Sulphur Cap Scraps Chemical Tankers 6 Years Earlier

Chemical tankers could be scrapped five to six years earlier ahead of their estimated lifespan. IMO’s sulphur cap compliance Amid the International Maritime Organization's move to...

Singapore Bunker Sales Figure Down 5.2% on Year Last Month

Singapore’s Recorded bunker sales for September 2018 drops by 5.2% against same period last year record. Sales better by 3.8% from 3.96 million...

First-of-kind Containment Vessel Taking Shape

Construction of an ABS-classed LNG carrier with 45,000 cubic meters of storage capacity for Saga LNG Shipping Pte. Ltd. was commemorated on 11 September...

[Watch] Great White Shark Bites ANOTHER Shark as it Misses Bait

 A DRAMATIC viral video has captured the moment a great white shark attacks a smaller shark as the pair fight over food in the...

Wärtsilä’s 31DF Engine to Power a Polar Ice-class Cruise Ship

Wärtsilä LNG solutions featured on an environmentally advanced cruise ship which makes it much more efficient with minimal emissions. Pioneering Luxury Cruise Vessel The technology group...

Pacific Basin Rides Dry Bulk Recovery, Foresees Better Days Ahead

The Handysize and Supramax freight market indices in the year to date have followed a similar seasonal pattern as in recent years, although at...

Prosafe Wins £14 Million Clair Ridge Contract for BP

BP has awarded Prosafe a £14.3million contract to charter the Safe Zephyrus accommodation vessel at the Clair Ridge platform, saya a press release of...

Bumi Armada Sends VLCC for Conversion

Malaysian FPSO specialist Bumi Armada has reportedly acquired a Very Large Crude Carrier from Ship Finance International says a news report. Buyer disclosed The sale of...

Spot Market for Nordic Tankers Trebled

In a major development, Nordic American Tankers Limited New suezmax vessel was delivered to NAT today - impacting earnings and dividend capacity positively. Spot Market...

Bunker Surcharge Alert! OOCL Plan on Floating Bunker Formula

Over the years, the industry has seen an increasing amount of attention given to the environmental impact from the global supply chain, resulting in...

Containership Allides in India

On October 13, a containership allided with the pier located at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port outside Mumbai. What happened? The CMA CGM containership identified as 'CMA CGM...

[Watch] Container Ship Hits Pier in Mumbai

Navi Mumbai: A container ship hit the jetty at Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT) today causing damage to a portion of the jetty, no major...

Cargo Ship Sinks in Black Sea

On October 13, a vessel carrying metal scrap and flying under the Panama flag sunk in the Black Sea while its crew members were...

Magnetic Compass Fails the Autopilot Resulting in Grounding

Summary On 10 April 2018, the 45.5 m landing craft Lauren Hansen was preparing for sea at Hudson’s Creek, Darwin, Northern Territory. The ship’s operator,...

FOBAS: Rotterdam Tops Off-spec Bunker Port in H2 September

The Lloyd’s Register Fuel Oil Bunkering Analysis and Advisory Service (FOBAS) has identified Rotterdam port as having the largest number of off-specification bunker fuel...

Scrubber Numbers Surge to 1,850

Scrubbers installation rises from 1300 to 1850 in the last one month. Wartsila, Alfa Laval and Yara Marine hold over 50% of the...

New Marine Fuel Additives to Help in 2020 Compliance from Innospec

Innospec Inc. reported that it has launched an exciting new range of marine fuel additives. These products will help the shipping industry comply with...

A Case for 20/20 Vision? IMO’s Low Sulphur Fuel Limit

The fact that under MARPOL ANNEX VI falls the implementation of the global 0.5% sulphur cap for bunker fuel which will come into force...

Weakly Maritime Security Report

The Weekly Maritime report highlighted the various events which occurred over the week. 1. Location: West Africa Ghana Assailant boards vessel at Takoradi anchorage On October 9,...

Poor Ship Navigation in Pilotage Waters Added to TAIC’s Watchlist

A series of incidents where ships have run aground or struck rocks has prompted the Transport Accident Investigation Commission to add the issue of...