Yearly Archives: 2019
Arianespace Launches Inmarsat’s Next-gen Global Xpress Satellite
According to an article published in Riviera Maritime Media, ship communications and data analytics will be boosted by the first of a new generation...
Babcock LGE Emerges As Global Leader in Liquid-gas Sector
Babcock LGE business is celebrating its 26th order of 2019 from the world’s largest shipyards in South Korea and China.
The company bagged...
SONAR’s New Index Unveils Maritime and Intermodal Spreads To the Midwest
According to an article published in Freight waves, experts regularly enhancing and improving SONAR to meet the needs of the ever-changing freight market and...
Bow Thruster Repairs While Afloat
Hydrex can perform bow thruster removals and reinstallations on all types of tunnel thrusters, reports the Maritime Executive.
These repairs are carried out in cooperation...
Ocean Carriers Mend Their Q3 Margins With Lower Fuel Prices
Cheaper fuel prices saw ocean carriers improve their average operating margin to 3.6% in the third quarter, reports the Loadstar.
This compares with just 0.6%...
EIA Forecasts Expand US Crude Oil Production
EIA increased its forecast of U.S. crude oil production in 2019 by 30,000 barrels per day (b/d) (0.2%) from the October STEO, reports Safety4sea.
EIA...
42 Researchers Stranded in Antarctic Ice As Supply Ship Breaks Down
According to an article published in Science Alert, a French icebreaker with researchers onboard are stuck in the Antarctic after a propeller mishap
What happened?
The...
IMO GloFouling Training Demonstrates Drydock Anti-fouling Measure Effectivity
According to a MarineLink article, recently Mediterranean countries underwent International Maritime Organization (IMO) training on the impacts of anti-fouling systems and ships’ biofouling on...
GloFouling Passes New Milestones
Marine biodiversity is under threat from invasive aquatic species. IMO is leading a major global project to combat that threat and find solutions to...
2020 Checkpoints That Every Charter Should Keep in Mind
With the imminent 1 January 2020 deadline approaching, the Lloyd's Register came up with a guide to assist charterers in assessing a ship’s readiness...