MSC Unveils Groundbreaking R&D Project ‘PACBOAT’!
MSC Cruises conducted a steel-cutting ceremony for its LNG powered cruise ship MSC Europa.
MSC and Chantiers de l’Atlantique unveiled a groundbreaking R&D...
US Refiners Increase HSFO Throughput As IMO 2020 Approaches
US refiners are looking to blendstocks and feedstocks as they create and market their own low-sulfur marine fuel ahead of 2020.
The production...
Tanker Market Threatened of Gulf Conditions As Orders Increase & Demolition...
BIMCO bucks general consensus on tanker markets outlook in 2020. The general consensus is the tanker market will benefit from IMO 2020 but BIMCO...
German Maritime Ambassador: IMO’s Progress on Environment Goals
At the Optimised Ship Forum in Hamburg, Germany’s maritime ambassador to IMO Monika Breuch-Moritz discussed the progress, the regulatory body has made, on environmental...
Platts Periodic Table: An Interactive Chart of 120 Crudes
Platts periodic table of oil is an interactive chart of 120 crudes, illustrating the diverse qualities of oil found across global markets.
Details of diverse...
BLUE’s New Maritime Consultancy 20|20 To Guide Shippers With Market Research
BLUE, the leading business, brand and communications consultancy for the marine and energy markets, recently announced the acquisition of specialist maritime consultancy 20|20 Marine...
New Blockchain Fuel Tracking Tool Makes Fuel Testing Lab Independent &...
In a major development, a blockchain and DNA-based fuel tracking solution BunkerTrace has launched commercially to offer increased transparency in the marine fuel supply...
2020 HSFO-LSFO Differential Pricing Likely To Be $134/MT
We have been asserting that the differential cost between HSFO and VLSFO will never be as low as $67/MT as projected by some sources...
Testing the BWTS Commissioning To Be Mandatory!
According to a Maritime Executive article, as the industry is moving forward with the implementation/compliance of the Ballast Water Management Convention (BWMC), ERMA FIRST...
[Answer] How To Improve Vessel Performance Through Trim Optimisation
An article published in Riviera Maritime Media highlights how monitoring trim gives a clearer picture of both vessel and fleet performance and can also...
UN Ship Propulsion Revolution Call Amidst Unacceptable Levels of Emission
If emissions from the maritime industry are not cut, we are headed for “an environmental disaster”, Isabelle Durant, the deputy head of the UN...
Capesize Rates Fight the Tide
The Baltic Dry Index was essentially flat on the day at 1,802 points as higher Capesize rates (+1.4%) offset declines with Panamax (-2.3%), Supramax...
BHP To Use LNG Powered Iron Ore Vessels
BHP, the biggest listed miner, aims to decide early next year who has won a tender for LNG-fueled transport to ship up to 27...
Clean Fuel a Boon To Environment With Higher Consumer Bills
Cargo ships will have to start using clean fuels from January 2020, a boon for the environment however leading to higher bills for consumers,...
Stena Bulk Partners With Proman To Operate Methanol Product Tankers
Stena Bulk of Sweden and Proman Shipping of Switzerland have launched Proman Stena Bulk Limited.
The joint venture Proman Stena Bulk Limited will...
DCE Rallies on Delayed Steel Uptick
Active iron ore contract in DCE rose by 2.09% on-day at RMB 634.50 per tonne.
Steel rebar futures in Shanghai Futures Exchange also...
British Columbia Supports Proposal for LNG Refueling Facility
A proposal to build the first ship-to-ship LNG marine refueling service along the west coast of North America is getting support from the...
Container Market Will Decide Shipper Bill for IMO 2020
Box shipping stakeholders face the estimated $11 billion bill due next year because of the introduction of low-sulfur fuels.
Shippers and retailers will...
Pemex Replaces HSFO With Swings in Sweet-Sour Spreads
With its revised formula for Maya crude, Pemex may have replaced volatility in high sulfur fuel oil with swings in sweet-sour spreads as the...
Fire in Cargo Hold Results in Ro/RoVessel Scrapping
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued the report of its investigation of the 2 June 2015 cargo hold fire on board the...
