Yearly Archives: 2019
Beneficial Use of Sediments Presented at IMO London Convention
Recently published two CEDA papers on beneficial use of sediments were presented at the currently ongoing meeting of the IMO London Convention and Protocol,...
Private Shipping Companies Venturing for Ships-for-Shares Deals!
According to an article published in Sea News, private equity owned or backed shipping companies are increasingly venturing in the ships-for-shares deals with listed...
ABB Launches Intelligent Engine Performance Software!
Tekomar XPERT can be used with any marine main and auxiliary engine, irrespective of manufacturer, type, age or size.
There is no hardware...
ISO Sets Out Specification for 0.5% Sulfur Bunker Fuel Challenge!
The new 0.5% sulfur blends will be used by most shipowners next year, confirming how complex bunker procurement is set to become in...
IMO 2020: Analysis of the Forties De-escalator and Brent Basket!
The sulfur de-escalator was introduced in July 2007 to bring more stability for pricing for the North Sea’s Forties crude.
Quality of the...
Deliberately Turned Off AIS? Face Sanctions!
Panamanian Registry vessels that deliberately turn off the Automatic Identification System (AIS) will be issued with sanctions, says an article published in Safety4Sea.
About the...
What Caused an Unprecedented Surge in Oil Tanker Revenue?
Oil-tanker earnings surged above the $100,000-a-day marker on the benchmark route as a looming ship-fuel revolution combined with U.S. sanctions to supercharge rates, reports...
Weekly Bulk Report – Week 41, 2019
The Baltic Briefing has released a report about the dry bulk market of the 41st week of shipping activities of this year. The report dated...
ESL Shipping Bags M/S Alppila Lease
ESL Shipping Ltd., part of Aspo Group, has acquired cargo vessel M/S Alppila from SEB Leasing, reads a press release from ESL Shipping.
The acquisition...
Will Freight Rates Take a Toll on Scrubber Installations?
Freight rate jump has owners rethinking scrubber install schedules, reports Ship & Bunker.
Tanker marker scenario
The tanker market in particular has had a turbulent few...