Sudden Hot Oil Splash Caused Eye Injury
According to a report published in Shipowner's Club, it investigates the case of personal injury that was caused after hot cooking oil splashed into...
What’s It Like To Retire on a Cruise Ship?
Currently, about 10,000 people are turning 65 each and every day. For those who choose to leave the workforce, retirement signals a major life...
Shippers Bank on October Fuel Switch To Familiarise With 2020 Fuels
According to a Platts article, a large section of the shipping industry will take pre-emptive steps to ensure compliance with the International Maritime Organization...
Open-loop Scrubber Loses the Perception Battle But Wins Scientific Tests
With open-loop scrubbers accounting for 80% of exhaust cleaning systems being installed on ships, but banned in a number of countries, the World Ocean...
Check Out the Safe Container Shipping Guide by CSSF
According to a Maritime Executive article, the industry association Container Ship Safety Forum (CSSF) has published its first Guide to Safe Container Ship Operations.
Safety...
Hydrogen Powered 367-foot Futuristic Superyacht Unveiled
The world's first hydrogen-powered superyacht was unveiled at the Monaco Yacht Show, reports Business Insider.
Game-changing 367-foot vessel
The detailed miniature model was presented by Netherlands-based...
Plans Laid for £150m Training and Disaster Relief Ship
Britannia Maritime Aid (BMA), a registered charity, aims to build the futuristic vessel in Britain. Ambitious plans are being launched for a £150m training...
DNV GL To Boost Maritime Industry Opens New Office in Singapore
Classification Society DNV GL has established a new base in Singapore for its open industrial data platform Veracity to boost digitalization, reports Seatrade Maritime...
Langh Ship Focuses on Environment With Scrubbers
Langh Ship has announced that two of its vessels, LINDA and AILA, will use the closed-loop scrubber during all piloted sailings, even in open-loop...
Vessel Crashes as Music Video Distracts!
A crewman was watching music videos on his phone when he should have been monitoring his cargo ship's progress, reports BBC.
MV Priscilla off Orkney
The...
Dark Days of Ships Come To a Halt!
A constellation of private satellite providers aim to ensure the shady days of ships going dark fade into oblivion, reports Splash247.
Ship tracking satellites
French startup...
Gareth Pugh Sets Sail With Uniforms for Virgin Voyages
British fashion designer Gareth Pugh has designed a capsule collection of uniforms for the crew of Virgin Voyages' adults-only cruise ships, reports Dezeen.
Virgin travel...
Marine Bunker Prices Put a Boost on IMO Compliant Fuels
The delivered Japan/Singapore marine fuel 0.5% bunker was at its widest on emerging demand for IMO-compliant shipping fuels, reports S&P Global Platts.
Assessment of bunker...
Unipec Switches To AMCL As Shippers Scramble for Ships After COSCO...
According to a Reuters report, China's Unipec has made replacement bookings for four oil shipments from the Middle East Gulf after the United States...
Shippers Buy Raw Crude To Beat the 2020 Blues
For almost three years, the oil industry has been puzzling over how to supply merchant ships with fuel that will meet tough new environmental...
High Fuel Costs Staring at Shippers As 2020 Nears
Container shipping bunker adjustment factors (BAFs) will rocket later this year as the deadline for the mandatory use of new low-sulfur fuels across the...
[FAQ] Suppliers’ Guide To Proper Fuel Blending
Recently, CIMAC published a detailed guidance for fuel suppliers and shippers as presented by suppliers, shippers, industry stalwarts and regulatory bodies. Today, we are...
Cosco Shipping Corp Remediates US Blacklisting
Many of the 49-strong fleet of very large crude carriers linked to the sanctioned Cosco subsidiaries are now entered with the China Shipowners Mutual...
MR Tankers Jack Up With IMO Approaching
In the run-up to IMO 2020, the product tanker market is exhibiting hitherto unseen levels of dysfunction, reports Riviera Maritime Media.
More tankers pre IMO2020
The...
Is the CMA CGM Stress Crisis Under Control?
New Zealand isn’t only the bookies’ favourite in the 2019 Rugby Union World Cup that started in Japan.
By pure coincidence, for supply chain junkies,...