Wilhelmsen group’s Fourth-generation Owner Passed Away
Wilhelm Wilhelmsen (born 8 June 1937), a well-respected business leader and spokesperson for Norwegian shipping passed away on 22 February.
Wilhelm Wilhelmsen, the...
New Era of Ship Technology Begins With the First 3D Printed...
Berge Bulk vessel, Berge Mafadi, received the world’s first commercial delivery of 3d printed scupper plugs under Wilhelmsen’s Early Adopter Program.
Wilhelmsen’s customers have...
IMO Level Structural Standard in BIMCO’s Environment & Safety Committee!
In a major development, BIMCO has announced that they are making changes to their structure to represent the importance of the environment while maintaining...
Engine Room Fire Keeps Tanker Adrift for 24hours!
A LPG tanker has suffered an engine room fire in the Mediterranean Sea, as per media reports.
What happened?
LPG tanker EPIC BURANO suffered fire in...
[Watch] Ship and Yacht Building
Watch the building of a "Discovery MEGA YACHT" that started in January 2020. Shooting time is 1 year and 7 month in a Northern...
Call for Engine Power Limitations As Slow Steaming Achieves 2030 Emission...
Global Shipping is making fine progress towards making a carbon-neutral future and with much of its immediate target being met, they are preparing for...
‘Eco Speed’ Identifies Perfect Vessel Speed for Best Fuel Consumption
IMO’s new regulation is to ensure that marine engines use a low-sulphur HFO or marine distillate oils, which comply with low-sulphur regulations.
The...
VLSFO Quality Issue Continues After 50 Days of Implementation?
IMO 2020 sulfur regulations are in practice for 50 days now. Several organizations had put tremendous amounts of groundwork & preparations for a smooth...
Panama Surcharge Puts Undue Pressure on Shippers As Cost Rise by...
A new measure introduced earlier this month can be a potential cause of concern amongst shippers as it's likely to increase shipping cost by...
CRU: Global Sulphur Cap Leads To Higher Freight Rates
The new sulphur cap rule under the recently implemented IMO 2020 will push freight rates up by around 10-20%, says CRU.
CRU estimates...