Tests and Algorithms To Use Fuels With the Highest Efficiency

As per The Viswa Group's motto “Empowerment through knowledge,” they are continuously working on new tests, methods and algorithms to help customers use fuels...

Tristar Group Expands Fleet with Its First LNG Carrier

  Tristar Group announces the recent delivery of the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Tanker, Tristar Ruby to its shipping fleet, reports a press release by...

A.P Moller-Maersk Restructure Their Executive Board

Maersk has changed the structure of its executive board, including uniting its ocean operations teams and commercial team, with the aim to become a...

Next Level Evolution for MAN 32/40CD Engines

MAN PrimeServ, the after-sales division of MAN Energy Solutions, has announced the release of a patented Mk3 injection pump for the MAN 32/40CD engine,...

[Watch] Compatibility and Stability of VLSFOs

With the IMO 2020 regulation right around the corner, ViswaLab in its latest video, takes on the stability & compatibility issues that may be...

Fujairah Terminals $272m Worth Extensive Expansion

New cranes will provide the capability to handle close to an additional 500,000 TEUs, reports Me Construction News. Post Panamax ship-to-shore cranes  Fujairah Terminals has received...

ClassNK Grants AiP for Capesize Bulker Concept Design

ClassNK grants AiP to NS United Kaiun Kaisha and Imabari Shipbuilding for their joint project on the concept design of LNG-fueled capesize bulker, says...

Taiwan HSFO Supply

Taiwan’s state owned CPC Corporation will suspend 380 CST high sulphur bunker fuel supply at Keelung and Taichung ports from January 1, 2020, reports...

Are All Countries Ready for the Historic Ship-Fuel Switch?

  Significant rules to clean up pollution in the shipping industry are just a couple of days from taking effect, but there are signs that...

Too Many Variables & Assumptions Making Shippings Online Carbon Calculators ‘Useless’?

  According to a LoadStar report, ocean carriers are stung by a Sea Intelligence report which brands their online CO2 calculators as “useless” and “pointless”. What...

Container Ship Master Dies After Falling into the Cargo Hold

Master of container ship LADY NURAY tragically died on board his ship on 18 Dec 2019, reports Maritime Bulletin. What happened? 47-year old Turkish Master of...

A 10-year $5bn Research & Development Plan To Cut GHGs?

According to a Loadstar report, a coalition of global shipping associations and lobby groups have submitted a joint proposal to the International Maritime Organization...

Amidst Controversy MSC Steps Up Its Bunkering Game With Biofuel Blends

According to a LoadStar article, MSC has announced that it  has started to bunker some of its vessels calling at Rotterdam with a blend...

Shipowners Scrubber Experience Shows Quality Resolves Corrosion Issues

Members of the Clean Shipping Alliance (CSA) 2020 are advising those shipowners looking to install marine exhaust gas cleaning systems as a way of...

Cruise Ships are Getting Larger To Fit More and Not Feel...

Cruise ship designers test comfort limits with new design and activities, says an article published in WSJ. Cruise ships are getting larger and the activities...

ClassNK Inks Its First CSMS Certification

Leading Classification Society ClassNK certified the Cyber Security Management System (CSMS) of NYK Group subsidiary NYK LNG Shipmanagement Ltd. and its managed LNG carrier...

IMO Braces for Smooth 2020 Sulphur Cap Implementation

Ahead of the global switch to a cleaner fuel, the IMO has highlighted the ‘immense amount’ of proprietary work that will ensure the changeover...

$55,000 Fine for Open-loop Scrubber Ban Violation

According to a Dredging and Port Construction report, the Port of Hamburg authorities have imposed a record fine to a tanker that breached its...

Meet America’s First Female Captain of a Mega Cruise Ship!

According to an article published in Travel Insider, Kate McCue, captain of the Celebrity Edge, a 2,918-passenger cruise ship, says she has too much...

Presence of Biodiesel Waste Indicated in VLSFO Bunkers in Panama

According to a latest ViswaLab technical update, an increase in high Acid Number VLSFO fuel samples bunkered in Panama is noticed since the beginning...