Iran Scenario: Tanker Operators Hope Not To Be Targeted in U.S!
According to an article published in The Wall Street Journal, tanker operators don’t expect their ships to be targeted in the near term amid...
BWMS Update: Weighing the Advent of VIDA Implementation
According to an article published in Marine Link, the hard-fought passage of VIDA promises a simpler, more unified and logical set of environmental standards...
Artificial Intelligence in Shipping, Key Areas To Watch in 2020!
AI continues to proliferate, with shipping companies to explore AI’s potential in predictive maintenance, intelligent scheduling, and real-time analytics.
Such as container handling...
Scrubbers: A “360-Degree Solution” For Ship Owners
IMO has pledged its commitment to reducing the maritime sector’s output of greenhouse gases by 50% over the next 30 years.
Analysts have...
Weekly Tanker Report – Week 2, 2020
The Baltic Briefing has issued the tanker report for the 02nd week of this year. The report dated 10th January 2020 provides a valuable...
Liberian Registry Switches To Digital Vessel Registration System
The Liberian Registry has introduced a new digital-based vessel registration system for 2020, allowing digital files to replace paper documents to speed up the...
Preventing Risks Associated With Fixed CO2 Systems
A recent incident that resulted in the deaths of ten people on board a vessel has highlighted the dangers of not fully understanding the...
Tanker Owners Face Insurance Headache As Mideast War Risk Haunts Shipping...
According to a New York Times report, even as the United States and Iran appear to signal a keenness to avoid further conflict, oil and...
European Shipping Emissions Undermining International Climate Targets
According to a Guardian report, greenhouse gas emissions from shipping equal the carbon footprint of a quarter of passenger cars in Europe and stand...
Increase in Open-loop Scrubbers Use, IMO Says Discharge Should Meet Criteria
There has been a huge increase in the use of open-loop scrubbers in ships in just last one year, even as a debate about...
With 2020 Regulation Hitting the Market, Oil Sells for $100 a...
Just shy of $100 a barrel -- that’s the cost of a type of crude that’s become prized thanks to the scramble for cleaner-burning fuels in...
New Anti-fouling Material Is Preparing for Testing, Giving Hope To Shippers
According to an article published in the World Cargo News, Australian researchers are set to test a marine coating that can take up copper...
[Watch] How the Indian Shipbreaking Town Works
This feature documentary profiles a bustling Indian shantytown where 40,000 people live and work in the most primitive conditions.
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Diana Shipping Announces Time Charter Contract With Phaethon
According to an article published in Seeking Alpha, Diana Shipping Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels announced...
Bunker Quality Claims 2020 – Issues To Ponder Over!
Houston problem was originally concentrated around the US Gulf region.
The complaints regarding off-specification fuel quickly spread across the globe, including Panama and...
K Line Advises Shipper To Seek New Technologies To Meet IMO...
According to an article published in Seatrade Maritime News, using LNG as a marine fuel alone will not be enough to reach the IMO’s...
Global Shipping Faces Troubling New Smuggling Inquiry
According to an article published in The Wall Street Journal, as container ships get bigger, drug smugglers are growing bolder in hitching rides on...
M/MARITIME Acquires Its Second Japanese Kamsarmax Vessel
M/MARITIME takes delivery of second Japan Marine United built Kamsarmax vessel, M/V NEFELI.GR, says an article published on their website.
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Gard Issues 2020 Circular for Its Clients
This Circular outlines the amendments to the Rules for Ships and the Rules for Mobile Offshore Units of both Assuranceforeningen Gard - gjensidig –...
Is Onboard Blending of Non-compliant Fuel Permitted To Achieve Compliance?
With the IMO 2020 sulphur cap now in force as of 1 January 2020, the shipping industry faces a new set of issues, says...