August Baltic Index Hits 2-week Peak on Strong capesize, Panamax Rates

Propelled by strong demand across capesize and panamax vessel segments, the Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index climbed to a near two-week high, reports...

LNG To Ease IMO 2020 LSFO Pressure As Bunkering Improves?

According to a Platts article, LNG's uptake as a bunker fuel could alleviate some pressure on demand for low sulfur fuel oil as the...

How Important is Bilge Alarm Data Records for MARPOL Inspections?

Keeping this in mind, we share a lesson learned to avoid deficiencies and consequent delay. How should the bilge alarm operate? According to IMO guidelines, the...

Watch Boy Dances To Anti-Theft Alarm

The video shows the young boy kicking the bike to activate its anti-theft alarm is published in TimesNowNews.com. As soon as the alarm rings, the...

[Answer] How To Minimise Ship Berthing Incidents?

Ship Berthing incidents is a potential concern for the shipping industry, yet nobody is fully aware of how to tackle it. To counter this,...

Foreign Flagged Ships Detained in the UK During July 2019

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced on 8th August that four foreign flagged ships remained under detention in UK ports during July 2019...

July End Baltic Index Dips As Panamax Rates Slide

According to an article published in MarineLink, the Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index fell to a more than two-week low. Weaker rates for Panamax...

Chinese Demand for Angolan Oil Revives Ahead of IMO 2020

Angolan oil sales are bouncing back from a dull summer as Asian refining margins have recovered and demand is rising ahead of IMO 2020...

Dubai Occupies Fifth Position in Key Shipping Index

Singapore tops the list for 2019, with Hong Kong second and London third and Shanghai fourth. Dubai came in the fifth position in...

Scrubbers and HSFO Help Reduce CO2 Levels

A new study by Norwegian researcher confirmed scrubber usage while burning residual fuel continuously would help reduce global CO2 levels, reports Marine Engineers Messenger. Clean...

Zero-Emission Battery-Powered Ship To Be Unveiled in 2021!

Asahi Tanker Co., Exeno Yamamizu Corp., Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd., and Mitsubishi Corp have teamed up to build the world’s first zero-emission tanker. ...

IMO 2020: Checking Scrubber Compliance!

A lot of the uncertainties have concerned the availability, cost and the characteristics of compliant fuels. Non-compliance usual methods include vessel detention with...

400m Panama Flagged Ship – Largest Containership To Transit Suez Canal?

The world's largest container ship, transited the Suez Canal for the first time from the Port of Xingang to North Western Europe. The...

Weekly Bulk Report – Week 32, 2019

The Baltic Briefing has released a report about the dry bulk market of the 32nd week of shipping activities of this year. The report...

K Line Introduces LNG-Fuelled ‘Wozmax’

K Line and Namura Shipbuilding have upgraded a version of the ore carrier Wozmax to LNG-fuelled. The new concept design of the LNG-powered...

BP Marine Adds a Dedicated Bunkering Barge To Global Bunker Network

BP Marine says it is adding the Spanish port of Valencia to its supply locations for IMO2020 compliant bunkers, reports Ship & Bunker. Castellon Refinery The...

Hapag-Lloyd Pretty Strong in 2019 First Half

Hapag-Lloyd produced a net profit of $56m in the second quarter, resulting in a half-year result of $165m, a turnaround from the $122m loss...

North Europe Shippers Face New Capacity Crunch, as More Loops are...

In a major development, CMA CGM has announced that they have advised their customers that they will void their North Europe to Asia FAL...

Watch How Robots Can Take Revenge?

What happens when a robot gets sick and tired of being kicked, pushed, and forced to work under extreme conditions in the name of...

Ship on Fire! Heavy Fines Awaits Misdeclared Dangerous Goods

Carriers have announced they would impose heavy fines on misdeclared dangerous goods. Just days after this announcement, fire has swept through several containers aboard...