Yearly Archives: 2020
2019 Recap: A Tale of Two Container-Shipping Trades
According to a Freight Waves article, the split between the world’s two largest container-shipping trade routes has grown even more acute as this year...
UK Flagged Commercial Vessels To Be Escorted by the Royal Navy in the Gulf
In a major development, Britain's navy will accompany UK-flagged ships through the Strait of Hormuz to provide protection after the killing of Iranian military...
[Watch] IMO 2020 Impact on Shipping
One of the most aggressive environmental regulation is in place, right now. IMO 2020, a new regulation that bans emission of sulphur particles by...
HPCL Begins Supply of IMO Compliant Marine Fuel
The HPCL has announced meeting of the deadline set by the International Maritime Organisation to launch 0.5% global sulphur cap on fuel for ships...
[Watch] Dead Whale Removed From Bow of Portsmouth Cargo Ship
The remains of a whale lodged on the front of a cargo ship have been removed. A pilot boat spotted the dead whale trapped on...
Tristar Group Expands With Its First LNG Tanker
Tristar Group announces the delivery of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Tanker Tristar Ruby, to its fleet, says an article published in Energy Live News.
Firm’s...
Singapore Alerted Over VLSFO Blends
Test results on new low-sulphur marine blends in Singapore have found sediment at levels that could damage the engines of ocean-going vessels, reports Riviera...
Weekly Bulk Report – Week 1, 2020
The Baltic Briefing has released a report about the dry bulk market of the 1st week of shipping activities of this year. The report...
Domestic Ship Owners And Operators Struggle To Meet Sulphur Cap
Domestic shipping companies are struggling to comply with IMO 2020 regulations.
It has been attributed to the fact that there are not enough...
New Algorithms and Methods Unveiled To Use Fuels With the Highest Efficiency
As a latest technical update, Viswa Labs has released its new algorithms and methods developed by the Viswa R&D team.
Details of the algorithms and...