According to a representative from a major scrubber manufacturer, ports banning open-loop scrubbers on vessels will lift that restriction once it is proven that...

Baltic index down for seventh session on lower capesize, panamax rates, reports Reuters. What lead to the fall? The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which...

ABB Turbocharging has launched the new A255-L and A260-L turbochargers optimized for small and medium bore two-stroke diesel and gas engines, says a press...

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced on 10th October that five foreign flagged ships remained under detention in UK ports during September 2019...

According to an ArgusMedia report, in Las Palmas one shipowner was led to buy more expensive 0.5pc sulphur fuel oil instead of high-sulphur fuel...

Scrubber Retrofit Activity Continues to Lift Inactive Box Ship Numbers, reports Ship & Bunker. Inactive containership fleet  The number of inactive box ships is continuing to...

An increase in freight rates has been attributed to US sanctions and geopolitical risks. Prices of oil products such as gasoline and diesel...

According to an article published in Sea News, GMN global network of maritime technology cooperation centers has completed numerous pilot projects over the past...

AVIC International Maritime Holdings has requested a trading halt. Libra Group has called for a trading suspension as it is unable to continue...

SHI has secured orders worth $405 million for two 174,000 cubic meters (m3) LNG carriers from Malaysian-based shipping firm MISC Berhad. The global...

The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report highlights the urgency of prioritizing timely, ambitious and coordinated action to address unprecedented and...

Former Integr8 staffers have formed a new bunkering outfit under the aegis of the Borealis shipping group, reports Ship & Bunker. Aurora Marine Fuels The company,...

A Singapore company has accepted and paid a NOK 7 million (691,835 EUR) fine for violation of the Pollution Control Act and the General...

Malaysian shipping company MISC has secured charter deals for two liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers with the ExxonMobil subsidiary SeaRiver Maritime, reports Ship Technology. LNG...

Chinese oil imports via ship-to-ship transfers tripled in September to an estimated 910,000 tonnes, compared with a month earlier, based on Bloomberg’s ship-tracking...

According to an article published in Mondaq, the shipping sector accounts for 12% of global sulphur dioxide emissions, 13% of global nitrogen oxide emissions...

UCLA student-led study found that drones can be used to determine whether ships are following pollution regulations, reports Daily Bruin. How can drones be helpful? According...

According to an article published in AET website, the shuttle tanker company has named two of its world’s first LNG Dual-Fuel Dynamic Positioning Shuttle...

The UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency (UK MCA) has recently published two guidelines on seafarer practices, reports Safety4Sea. The two guidelines The guidelines published by the...

  According to BIMCO’s latest publication on their website, Tiejha Smyth deputy director in the Freight, Demurrage and Defence (FD&D) department of the North of...