Yearly Archives: 2019
China Cooking Up A Storm With North- South Mega Merger Plan
According to a Shanghai Metals Market article, the Chinese god ship is really coming! The merger of the North and the South ship was...
Amidst FAK Rates Increase Hope Carriers Halt Container Erosion Rate
According to a LoadStar article, Asia-North Europe ocean carriers are preparing big increases in FAK rates next month, after squeezing capacity on the route...
[Answer] Does Coatings Help in Scrubber Corrosion?
Scrubbers corrosion and malfunction have become a critical issue in recent times and we are trying to address this with adequate information. Scrubbers material...
One Dead After a Gas Explosion on Capesize Vessel
According to a Lloyd's List article, a gas explosion on a capesize vessel in Indonesian waters has claimed one life.
What happened?
The vessel was sailing...
Amidst Chaotic Yards & VLCC Spot Market Boom, DHT Postpones Scrubber Retrofitting
In a major development, VLCC owner DHT Holdings has announced that they are planning to postpone six scrubber retrofit projects given the booming VLCC...
[Watch] How Bunkering of Ships Occur?
This recent animation published in The American Club website, provides a brief introduction to heavy and distillate bunker fuels and bunkering of ships.
Disclaimer: This...
MOL, Oshima Wind Challenger Project Gets ClassNK AIP Approval
ClassNK grants AIP for the Wind Challenger Project that Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.("MOL") and Oshima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. are initiating, says a press release...
Pilot Fails To Notice Navigation Deviation Causing Maersk Containership Grounding
According to an investigative report published by the Transport Accident Investigation Commission discusses the grounding of Leda Maersk.
Summary of events
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission...
Natural Gas Inventories Surpass 5 Year Average After Two Years
According to EIA's Weekly Natural Gas Storage report the working natural gas inventories in the Lower 48 states reached 3,519 billion cubic feet (Bcf)...
Imabari Launches K Line’s Bulker ‘Cape Discovery’
According to an article published in Cyprus Shipping News, Japan’s Imabari Shipbuilding has launched the new 200,000 dwt bulk carrier, Cape Discovery, constructed for...