Laundered Air On The High Seas – IMO 2020

According to an article published in Mondaq, the shipping sector accounts for 12% of global sulphur dioxide emissions, 13% of global nitrogen oxide emissions and 3% of global carbon emissions. Steps to control airborne emissions...

Drones Can Determine If Ships Are Skirting Pollution Laws

UCLA student-led study found that drones can be used to determine whether ships are following pollution regulations, reports Daily Bruin. How can drones be helpful? According to the study, drones could help enforce air pollution requirements...

AET’s LNG Dual-Fuel DPSTs Will Emit 40-48% Less Carbon

According to an article published in AET website, the shuttle tanker company has named two of its world’s first LNG Dual-Fuel Dynamic Positioning Shuttle Tankers (DPSTs) – Eagle Blane and Eagle Balder. Vessels emit 40-48%...

UK MCA Publishes Guidelines on Seafarer Practices

The UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency (UK MCA) has recently published two guidelines on seafarer practices, reports Safety4Sea. The two guidelines The guidelines published by the UK MCA covers watch-keeping and the impact of over-reliance on...

Issues Predicted Over 2020 Transition

 According to BIMCO’s latest publication on their website, Tiejha Smyth deputy director in the Freight, Demurrage and Defence (FD&D) department of the North of England P&I Club says, the industry will see the first...

[Watch] World’s New Biggest Cargo Ship With Staggering Dimensions

The size and scale of transport by sea has continued to grow at a rapidly increasing rate. As such, the title of ‘biggest cargo ship’ has been passed around quite frequently over the years.In...

Shipping Problems Turning To Become Blessings in Disguise!

According to an article published in Seeking Alpha, the story since the Great Recession has been one of oversupply and historically bad rates for virtually all shipping segments at one time or another.Brief respites Brief...

Global Ship Lease Secures $268 Million Credit Facility for Debt Refinancing

Refinancing reduces the average cost of debt and significantly extends maturities from 2020 to 2024. Global Ship Lease has agreed to a new syndicated $268 million senior secured credit facility. The credit facility...

Platts University New York Offers Training Programs

Ever wondered how the oil markets work? Get the fundamentals and economics behind oil supply and refinery optimization while connecting it to the market mechanisms that drive the prices.Platts University provides individual and company-specific...

France Coerces EU To Levy Tax on Airplane and Ship Fuel?

 According to an article published in Reuters, France wants the European Union to work on creating a tax on airplane and ship fuels as part of a push to rein in carbon emissions. Tax on...