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 engine room in the evening Feb 19 in Mediterranean seas...
[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 Vietnam based shipyard.
Disclaimer: This video is intended for informational purpose...
Call for Engine Power Limitations As Slow Steaming Achieves 2030 Emission Target!
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 the long haul with new enhanced targets, reports Climate Change...
‘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 installation of post-combustion treatments, such as a scrubber system, to...
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 transition from the Global 3.50 % wt sulfur limit to...
Panama Surcharge Puts Undue Pressure on Shippers As Cost Rise by 30%
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 30%, says an article published by the International Chamber of...
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 that 20-25% of the larger Capesize vessels will have scrubbers...
Barrier Management Advisory for Offshore Operations
ABS issues a Barrier Management Advisory document, providing operators and owners with insight to barrier management.
The advisory focuses on the use of Barrier Management principles for the safe and robust design, operation,...
DCSA Establishes Container Shipping Track and Trace Standards
The non-profit Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) has published a common set of processes along with data and interface standards for Track and Trace (T&T).
The T&T standards are aligned with the UN/CEFACT...
Caution! Don’t Use This Viral Coronavirus Map! Use the Real-time Virus Tracking Map!
Misleading information about the global spread of the virus continues to flourish on the internet, as scientists work hard to track and contain the coronavirus outbreak.
The map seems to have first been...