Shipping Must Up Its Fuel Testing Game
A focused fuel testing mechanism is needed to counter the complex fuel contamination issues.
Last year more than 150 vessels in Houston and...
Ship Loses Highly Flammable Cargo in Storm
On January 2, a cargo ship was caught in rough North Sea weather and lost around 270 containers including highly flammable cargo.
What happened?
The cargo...
Dangers of Contaminated Fuel
The shipments of contaminated bunker fuel have made their way to several bunker ports in different countries. The International Association of Independent Tanker Owners...
World’s Biggest Ship-to-Ship LNG Transfers Starts off in Turkey
Turkey started one of the world's biggest ship-to-ship Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) transfers on Wednesday in the Mediterranean port of Dortyol, announced Mehmet Tecimen,...
Maersk Announces Rate Increase from US and CAN
Maersk has announced an increase in all contract rates expiring on January 31st, reports Ajot.
The rate increase for the relevant trade for various commodities...
Weekly Maritime Security Report
The Protection Vessel Weekly has released the weekly maritime security report which highlights the various issue faced by shipping vessels.
Southeast Asia
Malaysia: Kidnappers abduct three...
Hydra’s Fully-classed DP2 Saturation Diving Vessel Charter Ready
The subsea construction company Hydra is making its saturation diving vessel available for charters.
It's time for the Subsea Responder to charter as...
Guidelines on Austenitic Steel for LNG Storage and Fuel Tanks
Maritime Safety Committee approved the Korean Register's interim guidelines on high manganese austenitic steel use for LNG storage.
Earlier only aluminum alloy, Invar,...
ClassNK Releases Amendments to Class Rules
On 25 December 2018, leading classification society ClassNK has announced that it released amendments to its Rules and Guidance for the Survey and Construction...
Freightos Baltic Container Report – Week 50, 2018
Report Highlights
Transpacific pricing usually picks up mid-December as importers look to replenish after Christmas. But, wary of trade tariff increases, many importers are already...
Project Seashuttle for Developing Autonomous Container Ships
Samskip has announced the project Seashuttle to develop autonomous, zero-emissions container ships
A grant of €6 million has been awarded by Norwegian government money...
Rotor Sails Can Replace Upto 50% of Ship’s Engine Propulsion
Moller-Maersk pledged this week to cut carbon emissions to zero by 2050.
The Maersk Pelican oil tanker is being used to test Norsepower's...
The “Internet of Shipping” Is Upon Us
The startup ShipChain expects vehicle tracking pilot project with Perdue Farms to be fully operational by 2020.
Venture capital invested more than $3.3...
Diana Time Charters Kamsarmax Dry Bulk With Glencore
Diana Shipping Inc will be chartering the 2010-built Kamsarmax dry bulk vessel, the m/v Myrsini.
This contract with Glencore Agriculture B.V., Rotterdam commenced...
ScanOcean to Resell Neste’s Low-Sulfur Bunker Fuel Off Sweden
Neste and ScanOcean AB enter into cooperation in delivering Neste’s low-sulfur marine fuel on the East Coast of Sweden, says an article published in...
Weekly Tanker Report – Week 51, 2018
The last week of the year showed some interesting developments in the Tanker Market which are highlighted by this 'weekly tanker report' by the...
World-first Installation of Class-Approved UltraBattery Onboard Ship
UltraBattery battery pack to be used for ship solar power system on large general cargo ship.
Joint project
Masterbulk Pte. Ltd. (Masterbulk) and Eco Marine Power...
LUKOIL Marine Lubricants Celebrates a Double Award Win for Innovation
The hard work LUKOIL Marine Lubricants has paid off as they have succeeded in bagging two awards which recognizes their continual development and contributions...
Diana Shipping Announces Time Charter Contract With SwissMarine
Diana shipping has entered a charter contract with SwissMarine.
The gross charter rate is fixed at US$17,000 per day for a minimum period of...
New Escort Tugs for Dedicated LNG Operations
Port export terminals are employing LNG tugs to assist in LNG carrier maneuvering.
UK has taken the assistance of Svitzer Meridian’s ATD tug
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