South Korea Regains Top Spot in May Shipbuilding Orders
According to an article published by World News Monitor, South Korea edged China for the first time in three months to recapture the No....
Baltic Tests 1,100 Level on Increased Cargoes
The BDI has broken into the 1,100 level, registering at 1,107 for the day. However, the BDI eased later toward the end of...
A Small Shift in LNG Market May Bring Big Boost for...
The complexity and cost of keeping natural gas in liquid form on ships for extended periods meant it wasn’t widely used until last...
IMO Joins for Discussion at Nor-Shipping Event in Oslo, Norway
According to an article published by Port News, a wide-ranging discussion during the "Africa@Nor-Shipping" event in Oslo, Norway held on 5 June explored a...
Midwest Supplies Hindered by Floods Resulting in Stalling of Barges
According to an article published in STI Today, hundreds of barges are stalled on the Mississippi River, because of strong winds, snow, rainstorms and...
Stockpiling for LSFO Components, Paper Trading Ramps Up in May
Liquidity in the derivatives markets along with testing and stockpiling demands increased throughout the year.
Singapore premiums for 0.5%S to the Mean of...
Three Missing After Tanker Blast in Russia’s Makhachkala
Russia's Transport Ministry said that three people were missing and two injured on an oil tanker while it was pumping oil in the southern...
Just How Disruptive Will IMO 2020 Be?
Effective January 1, 2020, in accordance with a mandate from the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the allowable percentage of sulfur in marine fuel will...
NYK Becomes the First Asian Member of One Sea Autonomous Ship...
In a major development, NYK Group research subsidiary MTI Co. Ltd. has become the first Asian member of One Sea, an industry alliance aiming...
IMO in Race Against Technology to Develop Autonomous Shipping Guidelines
The IMO is casting its eye over a set of proposals that would try to standardise the rules that govern autonomous ships, says an...
Turning Emissions Into Fuel
According to an article published in Marine Propulsion, channelling vapour from oil cargoes for use in ship engines led to an Emissions Reduction Award...
Continuing Container Throughput Growth and Digitisation Strengthen Port of Rotterdam Position
Container throughput continues to grow in Rotterdam. Following a record year in 2018 and a record quarter in 2019, April of this year was...
Weekly Bulk Report – Week 23, 2019
The Baltic Briefing has released Bulk carrier maritime activity report for the 23rd week of this year. The report formulated on 7th June 2019 highlights the...
Damen Yichang Shipyard Begins Construction of Elenger’s LNG Tanker
Damen Yichang Shipyard held a keel-laying ceremony for an LNG bunker vessel for the new energy brand Elenger.
The vessel will support the adoption...
APL Announce 47.4% Reduction in Carbon Emissions
Following the CMA CGM Group’s reinforcement of environmental objectives, APL announced a 47.4% reduction in CO2 emissions per container transported per kilometre in 2018,...
World’s First Ethane Gas Carrier Ship-To-Ship Transfer Underway
According to a press release by Platts, Evergas-operated very large ethane carrier newbuilding has become the first vessel of this size to ship a...
Interview: Industry’s Preparations for IMO 2020 Rule Shows ‘Significant Progress’
The shipping industry has been making 'significant progress' to prepare for the International Maritime Organization's global sulfur limit rule for marine fuels.
There...
Wartsila Integrated Solutions in China’s First LNG Vessel
China’s first seagoing LNG bunker vessel will operate with a comprehensive and integrated package of highly efficient and environmentally sustainable solutions from the technology...
[Watch] Cruise Ship Blocked by Climate Change Activists in German Harbour
A huge cruise ship was blocked in a German port Sunday by climate change activists seeking to draw attention to the pollution caused by...
BCG Study : IMO 2020 Will Disrupt Markets for 1-5 Years
According to a recent study released by Boston Consulting Group, the marine industry’s shift to using very low sulfur fuel oil (VLSFO) from January...
