Ship Owners Advised To Seek LNG As ‘Intermediate’ Solution?

Shipowners should focus on intermediate steps they can take rather than waiting for zero-emissions solutions. Everything above 5,000 TEU will probably move in...

Is Maersk Prepared for Brexit Impact?

The departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union (EU), commonly referred to as Brexit is looming and Maersk is prepared for it,...

SK Energy To Issue Green Bonds Worth W300 Billion

SK Energy becomes the first Korean manufacturer to issue green bonds in an effort to strengthen eco-friendly businesses, reports The Korean Herald. A green bond...

MOL, JBIC and Novatek Accord on Arctic LNG Transhipment

Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), Novatek, and the Japan Bank of International Cooperation (JBIC) have inked a cooperation agreement with a view to building floating...

Yangtze River Waterway Renovation Underway for Perennial Access

Waterway renovation underway on the Yangtze River to ensure large ships' perennial access to Chongqing, reports XinhuaNet. Waterway renovation project  A waterway renovation project has begun...

Singapore Floating Storage Swell Ahead of IMO 2020

Singapore stockpiles of low sulphur marine fuels held in floating storage are swelling ahead of a 2020 global deadline, reports Reuters. Transition after burning coal...

Scrubbers Truth and Perception by Dr.Vis

We live in a complicated world. For a long time, journalism was a noble profession and truth was the core virtue of journalism. Currently,...

Helm’s Wrong Rudder Setting Results in Grounding

Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) reported the investigation summary of the grounding of MSC Monica at Deschaillons-sur-Saint-Laurent, Quebec, in January 2016. Summary of the...

[Watch] The World’s Largest Gas, Dual-fuel Engine Construction

Winterthur Gas & Diesel (WinGD) has shared a time-lapse video of the construction of a 12X92DF engine built by CSSC-MES Diesel in Shanghai, reports...

Meet the Finalists of TMS 2019 Awards

A complete list of finalists for the sixth annual The Maritime Standard Awards, which will be held on 21st October 2019, at the Atlantis,...

Tanker Shipping Gets an Uptick With Scrubber Retrofits

Tanker shipping is getting “very, very close” to a positive market as vessel supply capacity is in check due partly to scrubber retrofit works,...

Petrobras Gets a Head Start With New Fuel Regulations

Brazilian state-owned oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA said it will meet global rules for lower sulfur content in all of its bunker fuel shipments...

ClassNK Issues 2020 Switchover Guidance

Japan's Class NK is the latest industry stakeholder to add to the glut of guidance on the upcoming global 0.50% sulfur cap on marine...

Oil Price Drag on Earnings Results in Tumbling Cruise Stocks

Shares of cruise ship operators slumped in midday trading Monday, amid concerns that the spike in crude oil prices could act as a drag...

The Ocean Cleanup Rids Pacific Off Plastic

A special ship designed, by Dutch inventor, to clean the oceans has harvested its first plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch since setting...

GSF Calls To End Shipping Surcharges! Urges To Follow This Country’s...

Global Shippers Forum has renewed its campaign to end the myriad shipping surcharges levied by shipping lines on customers. The shippers urged countries...

Hurtigruten Unveils World’s First Hybrid-Electric Powered Cruise Ship

Norwegian cruise operator Hurtigruten is working to change that with the launch of MS Roald Amundsen, the world’s first hybrid electric-powered expedition ship. ...

China Charts Plan To Strengthen Transportation Sector

According to an article published in Seatrade-Maritime, China issued a plan to strengthen the nation’s position in the transportation sector. Move to improve infrastructure and...

Sudden Hot Oil Splash Caused Eye Injury

According to a report published in Shipowner's Club, it investigates the case of personal injury that was caused after hot cooking oil splashed into...

What’s It Like To Retire on a Cruise Ship?

Currently, about 10,000 people are turning 65 each and every day. For those who choose to leave the workforce, retirement signals a major life...