Golden Globe Race Sailor Rescued by 40,000-tonne Cargo Ship
After suffering a harrowing three-day ordeal, English yachtswoman Susie Goodall was rescued by a cargo ship in stormy conditions.
What happened?
The 29-year-old yachtswoman was rescued two days...
Scrubber Purchase Reflects Growing Trend ahead of IMO 2020
Scorpio Tanker scrubber purchase reflects growing trend ahead of IMO 2020 says, Marieke Alsguth for Platts.
Purchase Agreement
Scorpio Tankers has agreed to purchase 52 scrubber...
Carnival Cruise Line’s Newest Mardi Gras
Carnival Cruise Line is trying to revisit its own history by naming its new XL-class ship Mardi Gras which is to be delivered in...
Reinventing Ultramax
Graig Shipping Group and DNV GL built stronger and safer vessels Diamond 53 in 2002.
110 Diamonds and Diamond derivative units being...
World’s First VLOC with DNV GL’s SmartShip Descriptive Notation
World’s first intelligent very large ore carrier delivered to a Chinese Shipping Company.
DNV GL-classed Pacific Vision VLOC implemented DNV GL’s SmartShip descriptive...
[Watch] Life and Work in an Oil Ship
The video shows the life and work of people serving in an oil ship. Here you see how hard life is and how privacy...
Sulphur Cap Begins to Bite! Difficult Choices in Less Time
The next phases of the Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) considered in MEPC 73 with start date of 1 January 2025 for tankers...
A Template for IMO 2020 Global Sulphur Cap Investigations?
A month-long marine pollution crime investigation detected more than 500 serious offenses.
The investigation initiated by INTERPOL had the joint participation of 276...
Life on this massive oil ship off Angola where privacy is...
For the crew working onboard an oil extraction vessel moored off the coast of Angola, work is considered as life with privacy being an...
Vessel At-Berth Violation! ARB Slaps $630K Fine
Highlights
MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. clears $630,625 in penalties
The company was fined for violation of At-Berth regulation at the Port of Oakland
At-Berth Regulation was adopted...
Freightos Baltic Container Report
Transpacific ocean pricing doubled in comparison to 2017.
China-West Coast increased by 130% and China-East Coast by 126%.
The outcome of...
Bulk Report – Week 48
Capesize
A roller-coaster week for the big ships with hopes soaring at the start for a mini last quarter revival, only to be dashed...
LPG to Offer Low Cost Advantage After 2020
DNV GL and MAN Energy Solutions study has predicted that LNG is expected to become financially viable after 2020
Single use of LNG or...
Baltic Index Gains on Higher Capesize Rates
In a major development, the Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index gained yesterday. The freight index which tracks the rates for ships carrying dry...
Organic Chlorides in Bunker Fuels
TECHNICAL UPDATE: 2018/12/ 30
Addition of organic chlorides by suppliers to create low-cost bunker fuels.
Formation of deadly hydrochloric acid causes severe damage to...
[Watch] Drone Inspects Under Deck
Cyberhawk completes drone underdeck inspection in the Norwegian North Sea. The video shows the drone inspecting a ship under deck area and looking for any...
IMO, GEF and UNDP to combat bio-fouling
GloFouling Partnership between the GEF, UNDP, and IMO to address bioinvasions
Twelve countries have been selected to spearhead the work of the GloFouling project
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Scrubber Removes 80% Particulate Matter From Washwater By Treatment
PAHs can enter ecosystems via unscrubbed engine and boiler emissions to air however exhaust gas cleaning Systems remove ~80% of particulate matter and hence...
Bunker Charge to Cover $2bln Fuel Cost by MSC
MSC is planning to introduce a bunker charge from next year to compensate for the IMO sulfur cap expenses.
With the deadline nearing,...
IAPH LNG Bunkering Audit Tool Operational at Port of Rotterdam
The Port of Rotterdam’s Cees Boon has showcased an LNG bunkering audit tool developed by the IAPH Clean Marine Fuels Working Group for port...
