Wärtsilä Provides Cargo Handling and Fuel Supply systems for 6 ...
Wärtsilä has won the contract to supply the Cargo Handling and Fuel Supply systems for six new 93,000 m3 capacity LPG carrier vessels.
The ships...
A Million People Left UK In The Covid Pandemic?
According to a study, nearly 1.3 million foreign-born people may have left UK between 2019 and 2020, says an article published in BBC news.
The...
No Access To Vaccine for Seafarers To Affect Global Supply Chain
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has warned that lack of access to vaccinations for seafarers is placing shipping in a ‘legal minefield’.
...
Mega Boxship Blocks Suez Canal Traffic
A mega boxship blocked the Suez Canal after several refloating attempts to turn around, reports CityAM.
What happened?
The giant container ship, built in 2018, currently...
How 2020 Bulkers Is Prospering In The Dry Bulk Market
The best fleet in the drybulk segment, outperforming peers in terms of rates while keeping a low cash breakeven.
Bullish supply/demand outlook for...
Western Low Sulfur Arbitrage Volumes Could Near 3mil mt In April
April arrival volume was more or less steady, or a touch higher, than around 2.8 million mt or so of product that is expected...
Tanker Fuels That Are The Best For Profits And Safe For...
Alternative ship fuels and fuel technologies are already available and new ones are emerging. These create pathways for newbuilds to comply with the International...
A Look Inside The Flourishing Shipbuilding Industry
In ocean shipping, present success often breeds future failure. Across the decades, freight-rate spikes have spurred newbuilding sprees, wiping out freight rates. Which brings...
Will New $2 Billion Icebreaker Fit Under Bridge?
Officials are "confident" Australia's new $2 billion icebreaker will fit under a Tasmanian bridge it needs to pass in order to refuel.
The...
Giant Capesize Ships To Ship Timber and Grain
Shipments of timber and grain are being loaded onto a class of ship normally reserved for other cargo.
This may be attributed to...
COVD-19 May Lead To Hearing Problems in Patients, Study Finds
A new study suggests a surprising number of coronavirus patients are suffering from issues with their hearing, reports Sky News.
Study: tinnitus, hearing loss and...
[FAQ] Understanding the Notion of Delivery Duty Unpaid in Shipping
In international commercial transactions, the terms Delivery Duty Paid (DDP) and Delivery Duty Unpaid (DDU) are used to indicate two different types of sales...
Hydrogen Fuel at LPG Stations To Nurture Hydrogen Ecosystem
The South Korean government will back infrastructure on hydrogen fuel supplying facilities and add hydrogen fuel at gas stations across the nation amid its...
Zim Recorded A Net Income of $524m
Israeli ocean carrier Zim has posted its first annual profit for three years – and the biggest in its 75-year history – recording a...
A New Breed of Smart Ship Systems With Simulation Capability &...
As researchers deepen their understanding of autonomous and remote vessel operations, a new breed of smart ship systems combining simulation capability and artificial intelligence...
Spot Rate for North Europe Down from More Than $8,000
Container spot rates from Asia may have eased slightly from their record highs, post-Chinese new year, but rates for backhaul and secondary trades continue...
Evergreen Plans To Spend Up To $2.6bn On 20 Boxships
Taiwanese liner Evergreen has announced that it will order twenty 15,000 teu containerships as part of a major fleet expansion plan, says an article...
Rapid COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Backfires in Some US States
According to an article published in AP News, despite the clamor to speed up the U.S. vaccination drive against COVID-19 and get the country...
Hyundai Heavy Discloses New CO2 Shipping Solutions
According to an article published in BM Global, South Korea’s largest shipbuilding group, Hyundai, is pushing ahead with carbon dioxide shipping solutions.
New CO2 Carrier...
Coronavirus Origin? Five Mysteries That Remain
According to a recently published article on Nature, with the WHO team investigating the origins of Covid-19, there are still few key questions unanswered...
