IMechE Report Methods To Reduce Emissions Up To 40%
On World Earth Day, Fitting sails is calling for the Government to support the development of a demonstration ship with retro-fitted sails.
Shipping...
IMO Meeting To Pay Attention For Containers Lost At Sea
Over the course of three months late last year and early this year, almost 3,500 containers were lost in a number of incidents...
IMO & Germany Teams Up To Reduce Asia’s Maritime Transport Emissions
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety of Germany (BMU) have signed an...
China Classification Society Scores Intercargo Bulk Carrier Ranking
China Classification Society (CCS) has been named as the best performing International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) member for having the lowest DPI (Deficiency...
Why Asian Buyers Seek More Permanent Protection in Their LNG Contracts?
The price extremes of the Asian LNG market in the past year, created friction between buyers and sellers that are likely to feed into...
Velesto Rig Sinks While Working for ConocoPhillips
A jack-up drilling rig has sunk offshore Malaysia while working for the oil major ConocoPhillips, reports Offshore Energy.
What happened?
According to The board of directors...
Reminiscences : When North Esk Started Discharging Wheat
In 1976 I was invited to join the North Esk in Newcastle. The local office instructed me to go down to the Western basin wheat berth...
Interesting Freight Stories
The many industries that make up the world of freight have undergone tremendous change over the past several decades. Each week, FreightWaves explores the...
BunkerMetric Integrates Its Flagship BunkerPlanner Application
Bunker software supplier BunkerMetric integrates its flagship BunkerPlanner application with Inchcape’s World of Ports (WoP) service to source accurate and constantly updated data on...
Royal And Presidential Yachts Back In Limelight
After a long absence, royal yachts have an opportunity for a comeback, bolstering defenses against “Grey Zone” aggression at sea. With the death of...
What Led To The Recent Spike In Shipping Rates?
In the second half of 2020 global economic activity and trade staged a sharp rebound driven mainly by the manufacturing sector, while services sector...
World Does Not Have Enough Containers To Handle Cargo Demand
The world does not have enough containers in the right places to handle cargo demand. It’s a conundrum that has persisted for so long...
Scholarships To Two Cadets
Crowley Maritime Corp. awarded Thomas B. Crowley Sr. Memorial Scholarships to Great Lakes Maritime Academy (GLMA) cadets Tristan Barnett and Jackson Dagata for their...
New LNG Bunkering Barge To Boost English Channel Regions
New LNG Bunkering Barge from Titan LNG to Supply Zeebrugge and English Channel Regions, Boosting Fuel Availability.
Titan LNG, a leading independent physical...
ECSA Positive On Adoption of Delli Report
The Plenary of the European Parliament adopted this week the Delli Report on more efficient and cleaner maritime transport.
The Report underlines the important...
Decarbonisation in Shipping Needs IMRB & MBM
Decarbonisation of shipping is going to be difficult.
If we are to succeed, we need a sophisticated policy response, not a hodgepodge of...
[Podcast]Petrochemical Chains Encounter Disruptions
On this week's Platts Market Movers Asia with Associate Editor Pankaj Rao: market observers say the combination of weak demand and more oil supplies...
New Sustainability Report by Hapag-Lloyd, Shipping Future
Sulphur oxides reduced by 70% compared to the previous year.
Additional fuel savings achieved through ship optimisations.
New propulsion concepts tested, and state-of-the-art...
Is Suez Canal Blockage Limited by GA & COGSA?
Between March 23 and 29, 2021, the Suez Canal was blocked when Ever Given ran aground in high winds and a sandstorm, wedging...
Hike in Container Shipping Rates As Consumer Demand Increases
Container shipping rates are heading higher again, driven to new heights by unrelenting consumer demand and company restocking from Europe to the U.S.
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