Langh Ship Focuses on Environment With Scrubbers
Langh Ship has announced that two of its vessels, LINDA and AILA, will use the closed-loop scrubber during all piloted sailings, even in open-loop...
Vessel Crashes as Music Video Distracts!
A crewman was watching music videos on his phone when he should have been monitoring his cargo ship's progress, reports BBC.
MV Priscilla off Orkney
The...
Dark Days of Ships Come To a Halt!
A constellation of private satellite providers aim to ensure the shady days of ships going dark fade into oblivion, reports Splash247.
Ship tracking satellites
French startup...
Gareth Pugh Sets Sail With Uniforms for Virgin Voyages
British fashion designer Gareth Pugh has designed a capsule collection of uniforms for the crew of Virgin Voyages' adults-only cruise ships, reports Dezeen.
Virgin travel...
Marine Bunker Prices Put a Boost on IMO Compliant Fuels
The delivered Japan/Singapore marine fuel 0.5% bunker was at its widest on emerging demand for IMO-compliant shipping fuels, reports S&P Global Platts.
Assessment of bunker...
Unipec Switches To AMCL As Shippers Scramble for Ships After COSCO...
According to a Reuters report, China's Unipec has made replacement bookings for four oil shipments from the Middle East Gulf after the United States...
Shippers Buy Raw Crude To Beat the 2020 Blues
For almost three years, the oil industry has been puzzling over how to supply merchant ships with fuel that will meet tough new environmental...
High Fuel Costs Staring at Shippers As 2020 Nears
Container shipping bunker adjustment factors (BAFs) will rocket later this year as the deadline for the mandatory use of new low-sulfur fuels across the...
[FAQ] Suppliers’ Guide To Proper Fuel Blending
Recently, CIMAC published a detailed guidance for fuel suppliers and shippers as presented by suppliers, shippers, industry stalwarts and regulatory bodies. Today, we are...
Cosco Shipping Corp Remediates US Blacklisting
Many of the 49-strong fleet of very large crude carriers linked to the sanctioned Cosco subsidiaries are now entered with the China Shipowners Mutual...
MR Tankers Jack Up With IMO Approaching
In the run-up to IMO 2020, the product tanker market is exhibiting hitherto unseen levels of dysfunction, reports Riviera Maritime Media.
More tankers pre IMO2020
The...
Is the CMA CGM Stress Crisis Under Control?
New Zealand isn’t only the bookies’ favourite in the 2019 Rugby Union World Cup that started in Japan.
By pure coincidence, for supply chain junkies,...
Maersk Supply Service’s Digital Change Over
The global leader in offshore support vessel ownership has deployed a cloud-based program to improve crew management, reports Seatrade Maritime News.
Cloud Crewing module
MSS can...
Will 2020 be a Game Changer for Marine Fuel Availability?
RAI takes a fresh look at its December 2017 study and updates it with the latest publicly available information, reports Ship & Bunker.
What will...
CMA CGM Says “No” To the Northern Sea Route
A development that inspired Nordic countries to propose a rail line to newly accessible ports.
This has led the U.S. Coast Guard to...
Bunker Fuel Premium Surges To Record High Amid Supply Concerns
Gibraltar bunker fuel's premium to 3.5% sulfur CIF Mediterranean fuel oil cargoes at $176/mt on September 30.
The premium averaged $149/mt September 17-23,...
Nippon Yusen Tests World’s First Self-Sailing Cargo Ship
Nippon Yusen has conducted the world's first trials of a self-navigating vessel from Okinawa to Kochi Prefecture, and the other from Nagoya to...
Hull Foundered! Lack of Watertight Bulkheads the Reason?
According to a report published by the Federal Bureau of Maritime Casualty Investigation about collision involving a container vessel and a traditional vessel on...
Anticipated Post Holidays Demand Lifts Up DCE
Dalian Commodities Exchange (DCE) ended the Monday afternoon session on positive due to tighter supply and anticipation of demand uptick after the Golden week...
BDI Slip Ahead of Golden Week
Baltic Dry Index (BDI) edged lower last week on slowing freight rates as market participants prepared for upcoming China’s Golden week in early October,...