eco-friendly Wood-chip Carrier for Long-term
In a recent development, NYK has announced that they have concluded a long-term contract with Mitsubishi Paper Mills Limited for a new wood-chip carrier...