IMO Abets Global Maritime Sustainable Development Goals

  IMO has delivered the latest in a series of initiatives designed to help put the maritime sector into the mainstream of plans and initiatives to achieve the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), agreed by...

Will Product Tanker Fleet Really Benefit from IMO 2020?

While IMO 2020 is expected to bring great benefits to the product tanker market, the geopolitical situation yet could dampen its impact, says an article published in Riviera Maritime Media. Ship fuels from refinery to...

Tanker Attacked and Looted by Pirates!

According to an article published in Baltic Times, a Latvian product tanker was attacked at anchor near West Africa. What happened? On September 16, the vessel Ance was attacked while at anchor near West Africa, Maritime...

Cabin Encrusted With 700,000 Swarovski Crystals Installed Onboard Cruise Ship

According to an article published in the Logistics MiddleEast, the new stateroom will be installed aboard MSC Bellissima in mid-November, just before she repositions to Dubai for the winter cruise season. 7000 Swarovski crystal-encrusted stateroom MSC...

The Cruise Ship With the Tallest Waterslide at Sea

According to an article published in Travel and Leisure, cruise ships are basically floating cities with enough gourmet food options and activities to suit any lifestyle, day or night. Tallest slide at sea - Allure...

BPCL Unveils Plan To Invest in LNG Floating Terminal Function by 2020

BPCL plans to invest Rs 1,500-1,700 crore in building a floating liquefied natural gas import terminal at Andhra Pradesh. BPCL is also a co-promoter of Petronet LNG Ltd, along with IOC, GAIL India,...

UK Shipping Minister Assures That Maritime Is the Lifeblood of Its Economy!

UK shipping minister Nusrat Ghani hails the maritime industry as the lifeblood of global trade and pledges Brexit support for the sector ahead of London International Shipping Week based on an exclusive opinion column...

Disney Weaves Magic on Its Fifth Cruise Ship

Disney is about to have something on board its newest vessel no other cruise liner will have: actual magic, reports Delish. Disney Wish On Sunday, Disney Parks Blog shared a sneak peak of Disney Cruise Line's...

Here Comes the Technically Advanced Oil Spill Recovery Vessel !!!

A steel cutting ceremony marked the start of construction of a multipurpose oil spill response and towage vessel for Kuwait Oil Co. The NB125 vessel will be used by Kuwait Oil Co (KOC)...

Perfect Storm for Asia HSFO Markets

  Asian high sulfur fuel oil markets are likely to come under intense pressure due to the drop in exports from Saudi Arabia, reports S&P Global Platts. Drone attacks - Reason for the exports drop This drop...