According to an article published in Llyod's Register, maritime conversation is dominated by energy efficiency, technology and the need to address decarbonisation challenges at Marintec 2019, which took place last week in Shanghai, China. Significant...

BTG and GoodFuels are planning to setup a biorefinery demonstration plant. The plant will convert biomass-derived crude pyrolysis oil into an advanced marine biofuel. The new facility will be operated by a new...

According to a report published by Safety4Sea, parting of a mooring line due to heavy winds caused severe injuries to the 3rd officer. Summary of the incident A large LNG carrier was docked in an LNG...

Thailand's Prima Marine Public Company Limited said that it has expanded its floating storage units business to support demand for storing and blending low sulfur fuel oils in lieu of the global sulfur mandate,...

Capesize weakness drags on Baltic Dry Index, reports Seeking Alpha. Capesize affecting Baltic index The Baltic Dry Index fell 4.45% to 1,460 points in London off continued weakness with Capesize rates. The drop in Capesize in Q4...

Shipping firm Wallenius Wilhelmsen has decided to optimize hull performance of 42 of its vessels with Jotun’s anti-fouling coating system, reports VPO Global. Hull Performance Solutions On August 8, Norway-based provider of marine coatings Jotun said...

Scrubber retrofits have taken out some 839,100 teu of containership capacity, or 3.6% of the fleet, reports Seatrade Maritime News. Scrubber retrofits The retrofitting of scrubbers, mainly on large containerships, has seen the idle boxship fleet...

According to an article published in The Travel, the wreckage of an old Roman cargo ship dating as far back as a century BC has been discovered in Greek waters, yielding a payload that...

Addressing further strict control of alcohol onboard vessels, “K” LINE Installs Alcohol Detector Linked to Smartphone Onboard Fleet Vessels, says a press release published on their website. Strict alcohol management  “K” LINE says, “We have been...

From January ships must load VLSFO or expensive marine diesel or scrubbers. This has prompted concern from oil producers, storage operators and shippers over the potential for a chaotic switch. Major ports are...