Titanic II : Deltamarin to Design, Consult and Manage Project
The Blue Star Line has initiated a contract with Deltamarin to continue with the design of Titanic II.
Deltamarin to design Titanic II
The contractor Deltamarin will work...
Ton Mile Demand for Clean Tankers’ Is Still Robust
VLCCs registered an impressive revival in earnings averaging around $12,000/day from Q1 to Q3 to over $50,000/day in Q4.
The sustainability of the...
Story of Ship Queen Victoria
Baddeck-based author John G. Langley in his book, examines the story of ship Queen Victoria, that sailed delegates to Charlottetown conference and its bell.
Maiden...
Cataloguing the Confusion on China’s Scrubber Policy
China may become the second Asian nation to ban the use of open-loop scrubber systems in its waters.
In November 2018, Singapore’s Maritime...
America Takes the Lead on Cleaner Ship Fuels
Led by the United States, nations at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) agreed in 2008 to limit sulfur in residual petroleum for ships...
[FAQs] What Is a Bosun and What Does He Do?
Bosun is a colloquialism derived from Boatswain the formal spelling of the word, both stem from English word, Batswegen.
The batswagen was a...
Time to Weed Out Oldest or Dirtiest Vessels From Fleets
Containership demolition market prepared to weed out the oldest and dirtiest vessels from their fleets ahead of the IMO 2020 rule.
Currently, 10 container vessels...
Maersk Starts Random Box Checks to Stamp Out Misdeclared Cargoes
Maersk to carry out random container checks in North America in a bid to check out misdeclared cargoes.
Inspection pilots from National Cargo Bureau will...
Fujairah to Ban Open Loop Scrubbers
According to a Reuters report the port of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates has decided to ban the use of a type of...
DSIC Wins Order with AVIC for Ten 85,000 dwt Bulk Carriers
On January 17, China's leading finance leasing company, AVIC International Leasing has entered into a contract with Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co. (DSIC) to build new bulk...
Advantage Fleet Agreement For Alfa Laval BWMS
Alfa Laval’s PureBallast 3 BWMS to be installed on 16 vessels belonging to 'Advantage Tankers & Advantage Products'.
The company is planning to...
Ceramic Membranes for Filtration of Washwater – Liqtech
Liqtech sales are poised to explode upward in 2019 and the years after, due to new shipping fuel regulations.
The company is debt-free,...
Ocean Yield: Investment in Suezmax With Long-term Charter
Ocean Yield announced the Company’s assent to acquire a modern Suezmax tanker, says an article in SeaNews.
What is in the agreement?
Ocean Yield on Wednesday...
How is Air Lubrication Useful in Reducing Fuel Consumption?
Post the IMO2020 Sulphur cap, techniques used for reducing fuel consumption have grown in importance in the shipping industry. But
How is hull friction reduced?
This...
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...
