Yearly Archives: 2019
Fear of Competition Delays Action on Tackling Cargo Misdeclarations
According to an article published in Llyods List, a fear of strict competition rules and falling foul of antitrust regulations has been attributed to...
Global Refiners Ready With Cleaner Shipping Fuel Ahead of IMO 2020
LSFO stands for fuel oil with sulphur content of between 0.5% and 1.0%.
VLSFO for fuel oil with a sulphur content of less...
GSI To Build New Methanol Tankers for Proman Stena Bulk
Proman Stena Bulk has signed an agreement with Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) in China to build two state of the art IMOIIMeMAX methanol-ready 49,900...
Will the Centralised Data Hub Developed Ensure Consistent Cargo Visibility?
According to a recent article published in The LoadStar, a new port community-type system that could transform competing container terminals in Panama into an...
Leading UK LNG Terminal Sets All Time High Gas Export Record
Grain LNG, Europe’s largest LNG terminal, exported the highest ever amount of gas in a single day from any European terminal into the UK...
Stern Tube Oil Leak Repaired on a Berthed Tanker With No Drydocking
The Hydrex team carried out an underwater stern tube seal repair on a tanker berthed in Algeciras, that was suffering from an oil leak...
What Does the Global Maritime Forum Promise for the Future of Shipping?
The Global Maritime Forum’s annual summit took place in Singapore, capping off a year highlighting the "highs" and "lows" in the shipping industry, reports...
USCG Updates on BWMS Type Approval Program
The U.S. Coast Guard updated on the Ballast Water Management System type approval program, and guidance on several specific issues on which it receives...
Weekly Bulk Report – Week 47, 2019
The Baltic Briefing has released a report about the dry bulk market of the 47th week of shipping activities of this year. The report...
HSFO Demand: Are Global Refiners Ready To Meet Sulfur Mandate?
Sri Paravaikkarasu, director for Asia oil at Facts Global Energy, says refiners worldwide need to be incentivized further to produce enough very low sulfur...