Capacity Cuts and Trade War Increase Idle Container Tonnage

Increasing number of container tonnage has been lying idle due to the combination of capacity cuts by the carriers and looming threat to hike...

Market is Mispricing Both HSFO and LSFO

Norway based pharmaceutical company Vistin Pharma has set its sights on big trading opportunities ahead of new stricter shipping fuel regulations in 2020 and...

World’s Most Advanced Ship For Monitoring Harmful Algae Completes Survey

Harmful algal blooms are posing to be a hazard in the Irish waters concluded a advanced ship monitoring survey. Booms of toxin-producing algae and...

Asleep at the Switch, or Awake on All Suits

We are all aware that our industry is going through a period of enormous change, driven by both regulatory and market forces.  But much...

New DNV GL Autonomous Guidelines to be Trialled on Yara Birkeland

DNV GL has announced the release of a class guideline for autonomous and remotely operated vessels, which will be trialled on autonomous cargo vessel...

Refiners, Shippers Face Uncharted Waters of Low-Sulphur 2020 Rule

Increased scrubber installation cost, logistical pressure, and a shorter time limit are some of the challenges faced by shippers. Refiners are facing the...

Scrubbers Market to Surpass $8 Bln by 2024 – Report

Global market share for marine scrubbers to surpass $8 billion by 2024 worldwide marine scrubber systems market generated $800 million in 2017 Marine...

Swiss-Based Traders Scramble to Adapt to Sulphur Shipping Cap

Greenhouse gas emissions could not be attributed to any specific nation. Expected emissions increase by as much as 250% by 2050 Sulphur emissions...

Russia’s Suez Canal? Ships Start Plying a Less-icy Arctic, Thanks to...

New trade route opens in Russia Venta, an ice class vesssel sets sail on this route Russia, China and commercial shipping shows interests...

Drewry Maintains a Positive Outlook on the Dry Bulk Market

According to the latest edition of the Dry Bulk Forecaster, published by global shipping consultancy Drewry signifies that the company is maintaining a positive...

CMA CGM Introduces Climactive to Help Control Reefer Atmosphere

CMA CGM, the second largest container career in the world has added Climactive in their reefer. The new technology keeps sensitive items...

Safe Bulkers to Install Alfa Laval PureSOx Scrubbers

In a recent development, Safe Bulkers, Inc. has announced that they will provide a detailed schedule of Alfa Laval PureSOx scrubbers installation to Cosco...

Essberger Strikes Deal with GAC for Scandinavia

One of Europe’s leading chemical tanker operators has entrusted its ship agency requirements to GAC companies in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. Under the...

Double-whammy! UK Haulage Crisis Tightens Its Grip

The shippers are facing an anxious wait as the crisis in the UK haulage sector tightened its grip. What happened? The CMA CGM subsidiary ANL had...

Chevron Develops Lubricants for Sulfur Cap

The Chevron Marine Lubricants has developed a range of cylinder lubricants reported to be compatible with all available global sulfur cap 2020 compliance options. Global...

Sulfur Regulation Requires Sea Change in Oil Industry

Global refineries are lacking in desulfurization capacity to cater to huge demand. High sulfur fuels are likely to encounter low prices in...

9 Ships Dragged Anchor During Typhoon

Typhoon Jebi's violent winds likely caused nine ships to drift despite being anchored, including the tanker that crashed into the bridge to Kansai International...

DFDS Chooses Scrubbers for Ferries on Mediterranean Routes

Scrubbers on 12 freight ferries deployed. Investments up to DKK 300 million (USD 46.5 million) in 2019 to ensure 0.1% sulphur content. Danish shipping...

Tanker Used to Smuggle Diesel Detained

The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency detained a tanker in Miri waters. What happened? The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency detained a tanker that was being used to...

Shipping’s Greatest Loser Since Lehman Brothers Went Under

The demise of Germany’s shipping sector has led to the development of Norway, Greece and China as Shipping Nations. Germany lost one-third of...