Yearly Archives: 2019
Impact of IMO 2020 Fuel Rules on Shipping Firms
From 01 January 2020, the shipping world can only take on bunkers with a maximum sulphur content of 0.5%.
Penalties for non-compliance will...
[Watch] 7 Best Things On The Solstice Class Ship Silhouette
There are 5 Solstice-class ships in Celebrity Cruises’ fleet with the 4th named Celebrity Silhouette launched in 2011.
It is a 122,400 gross...
20% vs the Target of 50% Emission Reduction by 2050
In a major development, BIMCO has proposed that the Fourth International Maritime Organization (IMO) Greenhouse Gas Study should not include unrealistically high gross domestic...
VLCCs Come to Port As US Crude Transport Cost Falls
As new pipeline capacity of US crude export brings more cargo to sea, it is breaking records and setting a new benchmark on how...
Ocean Yield Charters Suezmax Crude Tanker for 13 Years
Ocean Yield ASA ("Ocean Yield") in a press release announced that it has taken delivery of the modern suezmax crude tanker "Milos", says an...
Strong Mediterranean Market Lifts Gibraltar Bunker Prices High
Bunker fuel prices at the Bay of Gibraltar reach highest level in nearly 3 months.
The 380 CST bunker fuel oil was at...
Singapore’s Pavilion Energy Charters First LNG bunker Vessel
In a major development, Singapore’s Pavilion Energy announced on Monday that they have chartered their first liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessel which would be...
53 Vessels, 281 Samples and 54 Tests Prove Scrubber Washwaters Are Safe
A comparative study between scrubbers and other water standards provides useful information regarding scrubber washwater quality
The 3-year long study done comprising of...
Sinanju to Operate Large LNG Bunker Tanker as They Expand into LNG Bunkering
Sinanju Tankers Holdings has entered into a shipmanagement collaboration agreement with Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL).
Contract is to manage one of the...
Tides Changing: World’s First Black Woman Cruise Ship Captain
Back in the not-so-good-old days of cruising, women were considered to be bad luck on ships, a distraction to the crew and an anger...