Antwerp Shipowner Claims Net-Zero Carbon Emissions
On the occasion of its 125th year anniversary on 24 January, Antwerp-based shipping company Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB) announced it has offset all its CO2 emissions in order to have net zero CO2 emissions...
No Loss in Volume Over Shipping Alliance Shift, Says Container Hub
In a major development, the German container gateway of Hamburg announced that they won’t see a drop in throughput after the shipping alliance network reshuffles scheduled for 1 April, says an article published in...
WISTA and IMO To Promote Gender Diversity in Maritime Sector
The Women's International Shipping and Trading Association Limited (WISTA) and IMO signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on technical cooperation to further promote diversity and inclusion through enhanced cooperation activities in the maritime sector,...
Who Bought Monarch’s Famous VLCC With Scrubber and BWTS for $50m?
Monarch Alternative Capital sells vessel with both a scrubber and ballast water treatment system already installed, reports Splash247.
'A Whale' sold for $50m
Sales talk surrounding US investment fund Monarch Alternative Capital only ship, the 10-year-old,...
‘Frankenstein Fuels’ Triggers War of Words on IMO 2020
As the shipping and bunker industries' discussions about how best to address marine fuel emissions become more mainstream, participants in these debates are starting to use more emotive language to target a wider audience,...
DNV GL Brings US Offshore Wind Stakeholders Together! Boosts Potential!
According to an article published in the Maritime Executive, last Friday, the DNV GL, Boskalis Offshore Energy and Huisman-US joined with other members of the Business Network for Offshore Wind to host a discussion...
[Watch] Benefits of Working With IMO
This new video showcases IMO's new long-term strategy on mobilising resources for technical cooperation activities, and encourage active communication with potential donors and recipients.
Disclaimer: This video is intended for informational purpose only. This may...
Wärtsilä Launches Enhanced LNG Bunkering Training Simulator
The technology group Wärtsilä is launching its new LNG Bunkering & Fuel Supply System simulator to raise training levels, says a press release published on their website.
Features and design of the simulator
Greater safety
The simulator...
Time for the Big Scrubbers Bet To Payoff!
At the end of last year and beginning of 2020, the Wall Street Journal put forward a detailed analysis of how the maritime industry’s impending anti-pollution rule will echo across shipping competition over the...
Did China’s 13% Fuel Oil Tax Rebate Drag Singapore Marine Fuel 0.5% Low?
Chinese government approved long-awaited 13% value-added tax rebate on fuel oil to take effect February 1.
Rebate to pave way for domestic refiners to supply bunker fuel to ships at Chinese ports plying...