Ship Hire Rates Benefitted With Scrubber Installations
Ship hire rates likely to benefit as the rate of suspended vessels to retrofit scrubbers increases.
Clarksons says 0.9% of VLCC fleet and 0.3% of the capesize fleet suspended for scrubber installations.
Capesizes...
Hapag-Lloyd Orders Record Breaking 13,420 Reefer Containers
Hapag-Lloyd has placed a record order for the refrigerated containers known as “reefers”, says a press release published on their website.
Right in time for reefer season?
Production of 970 20-foot containers and 12,450 40-foot containers...
ExxonMobil Introduces EMF.5 Range of Low Sulfur Fuels
ExxonMobil to offer a new EMF.5 range of low-sulfur Engineered Marine Fuels to help ship operators comply with the IMO global sulfur cap 2020.
Part of the EMF.5 range Low-sulfur fuels announced so...
Pilot Fatigue Cited in Bulk Carrier Drift
According to a Marine Accident Brief released by The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), bulk carrier Shandong Fu En struck Dock1 during high-water conditions on April 6, 2018.
What happened?
The vessel struck Dock 1...
GasLog Announces New Multi-Year Charter Agreement With Gunvor
GasLog Partners LP announced that one of its subsidiaries has entered into a three-and-a-half-year charter for the GasLog Shanghai with Clearlake Shipping Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of Gunvor Group Ltd said a press release.
Variable...
Viking and Norsafe Sail Under Same Flag At Nor-Shipping
Norsafe and Viking life-saving equipment have joined hands at Nor-Shipping to showcase their complete safety solution.
Viking Norsafe is a brand that encompasses the maritime industry’s broadest and most advanced range of lifeboats and davits.
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Royal Princess – First Real Example of a Smart City Onboard
Carnival's Royal Princess cruise ship has created the first real example of a smart city also dubbed as the largest Internet of Things deployment.
Each passenger is provided a wireless Bluetooth and NFC-enabled medallion - controls the...
Tectonic Shifts in Shipping Make Safety More Vital Than Ever
As the shipping industry is increasingly embracing technology, the safety of the maritime industry has taken a backseat according to DNV GL.
The shift has been in three areas - shifts in the market;...
The First Battery Powered Cruise Starts Its Maiden Voyage To the Arctic
According to an Economic Times report, the world's first cruise ship propelled partially by battery power is set to head out from northern Norway on its maiden voyage, cruise operator Hurtigruten said.
What's so special?
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First Nuclear Power Plant of the Arctic Being Towed To Destination
According to a CNN article, a floating nuclear power plant called the Akademik Lomonosov will be towed via the Northern Sea Route to its final destination in the Far East, after almost two decades...