Yearly Archives: 2019
EPCA ’19: Methanol Players Mull on Trump Trade Effect & IMO Glimmer
From Trump’s global trade troubles, to Greta Thunberg’s climate call to action, and regional economic woes, Europe’s methanol market - like many others in...
Oil Supertanker Surge To Continue To Fourth Quarter
According to a Business Times report, supertankers hauling oil on some of the world's longest trade routes had already been enjoying a massive windfall...
Q Power Partners With Wärtsilä for Renewable Fuel Project
In a major development, Wärtsilä and Q Power, a Finnish pioneer in biomethanisation, have signed a cooperation agreement to accelerate the development and commercialisation...
IBIA Director Advises on IMO2020 As HSFO-VLSFO Switch Gathers Pace
According to a Platts article, the bunker industry's transition from HSFO to very low sulfur fuel oil is showing good signs of progress as...
[Answer] How To Identify Scrubber Corrosion Issues & Challenges?
In the last scrubbers corrosion update we gave you insights on scrubbers material selection and how it can effect corrosion as given in the...
IMO2020 Bunkering Problems Addressed in BAF Transparent Indexing Mechanism
In a major development, Shipping analyst Drewry and the European Shippers’ Council (ESC) have defined and published a simplified BAF indexing mechanism and bunker...
Crowley Fuels Inks Contract To Build Ice Class ATB
According to a MarineLink article, Crowley Fuels has signed construction contracts to build a 55,000-barrel articulated tug-barge (ATB) designed to serve the Western Alaska...
[Watch] How To Load Bunker on Ships?
The animation published in The American Club provides a summary of best practices that should be applied during the loading of bunker onboard ship.
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SHI, ABS Team Up To Develop Next-Gen LNG Carrier
According to a Ship Technology article, Maritime classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) have signed...
IMO’s Three Pillar Action Plan To Achieve GHG Emission Reduction
According to an article published in ShipInsight, Sveinung Oftedal says, next month’s sixth meeting of IMO’s Working Group on Reduction of GHG Emissions from...