Yearly Archives: 2019
Americas IMO 2020 Clean Tanker Boom Off To a Delayed Start!
Clean tanker market participants' expectations are based upon the projected return of US Gulf Coast refining capacity around October 15 and exports of...
Ship Registry Surveys Owners and Operators Ahead of Sulphur Cap
IMO 2020 survey by Palau International Ship Registry (PISR) provides insight into the readiness of smaller owners for the sulphur cap.
The survey...
Inter-Pacific Petroleum Gets Its Bunker Craft Licence Revoked
The Maritime And Port Authority (MPA) of Singapore has stripped marine fuel services provider Inter-Pacific Petroleum (IPP) of its bunker craft operator licence in...
Oldest Shipyard Ceases To Function After 5 Millenia
After building wooden ships for the last 5,000 years, the historic Beypore shipyard in Kerala, India, is about to close down, reports Ship Nostalgia.
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Oil Shipping Rates Dip After Tanker Fears Ease
Market sources say that freight rates to ship U.S. crude to Asia eased from record levels as the shock of a global tanker shortage...
IMO 2050 GHG Target: Tackling the Bottlenecks
Technological and regulatory challenges to achieve IMO’s greenhouse gas reduction target by 2050 was discussed at the Maritime Hybrid & Electric Conference, reports Riviera...
[FAQ] Scrubbers Technical Guidance for Shippers
With the IMO sulphur cap regulations fast approaching, the Alibra Shipping took a look at some of the issues surrounding scrubber installation and formulated...
BIMCO To Gather Owners To Face New Shipping Era
As global shipping enters a new era, BIMCO's newly elected president - Turkish shipowner Sadan Kaptanoglu - has set herself the goal of gathering...
Future Class Advisories To Be More Risk Informed Data Based: DNV GL
In a major development, DNV GL Maritime has said that they believe in the future class and advisory services will become more risk-informed and...
Rotterdam’s Three Steps To Achieve CO2 Neutrality
The Port of Rotterdam is is gradually becoming CO₂ neutral and is working with companies in 3 steps towards a CO2-neutral port, says an...