Tanker Report – Week 5, 2019

The Baltic Briefing has released a report about the tanker market of the 5th week of shipping activities of this year. The report dated...

‘Blistering Barnacles’ and Shipping’s Big Gas Question

In addition to natural gas, alternative fuels and even barnacle-resistant paint are required for meeting the climate target. International shipping contributes nearly 3%...

Master Stabbed By Crew Aboard Aframax Crude Oil Tanker

According to Fleetmon, the master was stabbed by a crew member aboard an Aframax crude oil tanker. What happened? On February 4, the oil tanker 'STI Guard'...

Guided-Missile Cruiser and a Dry Cargo Ship Collided Stern-to-Stern

While Navy collisions are rare, in 2017 two destroyers were involved in separate deadly collisions that killed a total of 17 sailors.  This...

Master’s Failure to Plan and Execute a Safe Docking Causes Allision...

What happened? About 1400 Alaska daylight time on June 3, 2016, the cruise ship Celebrity Infinity allided with its arrival berth in Ketchikan, Alaska. No...

[Answer] Is This Cruise Ship Dumping Human Waste Into the Ocean?

An image supposedly showing a cruise ship dumping human waste into the ocean near a coastal city is frequently shared on social media.  One...

Beware of Local Restrictions Before Discharging Washwater from Scrubbers

Despite the IMO's approval for scrubbers as a safe bet for the new sulphur regulations, some local authorities of coastal countries are concerned about...

Box Ship Market Looks To LNG and Scrubbers

The outlook for the ultra-large container ship (ULCS) orderbook has softened - 23,000 TEU newbuilds belonging to MSC are due to be delivered...

Free Self-Assessment Tool for Container Ship Operators

Free Self-Assessment tool launched to understand how much idle port time affects bunkering consumption. The Port Call Calculator is part of a range...

ABS Grants AIP to Dalian LNG-Fueled Bulker and Ore Carrier

ABS and DSIC collaborate on LNG as fuel innovation. DSIC’s designs include a 208,000 dwt bulk carrier and a concept 260,000 dwt Very...

Oldendorff Takes Delivery of Five Eco-Ships

Oldendorff Carriers has taken delivery of five new eco-ships - 'Jan Oldendorff', 'John Oldendorff', 'Julius Oldendorff', 'Christiane Oldendorff' and 'Kai Oldendorff'. The vessels are fitted with a fuel-efficient...

Will General Average (GA) Be Declared on the APL Vancouver?

Container vessel APL Vancouver caught fire with 4,500 containers onboard the vessel, of which 100 were hazardous in nature. General Average (GA) to be...

Poor Situational Awareness Of The Vessel’s Position Results in Allision

What happened? At 2213 on February 2, 2016, the tanker Nordbay allided with a dock and water intakes on the Lower Mississippi River in New...

Freightos Baltic Container Report – Week 4, 2019

Business in China started winding down in advance of the week-long public holiday next week. China-West Coast prices dropped by $8 and China-East...

Is the Fuel of the Future a Dense Question?

Six new award categories will feature at the Marine Propulsion Awards 2019. Some of the Industry’s foremost experts will be part of the...

Navios Reports Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter Ending in December

 Revenue $133.9 million for 2018; $34.4 million for Q4 2018  Cash from operating activities $47.5 million for 2018; $9.6 million for Q4 2018  Adjusted EBITDA $69.3...

Synergy Collects 20,000 Teu Boxship

Imabari Shipyard in Japan has taken the delivery of its newbuild ULCV 'The Ever Gifted'. The ULVC s powered by a fuel-optimised MAN B&W...

Eagle Bulk Shipping Acquires One Ultramax, Sells Two Supramaxes

On January 23, Eagle Bulk Shipping has announced that it purchased an Ultramax bulk carrier for a price of $20.4M. Existing time charter The company commented that...

China to Adopt Global Regulations for Ballast Water Management

Last October, China ratified International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention which came into force in September of 2017. The BWM Convention...

Tried and Tested Practice to Avoid IMO 2020 Pitfalls

Ships are exposed to rapid change ever faster by regulations and technological advances. Engineering consulting firm Exponent says no need to panic. Standard...