Bulk report – Week 3
The Baltic Briefing reports the following as the weekly Bulk update latest from 18 January 2019.
Capesize
A positive end to a week that saw rates...
Seven Holidays That Changes Your Preconceptions About Cruises
When it comes to cruise trips, travellers are treated to the best of facilities, good food, entertainment and sight-seeing at iconic tourist destinations. But...
Digitalisation of Ro/Pax Ferries Fetches Cost Cut for French Operator
Wartsila has brought about considerable change in the shipping industry. Of this the latest in the block is the digitalisation of Ro/Pax Ferry systems,...
BIMCO Calls For New Builds CMMS Fleet
In a recent development, BIMCO has has called for newbuilds to be fitted with a Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) in order to lower...
10 Dead After Cargo Vessels Catch Fire in Kerch Strait
Crew members jump into the sea to escape the blaze near Crimea, which erupted during a fuel transfer, says The Guardian.
What happened?
Two cargo ships...
Adams: Early Installers of Scrubbers Will Be Considered Visionary
CSA 2020 advocates for the uptake of the technology ahead of the 2020 Sulphur Cap.
CSA 2020 has contracted Maritime AMC (MAMCL), a...
Freightos Baltic container report – Week 2
The 90-day truce on the latest China trade tariff increase caused transpacific pricing to fall through December 2018.
China-West Coast prices increased by...
Euronav Offloads Suezmax Tanker For Conversion
Euronav has sold its 2009-built suezmax tanker Felicity to an unnamed global supplier and operator of offshore floating platforms, reports Splash247.
Financial Impact & Future...
First Suezmax for West Africa in Jan Loading Fuel Oil in...
The Suezmax Seaways Mantauk was booked on January 16 to load fuel oil in Rotterdam for discharge in the West African port of...
Maersk and MSC Commit to Permanent US Service
The 2M shipping line alliance confirmed that Liverpool will become a permanent call on its TA4 service.
The service is currently used to...
Singapore To Witness Robust Bunker Sales For Third Consecutive Year
Singapore is hoping to push its bunker fuel sales even further in 2019 and is all set to tighten norms ahead of IMO...
S. Korean Shipyards Once Again Expect LNG Ship Boom
South Korean shipbuilders anticipating solid demand for LNG vessels this year by more than 10 percent.
Demand for LNG carriers on a steady...
Eagle Shrinks the LNG Bunkering Operation
Eagle is building a much larger bunker facility that will push down the prices.
The station will have a storage capacity of 2,273...
[Watch] Is This The NEW Bermuda Triangle?
Is this the NEW Bermuda Triangle? Shock claim Missing Ship 'Entered Another DIMENSION' in Pacific!
Disclaimer: This video is intended for informational purpose only. This...
Pilot’s Inexperience with Extreme High Water Maneuvers Causes Allision of Vessel
What happened?
At 1247 on January 21, 2016, the towing vessel Amy Frances was pushing a flotilla of six barges downbound on the Lower Mississippi...
Maersk Strikes Digital Street Turn
In a major turn of events, Maersk, the largest shipping carrier in the world by market share has announced that they will be offering...
Boxship Scrubbers Uptake Lower Than Expected
Large number of box ships pegged to have scrubber installed are still pending retrofit.
Drewry has 266 containerships fitted with scrubbers and nearly...
Container Shipments Now Tracked
Committed to track their grain whereabouts The Canadian Grain Commission will fight the shortcomings of its monthly grain export report.
China, Japan and...
Weekly Broker: Dry-bulk Sales Hit Traditional January Slowdown
The tanker S&P sector has seen a great comeback, showing very firm interest across all sizes and ages with numerous buyers when compared...
BIMCO: US Box Imports Break Records Despite Uncertainty Ahead
Container imports on both the US East Coast (USEC) and West Coast (USWC) have grown by 3.7% and 8% in 2018.
The increase has...
