Tides Changing: World’s First Black Woman Cruise Ship Captain
Back in the not-so-good-old days of cruising, women were considered to be bad luck on ships, a distraction to the crew and an anger...
2019 Dry Bulk Orderbook Summary
Post-Panamax sector and Panamax accounts for the highest order book to in-service vessels percentage, at 24% and 2% respectively.
Handysize vessels stand at...
Tanker Report – Week 8, 2019
The Baltic Briefing has released a report about the tanker market of the 8th week of shipping activities of this year. The report dated...
How To Raise US$50M and Purchase Three Tankers in 18 Months
Raising money for your maritime activity is a herculean task especially if it has to be done in a short period. AG Shipping &...
Venezuela’s $500 Million of Crude Finds No Takers
Venezuela is running out of storage space to store $500 million worth of crude oil following new U.S. sanctions in January.
Oil ventures owned...
TEN’s 158,000 dwt Suezmax Tankers Up For Long-term Charters
Signed for two 158,000 dwt suezmax tankers
$300 million in Potential Maximum Time Charter Income
5 to 12-year contracts with a significant oil...
Launching of a 200,000-dwt Bulker from KLine
In a major development, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. (K-Line) has announced at the Marugame business headquarters that Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. have completed the...
Weekly Maritime Security Report – Week 7, 2019
Protection Vessels International has published the weekly maritime security report of the 7th week of this year. The report formulated on 22nd February 2019...
[Answer] How Does an Open-type Seawater Scrubber Work?
Scrubbers have become the ultimate solution in the post IMO2020 scenario but seldom do we know how the different types of scrubber work, especially...
Recover Extra Fuel Cost or Go Bankrupt – BIMCO
European containerised imports likely to be stuck with demand growth of just 2% for years to come.
Trade tensions between the US and...
Dry Bulk Market Looks Dull
The drybulk market is facing a dull scenario with a decrease in freight rates for capesize vessels.
The global fleet utilization was 85.8%...
‘Thumping’ Ships – Sleepless in Port Chalmers!
The new Rio-class container vessels visiting Port Chalmers are causing sleepless nights to residents located near the port.
The port company has begun noise assessments...
IMO Readies for Sulphur 2020 Limit
IMO's PPR sub-committee focus on finalizing draft guidelines on consistent implementation of the 0.50% sulphur limit.
Guidelines aim for uniform implementation of the lower...
Drone Sighting Disrupts Major US Airport
Flights were grounded at Newark International Airport, US after two drones were spotted flying nearby on January 22nd 2019.
Drones have become a considerable menace...
Crane Factories in Egypt’s Suez Canal Area
Egypt witnessed on Thursday, 21st February, an agreement on the establishment of a crane factory in the Russian industrial zone in the Suez Canal...
Bulk Report – Week 8, 2019
The Baltic Briefing has released Bulk carrier maritime activity report for the 8th week of this year. The report formulated on 22nd February 2019...
Maersk Vessels Bunker Delays Reduced During a Pronto Pilot
Pronto enables optimisation of port calls in the Port of Rotterdam.
Vessel delay for a few hours in the Port of Rotterdam, can...
Do You Know Why Scrubbers Are the Only Healthy Option?
Research funded by the German Science Foundation highlights the necessity of scrubbers and how beneficial it is in the long term.
Dr. Zimmermann,...
Enclosed Space Horror! Captain, Chief Officer and AB Died Entering Cargo...
A tragic accident reportedly took place on board the bulk carrier BAHRI BULK berthed at Dammam, Saudi Arabia, on Feb 24, reports Medium.
What happened?
The...
A Look at Shipping’s Seasonal Shape
To clearly understand how seasonality affects the market dynamics of the shipping industry, the Shipping Intelligent Network has analyzed the maritime market in their...
