Female Cruise Captain Reveals What REALLY Happens Onboard

Female cruise captain reveals well-kept secret about what REALLY happens onboard. Kara Godfrey has shared the same in Express. First US woman cruise ship lead Cruise...

‘Drunken Tumble’ Down Hatch Loses Appeal For Damages

A Canadian man who injured his foot in a fall on a Norwegian Cruise Line ship has lost an appeal for damages. The Ruling The 11th...

Maersk to Create Carbon Neutral Vessels by 2030

Maersk trying to make carbon neutral vessels in order to become a zero-carbon emission fleet. The plan is to create this vessel by...

Containership Scrapping Gathers Pace Ahead of IMO 2020

This year 52 containerships, equating to 94,000 teu, have been sold for demolition. Last year the numbers were 141 containerships for 398,500 teu...

How Ships Help In Exploiting High-Quality Gems From The Sea

Namibia is expected to run out of land-based gem mining in around 15 years. 5 Debmarine ships mining the seabed for diamonds off the...

Captain Found Drunk Aboard Tanker Carrying Tonnes Of Methanol

On December 13, the captain of a chemical tanker lost his job after he was found guilty of being drunk on duty while his...

Scrubber ROI for 150,000t Vessel Could be in 1.1 Years

In the absence of spot, physical trade and of firmly established 0.5pc sulphur bunker specifications by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), US traders...

How Will the 2020 Sulphur Cap Affect Your Boiler?

IMO highlighted that safe and efficient boiler operation must be of top priority Sweden’s Alfa Laval has recognized this and issued guidance outlining the...

Bulk Report – Week 49

Capesize Last week was less eventful than the previous week. After a negative start on Monday the market witnessed a steady rise, with the Pacific...

Armed Assailants Fire at Vessel Off Malaysian Coast

Pirates attacked a vessel off the Malaysian coast, says report in Protection Vessel. What happened? Four armed persons in a speedboat approached and fired upon a...

Diana Time Charters with Koch for Panamax Vessel

Diana Shipping Inc.,is time chartering the m/v Ismene with Koch Shipping Pte. Ltd. The gross charter rate is US$12 125/d.,for a min period...

Cargotec Calls for Startups to Join the Global Rainmaking Programme

In September 2018, Cargotec partnered with Rainmaking Ltd. to establish a startup collaboration programme called Trade & Transport Impact. Collaboration Programme The programme aims to...

Wärtsilä Urges Owners to Weigh Up HY

Wärtsilä Corp invested in the Hybrid Centre aimed at using advanced propulsion concepts and techniques, at its factory in Trieste. Wärtsilä HY is...

Crew Abduction and Robbery Incident Reported Against Ship – ReCAAP

ReCAAP ISC had released a report on the abduction and robbery incidents against ships in Asia that occurred from 4 to 10 December 2018. What...

Chemistry Behind How Seawater Buffer or Neutralize Acids

Calcium Carbonate Reaction When calcium carbonate reacts with acidic free hydrogen (H+) ions in seawater, the solid calcium carbonate dissolves, forming free calcium (Ca2+) ions...

Foreign Flagged Ships Detained In The UK During November 2018

On December 12, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced that four foreign flagged ships remained under detention in UK ports during November 2018...

Global Phenomenon of LNG Bunkering Services and Infrastructure

Zero particulate matter emission has made LNG the future proof marine fuel. With 120 LNG powered vessel, the LNG bunkering market will exceed...

BIMCO: Marine Sulphur Content & Fuel Transition Clause Published

BIMCO has published two sulphur content related bunker clauses which are now available for its members on the BIMCO website and on SmartCon, BIMCO’s...

Lofty Freight Rates Shield Asian Sweet Crudes from Arbitrage Competition

Asian sweet crude trader said, differentials are expected to remain supported for the coming February trading cycle as multi-year high freight rates bar some...

Wallenius Wilhelmsen Supports Ship Recycling Transparency Platform

Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative has formed an online platform for ship recycling transparency with the help of Wilhelmsen group. The platform will make...