Yearly Archives: 2019
IMO2020: A Dry Spell for Short Term Fixtures
Short period (3-5 months) and two-laden-leg fixtures have dried up in the Atlantic dry bulk markets, as shipowners seek to minimize risk ahead of...
Shipowners’ Club Gets Its New Service Office
The Shipowners’ Club, the leading mutual P&I insurer in the small and specialist vessel sector, have opened a new service office in Greece, reports...
Weekly Maritime Security Report – Week 36, 2019
Protection Vessels International has released the 36th Weekly Maritime Security Report of 2019. The report summarized on 16th October 2019 highlights the various incidents...
Inadequate Anchor Position Monitoring Causes Collision
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) reports of collisions by general cargo vessel, Celtic Spirit, as a result of anchor dragging. The incident happened...
Global Shipping Ready for the Gamechanger Blockchain Technology
According to a Forbes report, the souls that operate maritime shipping operations have been described as “Optimists of the First Degree” as the level...
Maersk 2019 Forecast Uplift Stuns the Market, Share Rises by 7%
According to a Reuters report, shares in A.P. Moller-Maersk (MAERSKb.CO) surged more than 7% on Monday after the Danish shipping company raised its expectations...
[Answer] How To Achieve the Ideal Quality for Scrubber Corrosion Resistance?
In the previous scrubber corrosion updates we provided insights on various issues related to corrosion and how can they be monitored and mitigated as...
How To Avoid Non-compliance Regarding Ship Food Waste?
According to an article published in the Maritime Executive, seeing custom officers stopping certain food products (among other things) at the airport, one might...
Scrubber Insurers Says ‘A Lot More Details Needed’ To Establish Malfunction Cause
Marine insurers are investigating at least two separate incidents involving scrubbers, one of which has been described as “catastrophic”, amid growing concern regarding the...
[Watch] MOL’s AR Navigation System To Aid Safe Watchkeeping
Japanese shipping company MOL and electronics firm Furuno Electric Co., Ltd. made a joint presentation of their advanced augmented reality (AR)-based Navigation System, says...