Set of Draft Guidelines Due for Final Validation At MSC 101
A set of draft guidelines due for final validation at MSC 101 in June, 2019 will address a number of concerns and will also...
Fujairah Bunker Market Slightly Impacted By FOBAS High Acid Number Alert
The ex-wharf 380 CST Fujairah bunker fuel premium over the Mean of Platts Arab Gulf 180 CST HSFO averaged $5/mt in H1 April,...
Suppressed Charter Rates Shows A Challenging Year For Tanker Markets
2019 is expected to be a challenging year for tanker markets as charter rates remain suppressed and the market fails to see any...
Setting A Course For Decarbonised Shipping: An Eight Point Carbon Pricing...
The shipping sector is estimated to account for approximately 816 million tonnes CO2 in 2012; 2.1% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
A per...
Maersk’s Roadmap Towards Sustainable Shipping
Global shipping giant Maersk has embraced its commitment to go carbon neutral by 2050 with a pilot of a biofuels-powered vessel.
Teaming up...
[Watch] Aerial Rescue of Unconscious Man on Cruise Ship Off N.J....
An unconscious man aboard a cruise ship 100 miles off the coast of Atlantic City was rescued by a Coast Guard helicopter that was...
British Man Dies After Being Crushed on Ship in Rough Waters
According to an article published by The Metro, a British man died after being crushed trying to secure a dinghy to a ship in...
Bulker Captain Pleads Guilty for Unsafe Work Practices
According to a SeaNews report, a captain of a Panama flagged bulker whose name is Captain Chen was charged with permitting dangerous activity involving...
Cruise Ship Passengers Beware! You Are Not As Protected By The...
According to an article published in the Savannahnow, a 17-year-old British passenger, traveling on the MSC Divina with her parents, has alleged that an...
Silversea’s First Purpose Built Ship for Galapagos Islands Cruise
In a recent development, Silversea Cruises have shared details about their first purpose-built ship for a destination – the 100-guest, all-suite Silver Origin, which...
April 26, 1956: The World’s First Containership IdealX Starts Its Voyage
According to an article published in the Wired, today is the date when containerization was born as the first every containership set sails from...
IMO Introduces Ship-Port e-Data Exchange and Bridge System Standardization
IMO has introduced rules for ship-port data exchange and MSC will consider standardizing bridge systems, reports the Maritime Digitalisation & Communications.
All national governments...
‘Box Lines Will Cope’ As IMO 2020 Doomsday Predictions Are Overblown
According to Alphaliner Chief Analyst Tan Hua Joo, who was speaking at the TOC Asia Container Supply Chain conference in Singapore, doomsday predictions surrounding...
Steer Euthanised After Escaping Export Ship
A steer was euthanised at Fremantle Harbour yesterday, after making a bid for freedom by jumping from the Al Shuwaikh export ship which was...
DESMI To Supply BWMS To DFDS
DESMI Ocean Guard A/S announced that DFDS has selected the CompactClean Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) for installation on its existing fleet of vessels,...
Titanic Steward Richard Geddes Details Ship’s Near Miss Days Before Iceberg...
According to an article published by Tech Times, a recently discovered letter penned by Titanic steward Richard Geddes details the near-miss incident that happened...
Bow Mariner Disaster Called The Worst Chemical Tanker Accident in History
According to an article by Shore Daily News, the 570-foot Singapore-flagged chemical & oil tanker Bow Mariner sank 15 years ago when the ship...
The Challenges of Captaining a Cruise Ship
A recent Conde Nast Traveller article chronicles the plight of women in the maritime industry, especially in the cruise shipping industry and how they...
Sliding Freight Rates Send More Big Bulk Ships To Scrapyards
Brazil’s reduced mining output, shifting China demand have hit demand for transport on capesize vessels.
A sharp decline in dry cargo ship freight...
ABB Repeats Ulstein Order for Lindblad Expeditions
In a recent development, ABB has announced that they have secured the order covering power, automation, propulsion, and digital systems for their second ice-going...
