LNG Deals Fill Adnoc’s Orderbooks Through Q1 2020

Adnoc LNG announced that it has concluded supply agreements with subsidiaries of BP and Total, booking out the majority of its LNG production through...

Carriers Hike Rates & Surcharges As New Slack Season Approaches in...

According to a LoadStar article, ocean carriers are launching a raft of GRI and FAK rate increases next week to take advantage of an...

Ex-USCG & Intertanko Senior Executive, Angelo Awarded 2018 International Maritime Prize

In a major development, the IMO has announced in a press briefing published on their website that they are conferring the 2018 International Maritime...

Gard’s Risk Based Stowage Guidelines Highlight CINS Firefighting Role

According to a Gard report, addressing Containership fires which occurs due Misdeclaration of hazardous materials is a growing risk endangering the crew and harming...

Singapore Higher Bunkering Premiums & Delays Making Shipowners Look Elsewhere

According to an Argus Media report, low spot availability of high-sulphur marine fuel oil (HSFO) and 0.5pc sulphur marine fuel oil in Singapore has...

New 40 Member Council Elected To Supervise IMO Ahead of 2020

According to a Seatrade Maritime News report, the Assembly of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has elected a new 40-member IMO Council that will...

Wärtsilä, Silverstream To Accelerate Air Lubrication Technology

Wärtsilä, and Silverstream Technologies has signed a Licence and Co-operation Agreement for future sales. As an authorised sales and service partner, Wärtsilä intends...

Bow Orion Wins ‘Tanker Ship of the Year’ Award

Odfjell’s newbuilt chemical tanker, the 49,000 dwt Bow Orion, was tonight recognized with the ‘Tanker Ship of the Year Award’ at the Tanker Shipping...

KLine Orders Next-Gen Car Carrier Fueled by LNG

KLine has placed an order for a car carrier vessel fueled by LNG with Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. It is described as a...

Asian Refiners Scurry To Complete IMO Preparations!

SK Energy is ushing to complete a new processing unit ahead of schedule to boost LSFO. Idemitsu is taking a more cautious stance,...

Baltic Index Touches 1,568, Up by 40 Points

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index rose for a seventh consecutive session, with growing demand for ships across vessel segments. The Baltic index,...

Maersk Partners With Onomodo for Enhanced IoT Network

Maersk invests in Danish startup Onomondo, a global cellular operator for the Internet of Things (IoT), to connect the company’s devices, as cranes, trucks,...

Value Maritime Initiates More Scrubber Sales

Netherlands-based plug and play scrubber maker has added further sales for its modular scrubber system. They have signed a contract for a first...

Scrubbers are Reliable and Efficient, Says DFDS

  According to Jan Espesen, chief engineer on DFDS ferry Freesia Seaways, running the ship with a scrubber is routine, reports Ship & Bunker. Continue burn...

World’s Successful International Agreement Marked Its 60th Year

Antarctic nations around the world, on 01 Dec, marked the 60th Anniversary of one of the world’s most successful international agreements, the "Antarctic Treaty",...

Weekly Tanker Report – Week 48, 2019

The Baltic Briefing has issued the tanker report for the 48th week of this year. The report dated 29th November 2019 provides a valuable...

SoftBank Gears Up for a Fast Maritime Communication Network

Japan's SoftBank will work with compatriots including shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines on a fast maritime communications network that will open the door to...

LNG Touted To Be the Green Fuel of Tomorrow

Singapore is pushing the shipping industry to use cleaner fuels such as liquefied natural gas (LNG) in a bid to reduce the city state’s...

Ship Sized Waves Push Cargo Vessel Aground

Cargo ship POSEIDON 34 ran aground on northern coast of Capul island, Northern Samar, S of Legazpi, Philippines, at around 0315 UTC Nov 29,...

Tom Crowley Discusses the Future of LNG As a Marine Fuel

Llyod's List details the candid interview of Tom Crowley, the head of the US marine solutions, energy and logistics company Crowley Maritime. He mentions...