Rising Ship Supply Helps Ease LNG Charter Rates

Limited availability drove to high LNG shipping rates Rates remained high for most of this year, hitting around $195,000 last month. Prices are...

LNG-Fuelled Newbuilds Delivered to Gothia Tankers

Gothia Tanker Alliance announced the delivery of the fourth vessel LNG-fueled vessel  Fure Valö says, LNG World Shipping. Climate-Smart newbuilds Fure Valo, the fourth of Gothia...

Subsidies Dominate Shipping in Asia

A new scenario has emerged in the  shipping industry of Asia, as the flush cash, government-controlled shipping and port giants created an uneven playing...

Alibra Shipping Report- Bulk Carrier S&P on the Up Despite Market...

Dry time-charter rates plunged by 30% of the previous month last week. S&P market is improving with 66% accounted for by bulk carriers...

DIS Annouces Sale and Leaseback of a MR Tanker

Highlights d’Amico Tankers D.A.C. has signed a MoA and bareboat charter contract for the sale and leaseback of its vessel d’Amico Tankers to generate...

Why this Billion-Dollar Cruise Ship is the Ultimate Ship for Women

Cruise ships are the ultimate way of vacationing but when it comes to women’s safety and luxury there is only one cruise line that...

Merchant Shipping Lacks Safety Net as GPS Disruptions Intensify

Weak GPS signals can be easily disrupted by conflicting signals or spoofed to throw ships off course. 250,000+ incidences of disruption detected by...

Norden Starts the First Commercial Test Voyage of a Ship using...

Highlights DS Norden has agreed to commercially test the CO2-neutral bio-fuel on its vessel 'Nord Highlander' Biofuel for the commercial test operation will be...

The Next Generation of Complete Shipping Solutions?

Highlights Shipping software called MARiS to offer next generation of complete commercial shipping solutions MARiS’ architecture allows companies to adopt literally every single system...

Container Ship Attacked, Cocaine Shipment Busted

On December 2, a container ship was attacked by armed criminals on Santos outer Anchorage, Brazil. What happened? The container ship 'Cap San Marco' was attacked and...

Majority of IMO 2020 Compliant Bunker Demand to be Met by...

Compliance to IMO 2020 expected to be high with 95% compliant fuel demand met with MGO and LSFO. Scrubbers uptake likely to remain...

Shale Gluts and Ship Rules Make Heavy Sweet Oil an Unlikely...

The recent trends noticed in shale guts and shipping rules are making heavy sweet oil a rising star. Heavy Sweet Crude Dense, low-sulfur oil, known in...

Digital Defence to Counter Cyber Crimes at Sea

DNV GL is seeking to reduce the cyber risk at sea by offering digital defence IT solutions. The cyber security system is important...

Markets – It’s Time for Aframaxes to Shine

The North Sea and Baltic Aframaxes have experienced a much firmer market when fixing cargoes with December laycans. The upward trend to continue Fearnleys has predicted...

Seanergy Sells Off Two Supramax Vessels

Seanergy sold M/V Gladiatorship and M/V Guardianship for $23m in October 2018. 179,759 dwt Capesize dry bulk vessel, M/V Fellowship purchased for $28.7m...

Sellers Started Playing Contango on LNG

The LNG market is changing as demand rises and the storage ways are changing. Floating storage has become the norm, with 30 vessels...

MPCC to Equip Five More Vessels with Scrubbers

Norwegian owner and container vessels operator MPC Container Ships (MPCC) has exercised options to equip additional five vessels with exhaust gas cleaning systems says...

The Proof of Problems Due to Presence of Styrene, Indene and...

Presence of Styrene, Indene, and DCPD in fuel is a risk to ships. Viswa Lab defends accusations of false alarms by providing proof...

[Watch] Largest US-Built Container Ship Arrives

Watch the largest container ship built in the U.S. arrived Wednesday at Honolulu Harbor. For more information, please visit here Disclaimer: This video is intended for...

The Battle Against Seafarer Drug Use at Mid Ocean

Long stints at sea can affect the mental health of seafarers. The insurance company the Shipowners’ Club published an advice booklet "Drug and...