The tanker report for 11 January 2019 has been compiled, it highlights the various market conditions faced by VLCC, Suezmax, Aframax, and Clean. VLCC In...

Ballast Water Management Convention’s D2 regulations require that the indicative testing methods utilized to analyze organisms. All three size classes of organisms need...

Bunker sales fell $379/mt in December when compared with $462/mt in November. The reason for fall has been attributed to fuel oil contamination issue and...

In a major development, Eniram, a Wärtsilä company has announced that they are digitalizing La Méridionale’s fleet of the French ferry operator La Méridionale,...

  Members have the option to use "equivalent" compliance mechanisms like Scrubbers in accordance with Regulation 4 of MARPOL Annex VI. A growing number...

Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea is negatively affecting the economic potential of the sea for countries in this region. In the past...

  The United Arab Emirates' Federal Transport Authority has reduced the number of flag states subject to the regulation below to the following: Albania Belize ...

To protect the Allied ships being sunk by German U-boats during WWII the British approved building aircraft carriers out of ice. With Canada...

According to a Platts report, bunker fuel premiums in Singapore have strengthened slightly in recent days owing to supply tightness for prompt loading and delivery...

Langh Tech and STX Offshore & Shipbuilding signed a 7 vessel scrubber installation deal. The open loop scrubbers installation will be done as turnkey deliveries...

The Baltic Briefing has published the latest bulk carrier report for the second week of this year. Here are the highlights of the report. Capesize ...

In a recent development, Rauna Marine Constructions (RMC) has announced that they have signed a letter of intent with Kvarken Link for a ropax...

  A 12-year old boy designed a ship that sucks pollutants from seas and oceans motivated by a viral video. The vessel ERVIS uses a multi-stage...

The shipping industry, is one of the biggest polluters in the world. It contributes 17% of the world’s CO2 annual emissions and 8%...

Tsuneishi Shipbuilding of Japan in partnership with Monohakobi Technology Institue has delivered its first upgraded post-Panamax type bulk carrier TESS999. The vessel comprises...

The UK Government's Brexit deal was rejected by the British lawmakers by 432 to votes. The government now has to win a no-confidence...

From January 14 onwards, the bunkering operations in the Port of Malta were suspended due to strong winds. What happened? A spokesperson for the Malta port...

On January 14, a cable ship capsized after colliding with a tanker in the Indonesian waters of the Singapore Straits. What happened? The cable ship 'MV Star...

Active heave-compensation (AHC) technology Offshore cranes and other equipment doing subsea work are provided with AHC systems to ensure precision in high sea states and...

Venezuela’s Navy recently seized Exxon Mobil’s ship contracted to explore its territory off Guyana. To minimize potential impacts Exxon Mobil has focused its...