How IMO 2020 Affects Transport of Ore, Coal, Grain and Other Dry Bulk
Although the focus of the IMO 2020 regulations is the sulfur content of fuels that will affect tanker and containership profitability, the fallout is much more pervasive than that. Dry bulk shipping will see...
Chevron Spills 800,000 Gallons of Oil in California Waters
Officials began to clean up a massive oil spill Friday that dumped nearly 800,000 gallons of oil and water into a California canyon, making it larger than the state’s last two major oil spills,...
LNG Containment System That Makes Smaller Projects Feasible Passes Gas Trials
In a major development, the LNT Marine has announced that they have successfully completed gas trials of its novel LNTA-BOX® containment system aboard the Saga Dawn, a mid-size LNG carrier due for delivery from China...
[Watch] Giant Shipping Crane Crashing Over Dock After Being Hit by a Containership
A huge shipping crane smashed into the dock in Semrang, the capital city of Central Java in Indonesia, reports Mirror.co.uk.
What happened?
A huge crane came crashing down onto a dock after a container ship careered...
Oil Set for Best Week in Three on Iran Tension and Storm Threat
Oil capped its best week since mid-June as Tropical Storm Barry gained strength, approaching refineries in Louisiana and leaving deserted offshore platforms on its path. Futures in New York gained 4.7% for the week...
EGCSA Predicts 4,000 Scrubber Equipped Ships by January 2020
According to the Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems Association (EGCSA), an estimated 4,000 ships will be fitted with scrubbers by 1 January 2020 when IMO’s global bunker fuel sulphur cap rule is enforced, reports the...
Inadequate Assessment Causes Allision With Pier
The Incident
On August 1, 2015, at 2147 local time, the tank barge Double Skin 501, being pushed by the uninspected towing vessel Peter F Gellatly, allided with Pier A at IMTT in Bayonne, New...
JPMorgan Not Concerned About the Seizure of Its Ship
JPMorgan doesn’t seem to mind about its ship getting seized by US customs weeks after more than $1 billion worth of cocaine was found aboard, reports Business Insider.
Financial service company isn't sweating much
JPMorgan hasn't...
MSC Charters Two Scrubber Fitted Post-Panamax Containerships
A new long-term charters for two scrubber-fitted post-panamax containerships with Capital Product Partners is signed by MSC.
The Greek ship owner said the ebitda for the two charters amounted to approximately $44.5 m,...
Titan Completes Record LNG Bunkering on World’s Largest Crane Vessel
Supplying over 3,000 tonnes of LNG, Amsterdam-based Titan LNG has completed the largest LNG bunkering to date, fueling Dutch marine contractor Heerema's new eight-legged crane ship Sleipnir in Singapore, says an article published in...