Maintaining an accurate portable testing will enable enforcement of IMO’s Ballast Water Management Convention, reports Riviera Maritime Media. Need for compliance testing A total number of...

The crew members of an Estonian cargo ship, the MV Anetta, have found four irregular migrants, reports Morocco World News. The vessel sailed from Zeebrugge...

German shipping companies are planning to switch to the new sulfur-reduced Low Sulphur Fuel Oil (LSFO) from next year on, reports Xinhuanet.com. Switch to LSFO More...

Ahead of the implementation of IMO sulphur regulations, The Maritime Executive Marine Strategy Editor had an interview with Edmund Hughes, Head of Air Pollution...

In a major development, Classification Society Lloyd's Register has  announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China’s biggest shipbuilding group,...

In a major development, IMO has presented its latest work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from shipping to the UN climate change conference (COP...

For ships operating outside designated Emission Control Areas, IMO has set a limit for sulphur in fuel oil used on board ships of 0.50% m/m...

Members of CSA has expressed disappointment over Malaysia’s decision to prohibit the use of open-loop scrubbers in its coastal waters. This is stressing...

Stockpiles of bunker fuels and other heavy residues and distillates climbed to a record in Fujairah. This is because shippers switched fuel types...

According to an article published in Channel News Asia, armed perpetrators are boarding big merchant ships in the Singapore Strait with multiple incidents in...

Fears about a shortage of diesel and other middle distillates stemming from new marine pollution regulations have receded. Distillate premiums have fallen to...

  Shipping industry is sailing towards the new sulphur regulations imposed by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) which will take effect on January 1, 2020....

According to a LoadStar report, mod-way through last week’s call between the management team of AP Møller-Mærsk (APMM) and sell-side analysts – when we...

“K”LINE and FueLNG conclude ship management agreement for Singapore’s 1st LNG-Bunker vessel, says a Newsletter published in “K”LINE website.  What is the agreement? Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha,...

In a major development,  Singapore has been re-elected to the council of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) for a 14th consecutive two-year term, says...

An article published in News in English reports that, Norwegian shipowning company JJ Ugland may stop sailing off the west coast of Africa, after...

Ship owners are waiting longer and paying more to refuel at the Asian hub of Singapore, reports Bloomberg.  Industry scrambles Ship owners are waiting longer and...

According to a Safety4Sea report, the Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance issued CG-CVC Policy Letter 12-04 in 2012 asking for correspondence from flag administrations...

Rudders, thrusters, nozzles and other underwater running gear are exceptionally prone to corrosion and cavitation damage. Keeping that in mind, Ecoshield has published a...

Freight Investor Services is helping shipowners hedge their bunker fuel risk ahead of the IMO 2020 deadline, brokering the first futures trade on the...