Asian Engine Designers Offer More Options for Aspiring LNG Users

LNG though being used in four-stroke engines for many years, there are advances to be made. M23G engine meets IMO Tier III NOx...

Boeing Grounds Entire Global Fleet of 737 Max Aircraft

Boeing has grounded its entire global fleet of 737 Max aircraft after investigators uncovered new evidence at the scene of the crash. The...

Genco Secures Additional Financing for Scrubber Installations

Genco Shipping & Trading Limited closed financing for scrubber installations on 17 of its Capesize vessels. Amendment made to its USD 460 million...

How Europe’s Busiest Port Is Helping Make Autonomous Ships a Reality?

Dutch startup Captain AI Rotterdam is engineering self-driving boats and ships with the deep learning algorithms and a computer simulator. Captain AI successfully demonstrated...

Tanker Operators Appear To Ignore European Regulation on Ship Recycling

Dr.Nikos Mikelis of GMS, tanker operators has specified that the European regulation on ship recycling is ignoring the regulation. he EU SRR requires...

Scorpio Bulkers (SALT) Reports Sale of Two Kamsarmax Vessels for $48M

Scorpio Bulkers Inc. entered into agreements to sell two Kamsarmax vessels for $48 million. It also provided an update to Time Charter Equivalent (“TCE”) rates...

First Ever International Conference on Marine Engineering and Technology Held in...

The inaugural International Conference on Marine Engineering & Technology Oman (ICMET Oman) has been organized by the Military Technological College (MTC) in Oman together...

Ocean Alliance To Blank Ten Transpacific Sailings As Spot Rates Plummet

The Ocean Alliance has announced plans to cancel 10 transpacific sailings in March and April. This move will result in some 74,000 teu...

Yang Ming’s 14,000 TEU Boxships Launched

In a major development, Taiwan’s Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp has launched two new 14,000-TEU containerships at Japan’s Imabari Shipyard on Wednesday, reports Seatrade...

Four New Detentions Of Foreign Flagged Vessels In UK Port Last...

According to Mirage News, during February, there were four new detentions of foreign flagged vessels in a UK port. Detailed report In response to one...

QP Eyes up to 60 New Ships for LNG Expansion Plans

In a recent development, Qatar Petroleum (QP) has announced that they may purchase around 50 to 60 new LNG vessels as part of their...

3 Armed Robberies In Asia! 2 Involves Singapore Vessel, One In...

ReCaap released a report represented a 50 percent decrease in piracy when compared with the same period last year. Three reported cases of armed robbery against...

Vard Opts PG Flow Solution Pumps For Yara Birkeland

Vard’s Brevik, Norway, shipyard has been selected to build the zero-emission, zero crew vessel. The ship is with a length of 80 meters...

Maersk Tankers: Scrubbers on Selected Vessels By 2020

IMO regulation states current global limit for sulphur content in fuel oil used on board vessels will change from 3.50% to a maximum...

[Answer] How Do a Closed Type Wet Scrubber Function?

Scrubbers have become the ultimate solution to IMO 2020 regulations. The utility of scrubber predates the kinds of scrubbers available in the market. With several coastal...

[Watch] Two Bulkers Collide in Panama Canal, Investigation Launched

The vessels 37,700 dwt, 2018-built SE Nicky, and the 63,400 dwt Iolaos, built in 2016 collided in the morning hours of March 11. The units,...

Belships ASA : Report Q4 2018

HIGHLIGHTS Operating income of USD 36.8 m (Q4 2017: USD 42.3 m) EBITDA of USD 5.8 m (USD 8.6 m) Net result of USD...

Eletson’s BWMS Full Fleet Requirements Met By Wärtsilä’s Dual Technology

In a recent development, the technology group Wärtsilä’s dual technology has announced that they will provide option for Ballast Water Management Systems (BWMS) to...

Three Key Solutions For Decarbonising Shipping

Decarbonizing shipping operations  has become an inevitable objective in the post IMO2020 scenario. However, this needs support and incentives by organizations such as the...

‘Sailing to the Sun’ Pictures Reveal How We Used to Cruise

William Henry Miller, Jr. (Bill Miller) born May 3, 1948 is a maritime author and historian who has written numerous books dealing with the...