Yearly Archives: 2019
Bringing Fresh Air to the Ship Power Puzzle
Wind energy touted to be future of ship propulsion with MAN developing an ammonia two-stroke engine.
Ammonia makes efficient use of electricity than...
Singapore HSFO/Brent Swap Cracks Rise to Two-Month High on OPEC Cut, Venezuela
Front-month March FOB Singapore 180 CST HSFO/Brent swap crack spread was assessed at $1.357/b as of 4:30 pm Singapore time (0830 GMT) on...
Scrubber Installations Focus On Large Vessels
Just 10% of the global shipping fleet have scrubbers to reduce air pollution.
Of the existing fleet, 509 vessels have been fitted with...
Crews Battling Ship Fire in Oregon
The iconic St. Clair ship which has been traveling the Great Lakes since 1975 was destroyed in a fire in Oregon recently, reports a Oregon...
HMM Optimistic of Alliances Despite Ending 2018 with $720m Loss
Subsidized South Korean ocean carrier Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) ended the year some $720m in the red.
Due to its aggressive drive to...
Wilhelmsen to Re-enter the Crude Tanker Segment After a Decade
WSM re-enters crude tanker market after it quit 10 years back.
Currently, market is better regulated on the competence side.
The step back...
[Watch] MAN Propulsion System Upgrade To Reduce Fuel Consumption and Emissions
A project developed by MAN Diesel & Turbo and Odfjell, results verified by Norwegian Marine Technology Research Institute and Rightship.
Odfjell is in close cooperation...
Lack of Octamar Winter Resulted in Boiler Explosion
A sailor was killed when a boiler exploded on a cargo ship as it prepared to dock in the UK, reports BBC News.
What happened?
Celso...
Cement Carrier Flooding Highlights Ballasting Risks
Operators that fail to properly monitor ballasting operations risk catastrophic flooding reports, Marine Propulsion.
What happened?
The failure to close a valve to the aft peak...
Conventional Reefer Vessels Experiences Further Decrease
The prices have dropped down from some 55% in 2000 and the transport of refrigerated perishables has decreased to 18%.
Total seaborne transport of fresh...