Container Lines Prepare for New Capacity via New ULCVs and ‘Ship-Jumboisation’
MSC will receive some 330,000 teu of newbuild tonnage this year and will close the gap on Maersk Line, in the capacity rankings.
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Weekly Maritime Security Report – Week 2, 2019
Protection Vessels International in their latest report highlighted the present maritime situation of the world and the report has been compiled as follows.
Armed robbers...
Tanker Report – Week 2, 2019
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...
More Efficient Testing of Ships Ballast Water is a Sea Change
Ballast Water Management Convention’s D2 regulations require that the indicative testing methods utilized to analyze organisms.
All three size classes of organisms need...
Singapore Bunker Sales Dip Below 50mn t in 2018
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...
La Méridionale Partners with Wärtsilä for Eniram Technology
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,...
Ports and Sea Area That Prohibited Open Loop Scrubbers
Members have the option to use "equivalent" compliance mechanisms like Scrubbers in accordance with Regulation 4 of MARPOL Annex VI.
A growing number...
EU, China And The US Need to Support Counter Piracy Operations
Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea is negatively affecting the economic potential of the sea for countries in this region.
In the past...
UAE Sets Out New Rules Regarding Class and Flag
The United Arab Emirates' Federal Transport Authority has reduced the number of flag states subject to the regulation below to the following:
Albania
Belize
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History With Phil: The Ice-ship Cometh
To protect the Allied ships being sunk by German U-boats during WWII the British approved building aircraft carriers out of ice.
With Canada...
Singapore Bunker Premiums Edge Higher on Short-term Prompt Tightness
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 to Deliver Scrubber Systems to Polaris Fleet
Langh Tech and STX Offshore & Shipbuilding signed a 7 vessel scrubber installation deal.
The open loop scrubbers installation will be done as turnkey deliveries...
Bulk Report – Week 2, 2019
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
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Rauma Wins €120M Order for LNG/Biogas/Battery Ropax
In a recent development, Rauna Marine Constructions (RMC) has announced that they have signed a letter of intent with Kvarken Link for a ropax...
12-Year Old Boy Developed a Ship To Clean Plastic From Oceans
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 Countdown to IMO 2020
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 Augments Proven Bulker Range
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding of Japan in partnership with Monohakobi Technology Institue has delivered its first upgraded post-Panamax type bulk carrier TESS999.
The vessel comprises...
Brexit Deal Crushed by Historic Margin
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...
Strong Winds Suspend West Mediterranean Bunker Operations
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...
Cable Ship Capsizes After Collision with Tanker
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...
