Yearly Archives: 2019
“K”LINE, FueLNG Ship Management Agreement
“K”LINE and FueLNG conclude ship management agreement for Singapore’s 1st LNG-Bunker vessel, says a Newsletter published in “K”LINE website.
What is the agreement?
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha,...
14th Term for Singapore in IMO Shows the Growing Clout of It’s Maritime Hub
In a major development, Singapore has been re-elected to the council of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) for a 14th consecutive two-year term, says...
Change in Shipping Route, Piracy the Reason?
An article published in News in English reports that, Norwegian shipowning company JJ Ugland may stop sailing off the west coast of Africa, after...
Ships Stuck Waiting and Paying More for Fuel at Asian Hub
Ship owners are waiting longer and paying more to refuel at the Asian hub of Singapore, reports Bloomberg.
Industry scrambles
Ship owners are waiting longer and...
Scrubber Notifications Issued in US ECAs Ahead of 2020
According to a Safety4Sea report, the Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance issued CG-CVC Policy Letter 12-04 in 2012 asking for correspondence from flag administrations...
[Answer] How To Protect Ships from Cavitation or Corrosion Damage?
Rudders, thrusters, nozzles and other underwater running gear are exceptionally prone to corrosion and cavitation damage. Keeping that in mind, Ecoshield has published a...
Futures Contracts To Enable Charterers Hedge Bunker Fuel Risk
Freight Investor Services is helping shipowners hedge their bunker fuel risk ahead of the IMO 2020 deadline, brokering the first futures trade on the...
Arista To Adopt Smart Shipping Operations
Greece-based shipping company Arista Shipping is beginning its path to smart shipping operations with a new ocean data agreement signed with classification society ABS,...
Weekly Bulk Report – Week 48, 2019
The Baltic Briefing has released a report about the dry bulk market of the 48th week of shipping activities of this year. The report...
LNG Deals Fill Adnoc’s Orderbooks Through Q1 2020
Adnoc LNG announced that it has concluded supply agreements with subsidiaries of BP and Total, booking out the majority of its LNG production through...