Yearly Archives: 2019
USGC-China VLCC Freight To Be Below $11 million?
The cost of booking a VLCC sailing out of the US Gulf Coast has tanked more than 40% since October 14, when freight reached...
US Criminal Sanction Looms for MARPOL Annex VI Regulations Violators!
A recently published Safety4Sea article talks about the predictions by Mr. George A. Gaitas, regarding what owners should expect in the US in the...
Unipec Resumes Using COSCO Tankers for Oil Shipments
Chinese oil trader Unipec has restarted using tankers owned by state-owned shipping group COSCO after the United States eased sanctions, reports Reuters.
Temporary ease in...
48 States To Give a Formal Node for Cape Town Agreement
According to an article published in SDG Knowledge Hub, forty-eight States have committed to ratifying the 2012 Cape Town Agreement.
Ratifying Cape Town agreement
The ratifying...
Portland Test Site To Spearhead Development of Autonomous Ship
Testing marine autonomous surface ships has given a boost after a site that will allow the sharing of valuable data.
Portland harbor has...
Ancient Ship Graveyard May Hold the Key for Noah’s Ark Mystery!
According to an article published in Nine News, an eerie deep-sea graveyard full of ancient shipwrecks holds the key to solving the Noah's Ark...
LiqTech Under the Radar GARP Idea With Multiple Catalysts!
LIQT is well-positioned to benefit from strong scrubber demand in the marine shipping market driven by the implementation of IMO 2020 regulations.
Closed-loop...
[Watch] Scotline: MV Scot Explorer Launched
Scotline are pleased to announce the launch of MV Scot Explorer.
Paula Conway, the vessel’s Godmother, smashed the bottle of champagne on the side of...
World’s Largest Cruise Ship To Set a New Era for Royal Caribbean
Excitement was in the air when Royal Caribbean International announced the homeport and name of its fifth Oasis Class ship. The next ship to...
Chembulk and ARC Brace Up for IMO2020
Shipowners Chembulk Tankers and American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier (ARC) say they are prepared for bunkering 0.5pc sulphur fuel oil, reports Argus Media.
Argus Fuel Oil...