Yearly Archives: 2020
Air Lubrication Technology To Reduce Fuel Consumption by 5 to 10%
Water is not as yielding as you think, says Noah Silberschmidt, founder and CEO of UK-based Silverstream Technologies.
For more than a century,...
The Real Cargo Security Risks in Moving the Vaccine
The focus of vaccine distribution so far has been on airline capacity and the ability to deliver at the correct temperature.
But security...
Wärtsilä and CBO Venture into First Hybrid Vessel Upgradation
Wärtsilä and CBO, one of Brazil’s leading operators of offshore support vessels, sign an agreement to convert a vessel from CBO’s fleet to...
New Ethylene Terminal at Houston Channel To Be Scaled Up
Ethylene terminal has exported more than 300,000 mt so far in 2020.
Terminal to reach nameplate 1 million mt/year capacity in December.
Enterprise Products...
MSC Takes Hold of Euroseas Boxship
Swiss-headquartered containerline MSC recently completed the acquisition of a sub-panamax containership from Greek owner Euroseas.
MSC’s owned fleet will reach 204 ships and...
ZIM Records All-time Highest Q3 Profit
Underscoring the remarkable bounce back of container shipping from reduced volumes due to COVID-19 lockdowns in the first half of the year, ZIM has...
Novel Retrofitting of 10,000 TEU LNG-fuelled Containership
Riviera whitepaper reports of an IMO type C tank and FGSS solution for a retrofitted 10,000 TEU LNG-fuelled container ship.
Retrofit for LNG fuel
LNG is...
AMSA Bans 4 Ships This Year for Breach of MLC
Australia has a reputation for rigorous inspection and enforcement action in relation to its Port State Control (PSC) activities.
In recent years, this...
IMO Approves MARPOL Amendments To Reduce Vessel Emissions
The IMO approved draft amendments to MARPOL on short-term measures to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from commercial shipping.
The drafted amendments to...
[Watch] World’s Largest Wind-powered Vessel is the New Car Carrier
Oceanbird might look like a ship of the future, but it harks back to ancient maritime history -- because it's powered by the...