Ship Radiators and 1,800 kg of Lead Stolen from Container
On November 30, the provincial police were called to a shipyard after a group of suspects took off with 1,800 kgs of lead and...
How Do Scrubbers Prevent PAHs Entering the Sea?
Scrubbers or EGCSA are essential for the shipping industry, especially at a time when the IMO 0.5% sulphur emission deadline is close by. These...
Cruise Ship Captain Fined €100,000 for using Dirty Fuel
On November 26, the captain of a cruise ship was proved guilty and fined €100,000 (£88,500) for burning fuel with excessive sulphur levels in...
Lifetime Achievement Award for Thome’s Chairman
Thome Group conferred the Lifetime Achievement Award to their Executive Chairman, Olav Eek Thorstensen at the recently concluded Tanker Shipping & Trade Conference which...
How Should Ports Prepare for Autonomous Shipping?
World’s first autonomous electric container vessel is set to be delivered in 2020.
IMO giving a clearer framework for future regulation, ports will...
Scorpio to Install Scrubbers on 52 Vessels for $122 Million
In a recent development, Scorpio Tankers Inc. has announced that they are installing exhaust gas cleaning systems across its fleet. The global marine transportation...
Rising Ship Supply Helps Ease LNG Charter Rates
Limited availability drove to high LNG shipping rates
Rates remained high for most of this year, hitting around $195,000 last month.
Prices are...
LNG-Fuelled Newbuilds Delivered to Gothia Tankers
Gothia Tanker Alliance announced the delivery of the fourth vessel LNG-fueled vessel Fure Valö says, LNG World Shipping.
Climate-Smart newbuilds
Fure Valo, the fourth of Gothia...
Subsidies Dominate Shipping in Asia
A new scenario has emerged in the shipping industry of Asia, as the flush cash, government-controlled shipping and port giants created an uneven playing...
Alibra Shipping Report- Bulk Carrier S&P on the Up Despite Market...
Dry time-charter rates plunged by 30% of the previous month last week.
S&P market is improving with 66% accounted for by bulk carriers...
DIS Annouces Sale and Leaseback of a MR Tanker
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d’Amico Tankers D.A.C. has signed a MoA and bareboat charter contract for the sale and leaseback of its vessel
d’Amico Tankers to generate...
Why this Billion-Dollar Cruise Ship is the Ultimate Ship for Women
Cruise ships are the ultimate way of vacationing but when it comes to women’s safety and luxury there is only one cruise line that...
Merchant Shipping Lacks Safety Net as GPS Disruptions Intensify
Weak GPS signals can be easily disrupted by conflicting signals or spoofed to throw ships off course.
250,000+ incidences of disruption detected by...
Norden Starts the First Commercial Test Voyage of a Ship using...
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DS Norden has agreed to commercially test the CO2-neutral bio-fuel on its vessel 'Nord Highlander'
Biofuel for the commercial test operation will be...
The Next Generation of Complete Shipping Solutions?
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Shipping software called MARiS to offer next generation of complete commercial shipping solutions
MARiS’ architecture allows companies to adopt literally every single system...
Container Ship Attacked, Cocaine Shipment Busted
On December 2, a container ship was attacked by armed criminals on Santos outer Anchorage, Brazil.
What happened?
The container ship 'Cap San Marco' was attacked and...
Majority of IMO 2020 Compliant Bunker Demand to be Met by...
Compliance to IMO 2020 expected to be high with 95% compliant fuel demand met with MGO and LSFO.
Scrubbers uptake likely to remain...
Shale Gluts and Ship Rules Make Heavy Sweet Oil an Unlikely...
The recent trends noticed in shale guts and shipping rules are making heavy sweet oil a rising star.
Heavy Sweet Crude
Dense, low-sulfur oil, known in...
Digital Defence to Counter Cyber Crimes at Sea
DNV GL is seeking to reduce the cyber risk at sea by offering digital defence IT solutions.
The cyber security system is important...
Markets – It’s Time for Aframaxes to Shine
The North Sea and Baltic Aframaxes have experienced a much firmer market when fixing cargoes with December laycans.
The upward trend to continue
Fearnleys has predicted...