Yearly Archives: 2019
Worse To Come for Panama Canal Boxship Slow Down As Owners Blank Sailings
According to a Loadstar article, the number of containerships transiting the Panama Canal during its fiscal year ending 30 September declined slightly, by 1.1%...
Sail Cargo Finds Resonance As Ocean Transport Becomes Eco-friendly
According to a Guardian report, ethically minded entrepreneurs are turning back the clock to sweep the scourge of bunker fuel from the oceans.
Here's an...
Maersk Sets Another Training Center in India
Maersk, the global shipping company, laid the foundation stone of ‘A.P. Moller – Maersk Centre of Excellence’ facility at Thenpattinam in Tamil Nadu, reports...
As LNG Ships Make a Market Return After Sanctions, LNG Rates Soar
According to a Drewry report, LNG shipping rates have surged to $130,000pd currently from around $80,000pd at the end of September due to tight...
Maersk Focuses on the Development of New Fuels To Decarbonise Shipping
Maersk is speeding up its research into the three options to make new fuel available to decarbonise shipping by 2050, reports Lloyd's List.
Decarbonisation deadline...
Scrubber Fitting Increases To 33pc, Global Fleet Scenario To Be 19pc by 2020
According to shipping firm Clarksons, ships fitted with exhaust gas cleaning systems in September spent an average of 44 days out of service, a...
Samskip’s New Direct Service Connects Portugal and UK
Samskip has launched a new, direct weekly service connecting Portugal and the UK, introducing its own vessel to sustain links between Tilbury, Lisbon and...
A ‘Race To the Scrubber Retrofitting Mountain’ As 2020 Close In
According to Alpha Tanker, shipyards are estimated to be at close to maximum capacity and thus individual scrubber retrofitting delays are having a domino...
Beware of Benzene in VLSFO Fuels
Viswa Lab, in its latest technical update, shared the information that few of its customers have identified 10 ppm of benzene in bunker tanks....
Diana Shipping Appoints New Deputy CEO
Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX) - a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels, announced the appointment of Ms. Semiramis...