Piracy Threat Remains in Indian Ocean “High Risk Area”

The Round Table of International shipping associations plus the OCIMF, announced that the geographic boundaries of the ‘High-Risk Area’ for piracy in the Indian...

Malaysia’s PFLNG Satu Stops Production Ahead of Relocation

Petronas’ PFLNG Satu, world's first floating LNG production facility at the time of its launch, that exported its first LNG cargo April 1,...

Weekly Maritime Security Report – Week 10, 2019

Protection Vessel International has released the Maritime Security Report for Week 10 of 2019. The report formulated on 12th March 2019 highlights the various...

ABB Helps Ferry Achieve Exceptional Fuel Savings with Optimization Project

ABB's chiller optimization solution for passenger ships achieves over 18% energy savings on La Suprema. ABB and GNV have completed a first-of-its-kind retrofit of...

France Cleans Up Cargo Ship Oil Spill in The Atlantic

French authorities began a clean-up operation on Grande America after it sank off the French Atlantic Coast. The 214-metre-long vessel sank in the west of...

Matson’s Newest Container Ship, Kaimana Hila Christened

Representative Tulsi Gabbard served as the sponsor for the christening of Kaimana Hila. Kaimana Hila and her sister ship the Daniel K. Inouye are the...

ESS Saves 50% Fuel for North Sea Construction Ship

ESS designed to deliver 50 percent fuel savings in optimal operating conditions. Ship share load and energy optimally between the three Wärtsilä energy...

UAE’s Aluminium Giant Gets Their Shipping Agreement with Maersk Extended

The Seatrade Maritime News reporter Lee Hong Liang reports that AP Moller-Maersk has signed a volume commitment extension agreement for 2019 with Emirates Global...

16 Stena Tankers To Be Scrubber Ready by 2020

In a recent development, Stena Bulk has announced that they are making a major investment in scrubbers as they will be installing 16 units...

New LNG Carrier for Dutch Shipping Company

Dutch gas tanker owner Anthony Veder expands its fleet with a new LNG carrier with capacity of 30,000 m3, says a press release on...

Japan Supports Use of Open-loop Scrubbers

Japan concludes no scientific justification to ban open-loop scrubbers. California and Connecticut in the US, Fujairah, Singapore, China have introduced regulations and jurisdictions...

[Answer] How To Know If the Water Alkalinity Is Suitable for...

Water Alkalinity is the chief reason why scrubbers are employed by shipowners. But how do you know the extent of this alkalinity? While regular...

30,000 Tonne LSFO Headed for Megatanker, Oceania

Euronav has chartered a tanker to bring a 30,000 tonne cargo of low-sulphur fuel oil from northwest Europe to Malta. They have parked...

Handling VLSFO (0.5% Sulfur fuel) – First Advisory

  Viswa Lab has been testing numerous fuel blends called ‘Very Low Sulfur Fuel Oils’ (VLSFO) that are being introduced into the market to meet...

SembMarine Secures S$175m Worth Contracts

SEMBCORP Marine has secured new contracts worth an estimated S$175 million to build LNG vessel, repair and modernise cruise ships, reports The Business Times...

Freight Derivatives and Iron Ore Futures Volumes Soar

The macro-economic factors and the tragic events in Brazil along with uncertain US-China trade relations heightened uncertainty and created trading opportunities. The total...

Capesize Index Turns Positive For The First Time in Weeks

According to freight investor services, Capesize rates have continued to be depressed by lack of physical activities this week. Positive capsize index The paper market...

Toxic Fumes From Ships Linked To Thousands of UK Deaths

The United Kingdom has been categorized as one of the most vulnerable nations to the toxic fumes. Experts reveal more than 3,000 British deaths...

Firefighters Battle Flames, Wind, And Cold in 1916 Ship Fire

According to Collingwood Today Feature, we return to the early morning fire aboard the City of Midland that emblazoned Collingwood’s skyline on Friday, March 17,...

Japan To Develop Long-Range, Air-To-Ship Cruise Missiles

Japan all set to develop for the first time long-range, air-to-ship cruise missiles. The missiles are capable of attacking a warship from beyond the range...