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....

BHP-NYK Towards Decarbonisation Goals with Advance Biofuel Bunkering

Sustainable biofuels delivered to the BHP-chartered, NYK-owned bulk carrier in Rotterdam. The advanced biofuel, supplied by GoodFuels is blended with conventional fossil-based MGO...

2.6$ Million Worth AI Thermal Cameras to Stop Ship Collision

In a major development, boat collision avoidance system maker Orca AI has recently announced that they are closing a $2.6 million funding round for...

Tanker Report – Week 6, 2019

The Baltic Briefing has released a report about the tanker market of the 6th week of shipping activities of this year. The report dated...

Korea’s Mega-Merger of Shipyards Set to Dominate Global Shipbuilding

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. have merged a deal controlling 20% of the global market for new ships...

Sailing Through The Panama Canal!

Connections between the U.S. and Panama run deep as the U.S. military built the canal - They are bound by treaty when it comes...

ICE Wins New Contracts for Scrubber Retrofit Design

ICE won new scrubber retrofit design services contracts for a leading European shipowner. The hybrid exhaust gas cleaning systems will be supplied by...

Savannah Looks to Double Space for Largest Boxships by 2024

The world of maritime shipping is up for major changes as we gear up for the IMO 2020 deadline. While Georgia lays out the...

Europe’s Largest Port Becomes A Hub For Autonomous Shipping

Port of Rotterdam's entire 42-square kilometre site will be outfitted with a vast network of hydro/meteo sensors. The port will handle more than...

[Watch] IMO 2020 : What’s the Future of Oil Markets?

What is IMO 2020? The International Maritime Organisation has stated that as of the 1st of January 2020 all ships must reduce their sulphur emissions...

EC Meet to Harmonise Rules on Scrubber Wash Water Discharge

Recently, the Council of the European Union met to discuss issues pertaining to the scrubber wash water discharge. With just a year remaining for the...

[Watch] Greek Carrier Collides While Making a Manoeuvre to Leave

Pireas-Polaris collision occurred as Greek vessel was leaving area and was allowed to continue to Malaysia as accident not 'very serious' said, Maritime and...

Diana Announces Time Charter Contract for m/v Danae With Phaethon

  Diana Shipping Inc. time chartered the m/v Danae a Panamax vessel on February 5th, 2019. The time charter contract is with Phaethon International...

Hapag-Lloyd to Retrofit 15,000 TEU Container Ship to LNG

Hapag-Lloyd is to retrofit the former United Arab Shipping company 15,000 TEU containership ‘Sajir’ to operate using liquefied natural gas (LNG), reports Project Cargo...

Cargo Ship Acquitted! Defective Alarm and Valve Not Foreseeable

The cargo ship MV Marathassa has been acquitted of the last charges related to dumping of 2,700 litres of bunker fuel into Vancouver's...

Lifeboat Launches During Repair With 2 Tanker Crew Overboard!

According to NBC12, the U.S. Coast Guard says two crewmen repairing lifeboats on an oil tanker were hurled into the ocean when one of...

Conventional Reefer Vessels Expect Further Decrease

  15 largest carriers operate 56% of the fleet in terms of capacity and the largest of these is Baltic Shipping/Cool Carrier with 11%. ...