Keppel Rounds Off Its Scrubber Installations To 100!
Singapore’s Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) has received 100 scrubber orders to-date as it continues to see more enquiries ahead of IMO 2020,...
Class NK Issues 2020 0.5% Sulphur Fuel Guidance for Ship Crews
In a major development, Leading Classification Society ClassNK has released its “Booklet for ship crew members: Precautions concerning change-over to 0.50% sulphur compliant fuel...
Maersk Collaborating With Industry Heavyweights To Test Zero Carbon Fuels
According to a Loadstar article, Maersk is teaming up with industry peers and customers in its quest to find a zero-carbon fuel to power...
Singapore Developing Data Cooling Center in LNG Terminals by 2022
In a major development, the National University of Singapore Engineering has collaborated with the Keppel Data Centres Holdings Pte Ltd and Singapore LNG Corporation...
INTERCARGO: ‘No Room for Complacency’ Regarding Cargo Liquefaction and Safety Issue
In their recently released Annual Review, INTERCARGO dealt with cargo failure and liquefaction issues which has become a major concern in the shipping industry....
Euronav Readies Tanker for 2020
Leading Belgian tanker operator Euronav has started preparations to supply IMO 2020 compliant VLSFO bunkers to its vessels, reports Reuters.
Tougher regulations
Ship owners must cut...
Shell Marine Addresses Operators IMO 2020 Dilemma With a New Guidance
According to an article published in Safety4Sea, Shell Marine has published a new White Paper offering critical guidance on cylinder oils and engine care...
20 Year Prison Charge Looms on Oil Companies for Abetting Pollution...
The U.S. Attorney’s office has secured an indictment against two shipping companies and an engineer on an oil tanker charged with dumping oil in...
6000 Tons Rock To Stabilize the Overturned Georgia Cargo Ship
Truckloads of rocks are being transported to the Georgia coast to stabilize an overturned cargo ship until it can be removed in pieces, reports...
Will a 4 Billion Dollar Extra Credit Bill Be Enough for...
Credit availability one of the biggest problems, as fuel bills set to rise significantly with IMO 2020 regulations.
The new blends currently cost...
Bullish Charter Market Driven by Increase in Scrubber Fittings!
The container market continues to thrive despite tonnage short caused by ships taken out of service due to scrubber retrofitting.
44 containerships with...
Tellurian Inks Largest US Foreign Investment Deal To Ship Shale Gas...
India’s Petronet LNG Ltd. signed a $7.5 billion agreement to buy into Tellurian's proposed LNG terminal in Louisiana.
Petronet will spend $2.5 billion...
SK Energy Charters Supertanker For Record $10 Million!
According to an article published in Reuters, South Korea’s top refiner SK Energy chartered a supertanker to ship U.S. crude to South Korea for...
Mitsui Delivers 66,000 DWT Type Bulk Carrier ‘M/V Tomaros’
Mitsui E & S Shipbuilding Co., Ltd has completed and delivered a 66,000 dwt type bulk carrier at its Tamano Shipyard, says a press...
Viva Energy Launches New VLSFO Abiding IMO Standards
Viva Energy Australia Pty Ltd ("Viva Energy") has announced the launch of its new very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO), developed to meet the...
Maersk: Springing Back From NotPetya Attack
An article in CSO explains how Maersk bounced back and learned from the NotPetya cyber attack.
Maersk’s chief information security officer shares how the company...
Q&A: Viswa Nods for Additional Bunkers Testing
Ram Vis is chief executive and founder of international marine fuel specifications testing company Viswa Group. A report in Argus Media briefs the interview...
ECSA Launches Maritime Growth Plan for Sustainable Seafaring Jobs
The European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) has launched its Maritime Growth Plan for sustainable growth in the maritime sector, according to their website.
The ambitious...
Clean Tanker Market Witness an Uptick in Freight Rates for Dirty...
Shipowners in the clean tanker market have observed the sharp uptick in freight rates for dirty vessels, as continued tightness for Aframax vessels...
Higher Fuel Premium Looms As the Market Adapts To IMO 2020
A strict new global environmental standard for shipping fuel is starting to make an impact in corners of the oil market, providing traders with...