Panama Ports Growth Slows to 1.7% Despite 7m teu Mark in...
Panamanian ports cargo volume touched 7.01m teu in 2018, but only a slight growth of 1.7% compared to 6.89 teu in 2017.
MIT-Panama...
China’s Fleet Value Booms
China’s total vessel fleet is currently worth $90 billion and the third most valuable corporate fleet in the world.
Singapore has bagged the...
Bulk Report – Week 6, 2019
The Baltic Briefing has formulated the weekly dry bulk carrier report for the sixth week of this year. The report formulated on 8th February 2019...
World’s Largest LNG Bunker Tanker Christened
Kairos the world’s largest LNG bunker tanker of capacity 7500 cu m commissioned.
The vessel addresses environmental concerns and the global move towards...
Cruise Ship Engine Fails and Crashes into Dock in Puerto Rico
According to reports, the Norwegian Epic cruise ship, based out of Port Canaveral was stalled in San Juan after it ran into engine trouble...
Commissioning Scrubbers Alone Not Enough for Compliance
By this time most shipowners have opted for scrubbers installation in order to be compliant to the IMO 2020 sulphur fuel regulations. However, the...
Ship Runs Aground Off Solomons Coast Ment
A ship has run aground off the southern coast of the Solomon Islands and officials say bad weather is hampering efforts to salvage the...
Global Oil Demand Growth to Slow – McQuilling
Global oil demand growth and crude supply growth is likely to slow over 2019-2023.
Crude and residual fuel tonne/mile demand is forecast to...
Wärtsilä to Deliver First Short-Sea Shipping Hybrid Retrofit
Wartsila delivering the first hybrid short-sea retrofitting including a shore power connection provider for port loading operations and PTI technology.
The retrofitting is...
Freight Rates on Asia/Europe Routes to Remain Depressed for Years
Capacity growth on the Asia/Europe maritime routes are set for substantial increases in 2019 and 2020.
IMO 2020 will lead to increases in...
Efficiency of Wärtsilä BWMS Certified by Uptick in Demand
Wärtsilä’s Aquarius UV BWMS solutions recognised by owners around the world.
The technology group has recently bagged contracts to supply its BWMS for...
[Answer] What’s Inside a Wet Scrubbers System?
Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems or Scrubbers have become a formidable necessity in the new maritime industry, especially as we are fast approaching the IMO 2020...
Fall in BDI – Is It Due to Seasonal Lull or...
In the east, the slow dry bulk market has been attributed to Chinese new year and in the West dam break at Vale’s Corrego...
Freightos Baltic Container Report – Week 5, 2019
The highest transpacific ocean prices this year were $2,110 on 20 January (China-West Coast) and $3,312 on 27 January (China-East Coast).
Prices have...
MAN Energy Solutions To Launch Two-Stroke Ammonia Fuelled Engine
Siemens Gamesa and MAN Energy Solutions to develop an ammonia-fueled two-stroke engine.
It uses existing ME-LGIP engine – launched last year to burn...
Riser Feeder Machine Crushes Crew Member!
According to BBC, an inquest report noted that a highly conscientious and competent oil and gas worker died from injuries he sustained when he...
Tanker Powered By Lithium-Ion Batteries Being Developed
New domestic shipping tanker design incorporating zero emission electric propulsion is under development for all bunker supply vessels trading in Tokyo
Based on...
Suezmax Swing Supply May Ruin the Product Tanker 2020 Bonanza
Shipping analysts seem to collectively agree that the product tanker fleet will benefit from the IMO 2020 global sulphur cap.
The majority of...
CSA 2020 Calls Out Closed Minded Thinking on Open Loop Scrubbers
CSA trying to correct open-loop scrubbers misconceptions by highlighting relevant facts and findings.
They are fighting fake news by stressing on the necessity...
Baltic Dirty Tanker Index Down by 30% Strong Snapback Expected
The world oil market is witnessing volatility as the maritime industry changes itself to make it viable as per the new IMO 2020 regulations....















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