Weekly Maritime Security Report – Week 6, 2019
Protection Vessels International has published the weekly maritime security report of the 6th week of this year. The report formulated on 13th February 2019...
Diana Shipping Announces Sale of Two Panamax Dry Bulk Vessels
Diana shipping has signed MoA to sell to two affiliated parties, the m/v Danae and m/v Dione, each a 2001-built dry bulk vessels...
Crew Transfer Vessel Collides with Cargo Vessel
On February 19, wind turbine technicians on a crew transfer vessel operating on the Wikinger offshore windfarm in Germany are reported to have been...
[Watch]Oxford Scientists Studies & Recreates Rogue Wave
In 1995, a powerful rogue wave dubbed the "Draupner wave", slammed into an offshore gas pipeline platform operated by Statoil in the southern tip...
Scorpio Tankers Expects 62 Scrubber Installations by 2020
Scorpio Tankers to fit 62 of its vessels with scrubber systems to comply with IMO 2020 sulphur cap.
Scorpio to pay $1.5 million-$2.5...
[Answer] How Does Ship Engines Work?
According to Newton’s third law of motion, every action has an equal and opposite action. Though not always obvious (in a literal sense), it’s...
The Rise of Reefer Shipping
Søren Leth Johannsen, Maersk, discusses next-gen efficiency in reefer operations in a recent Port Technology technical paper
Neil Davidson, Drewry, discusses the challenge...
[Watch] Underwater Drone Test for Vessel Bottom Inspection – MOL
MOL conducted underwater drone demonstration test for vessel bottom inspection.
This was done by checking condition of submerged areas of the hull using...
Dry Bulk Report – Week 7, 2019
The Baltic Briefing has released a report about the dry bulk market of the 7th week of shipping activities of this year. The report...
Tanker Report – Week 7, 2019
The Baltic Briefing has released a report about the tanker market of the 7th week of shipping activities of this year. The report dated...
Ship Disasters Avoided with Big Data Statistics Techniques
ABB is closely working with statisticians at the University of Oslo in Norway to enable shipping companies to ensure optimal operations and improve...
DNV GL to Class Sea Cloud Cruises’ Passenger Sailing Ship
In a major development, the representatives of DNV GL and Metalships & Docks came together in Vigo, Spain last week to sign an agreement...
FIS Broke First Futures Trade on CME Singapore FOB Marine Fuel
In a major development FIS has announced that they have executed the first trade on the new Singapore FOB Marine Fuel 0.5% Futures contract...
Bringing Fresh Air to the Ship Power Puzzle
Wind energy touted to be future of ship propulsion with MAN developing an ammonia two-stroke engine.
Ammonia makes efficient use of electricity than...
Singapore HSFO/Brent Swap Cracks Rise to Two-Month High on OPEC Cut,...
Front-month March FOB Singapore 180 CST HSFO/Brent swap crack spread was assessed at $1.357/b as of 4:30 pm Singapore time (0830 GMT) on...
Scrubber Installations Focus On Large Vessels
Just 10% of the global shipping fleet have scrubbers to reduce air pollution.
Of the existing fleet, 509 vessels have been fitted with...
Crews Battling Ship Fire in Oregon
The iconic St. Clair ship which has been traveling the Great Lakes since 1975 was destroyed in a fire in Oregon recently, reports a Oregon...
HMM Optimistic of Alliances Despite Ending 2018 with $720m Loss
Subsidized South Korean ocean carrier Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) ended the year some $720m in the red.
Due to its aggressive drive to...
Wilhelmsen to Re-enter the Crude Tanker Segment After a Decade
WSM re-enters crude tanker market after it quit 10 years back.
Currently, market is better regulated on the competence side.
The step back...
[Watch] MAN Propulsion System Upgrade To Reduce Fuel Consumption and Emissions
A project developed by MAN Diesel & Turbo and Odfjell, results verified by Norwegian Marine Technology Research Institute and Rightship.
Odfjell is in close cooperation...
