Weekly Maritime Security Report – Week 7, 2019

  Protection Vessels International has published the weekly maritime security report of the 7th week of this year. The report formulated on 22nd February 2019...

[Answer] How Does an Open-type Seawater Scrubber Work?

Scrubbers have become the ultimate solution in the post IMO2020 scenario but seldom do we know how the different types of scrubber work, especially...

Recover Extra Fuel Cost or Go Bankrupt – BIMCO

European containerised imports likely to be stuck with demand growth of just 2% for years to come. Trade tensions between the US and...

Dry Bulk Market Looks Dull

The drybulk market is facing a dull scenario with a decrease in freight rates for capesize vessels. The global fleet utilization was 85.8%...

‘Thumping’ Ships – Sleepless in Port Chalmers!

The new Rio-class container vessels visiting Port Chalmers are causing sleepless nights to residents located near the port. The port company has begun noise assessments...

IMO Readies for Sulphur 2020 Limit

IMO's PPR sub-committee focus on finalizing draft guidelines on consistent implementation of the 0.50% sulphur limit. Guidelines aim for uniform implementation of the lower...

Drone Sighting Disrupts Major US Airport

Flights were grounded at Newark International Airport, US after two drones were spotted flying nearby on January 22nd 2019. Drones have become a considerable menace...

Crane Factories in Egypt’s Suez Canal Area

Egypt witnessed on Thursday, 21st February, an agreement on the establishment of a crane factory in the Russian industrial zone in the Suez Canal...

Bulk Report – Week 8, 2019

The Baltic Briefing has released Bulk carrier maritime activity report for the 8th week of this year. The report formulated on 22nd February 2019...

Maersk Vessels Bunker Delays Reduced During a Pronto Pilot

Pronto enables optimisation of port calls in the Port of Rotterdam. Vessel delay for a few hours in the Port of Rotterdam, can...

Do You Know Why Scrubbers Are the Only Healthy Option?

Research funded by the German Science Foundation highlights the necessity of scrubbers and how beneficial it is in the long term. Dr. Zimmermann,...

Enclosed Space Horror! Captain, Chief Officer and AB Died Entering Cargo...

A tragic accident reportedly took place on board the bulk carrier BAHRI BULK berthed at Dammam, Saudi Arabia, on Feb 24, reports Medium. What happened? The...

A Look at Shipping’s Seasonal Shape

To clearly understand how seasonality affects the market dynamics of the shipping industry, the Shipping Intelligent Network has analyzed the maritime market in their...

Mawani Puts 9 Ports at the Frontline, Globally

Mawani recently launched the integrated shipment scheduling system at King Abdul Aziz port. Clients can now electronically schedule an appointment and choose their carrier. All of...

Vale’s Woes Continue to Dull Capesize Rates

Vale has reached an agreement with Brazilian authority to resume operation of four previously halted pellet plants in Tubarao, Brazil. It is expected to...

ClassNK Releases New PrimeShip-HULL (HCSR) Software

ClassNK released a new version PrimeShip-HULL (HCSR) incorporating the updated rules and regulations. PrimeShip-HULL (HCSR) creates reports for multiple sectional data, change output settings...

Berth In Reverse – Reverse-Lightering Crude Oil Supertankers

Around half a dozen of midstream companies and joint ventures are clamoring to build deepwater loading terminals on the Gulf of Mexico, reports RBNEnergy. Now...

CROE Scrubbers for 35 US Vessels

In a major development, Parsippany, N.J. based CR Ocean Engineering, LLC, has announced that they have been awarded a contract for exhaust gas scrubbers...

Discharge from Open Loop Scrubber Should Not Be Prohibited: Japan

Open Loop scrubbers have faced opposition prompted by fears that the discharge from these scrubbers is polluting the Ocean and degrading marine life. This...

Underwater Bow Thruster Reinstallation in Italy

A month after the hydrex workers removed the bow thruster of a 300-meter container vessel their men once again mobilized to Italy. They reinstalled...