Price of low-sulfur, heavier oils that refineries make and then reprocess into transport fuels like gasoline and diesel has jumped in Europe. Market...

According to a podcast published in the OPIS Blog,  the Rotterdam Port Advisor has provided invaluable guidance on a viable IMO 2020 sulphur regulation...

An article published in Maritime Technology explains the operation of underwater bow thruster in Oslo. About the Incident A team of Hydrex diver/technicians were mobilized to...

As per the investigation carried out by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB), the local circuit breaker trip of Bro Anna's bow thruster...

The Netherlands’ based shipbuilding company Damen Shipyards Group has selected the technology group Wärtsilä to provide the main propulsion solutions for a large...

AI is adopted for e-navigation to reduce the administrative burden on bridge teams, enabling officers to increase their focus on safe navigation. Wärtsilä...

The Baltic Briefing has issued the tanker report for the 29th week of this year. The report dated 19th July 2019 provides a valuable...

According to an article published in Reuters, the Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index rose to its highest since December 2013. Demand for vessels shipping...

For Q3 reports, the high sulfur fuel oil market was relatively strong overcoming slack buying demand from Asia. Singapore focused on running down existing...

NYK has committed to building a next-generation energy-saving bulk carrier for Japan Marine United Corporation. The ship is expected to transport raw materials for JFE...

Scorpio Bulkers (NYSE:SALT) rallies 7.62% after posting a narrower-than-anticipated loss in Q2 amid a 19% decline in revenue, says an article published in the...

Twenty newly built container vessels in the size ranging from feeder segment 2,300 TEU to 15,100 TEU have been selected to be equipped...

The Commercial Court dismissed a 'claim for hire' for the period that the vessel 'Eleni P' was seized and detained by Somali pirates...

Subsidiaries of Singapore’s Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) have clinched contracts worth approximately SGD130m ($95.7m) for a newbuild LNG-ready dredger and the...

d’Amico International Shipping (DIS), an international marine transportation company operating in the product tanker market and its joint venture partner Mitsubishi Group recently signed...

In a recent development, Cargotec`s MacGregor has announced that they have signed a contract with MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company and Guangzhou Wenchong Dockyard have...

Shipping companies sailing through the Middle East Gulf are being urged to avoid having private armed security guards onboard as the risk of escalation...

Japanese engineering company JGC Corp., announced that it has won in Oman its first contract for the basic design of a liquefied natural gas...

In a major development, the IMO-GloFouling R&D Forum has announced that they will bring together regulatory bodies, stakeholders and representatives from shipping and other...

According to a Reuters report, shippers are trying to minimize time in the Middle East after oil tanker attacks pushed up insurance costs are...