Yearly Archives: 2020
[Watch] Cruise Ships Collision Due To Strong Winds and Currents
Six people injured in a recent cruise ship crash are from Abbeville, reports KATC.com.
What happened?
Two Carnival ships collided in December in the port of...
Keppel’s S$160m Scrubber and BWTS Contracts
Keppel secures over 100 scrubber and BWTS retrofit projects worth S$160m in 2019, says a press release published on their website.
Scrubbers and BWTS projects
Keppel...
Problems and Precautions While Using New VLSFO Fuels
Views lab in its latest technical update mentions the important precautions to take while using new VLSFO fuels.
Problems shown up
Based on their customers experience,...
China Unveils 2019 List of “100 Most Popular Chinese in Shipping Industry”!
According to an article published in Ship News, the list of "100 Most Popular Chinese in the Shipping Industry in 2019" has been officially...
MOL Starts Study of Next-gen Engine Diagnostic Application
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced that it has reached an agreement for joint development of the next-generation engine failure sign diagnosis application, in partnership...
Mooring Line Snap From Main Deck Handrail Fatally Injures Officer
According to a report published in the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, on 22 May 2017, the second officer on the bulk carrier Nord...
Marine Fuel Industry Witnesses Fresh Highs for Compliant Fuel Prices
Compliant fuel oil prices soared to $700 per tonne or above, testing new highs and widening spreads against non-compliant fuels.
Platts-assessed HSFO-VLSFO price...
Euronav Seals Deal for Sale and Leaseback of Three VLCCs
Belgium’s tanker shipping company Euronav NV has entered into a sale and leaseback agreement for three very large crude carriers (VLCCs) with China-based Taiping...
Fuel Prices Swell Through Escalating Tension In the Middle East
Petrol and Diesel prices continue to surge amid tension in Middle East, reports the Economic Times.
Surge in crude prices
The petrol and diesel prices continued...
3D Printing Technology To Aid Merchant Ship Owners
Techwire Asia reports how 3D printing technology can become a steady supply of spare parts for merchant ships.
Cost of spare parts - Major concern
Merchant...