UK Based Coalition of Ships Sponsored Study Shows LNG Better Than Scrubbers
A recently released study contends that LNG as a marine fuel is “the most financially effective long-term method for complying with the IMO 2020 sulphur cap”, says an article published in Riviera Maritime Media.
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Maersk Achieves Its Strategy Milestone
With new ownership structures in place for three out of four of the oil and oil-related businesses, AP Moller–Maersk has reached a milestone in its strategy to become a focused, integrated transport and logistics...
MPC Shows How We Can Use Insurance Money for Scrubbers Retrofitting
From the presentation material published in the context of the first quarterly report, MPC Container Ships announced in Oslo that the container ship "AS Fortuna" was classified as a "constructive total loss" following a...
Chemical Residue Kills Young Intern in Ship
A 19 year old University freshman Mustafa Koç was found dead in ship during internship according to a report published in Ahval News.
About the Incident
Piri Reis University Department of Maritime Transportation and Management Engineering freshman...
Weekly Tanker Report – Week 28, 2019
The Baltic Briefing has issued the tanker report for the 28th week of this year. The report dated 12th July 2019 provides a valuable insight into this week's tanker market dealings, freight rates, and...
ABS and MOL in Landmark Gas Carrier Agreement
Gas Carriers (SHANGHAI) ABS has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. (MOL) to collaborate on up to 14 new gas carriers, says a press release published on their website.
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LNG Shipping in Terms of the ‘Cool Pool’
The Cool Pool launched in September 2015 with 14 tri-fuel diesel engine (TFDE) LNG carriers.
Cool Pool improves the utilization of the participating vessels and to allow for the use of Contracts of...
Port of Corpus Christi Wins AAPA Award of Excellence
The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) recognized the Port of Corpus Christi’s Moving America’s EnergyTM media campaign with its 2019 Award of Excellence, reports SeaTrade Maritime News.
Moving America’s EnergyTM media campaign
The campaign highlighted
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Safe Bulkers Completes First Scrubber and BWTS Retrofits
Retrofitting of the exhaust gas cleaning system by Safe Bulkers is in response to IMO regulation starting 1 January 2020.
2009-built Martine gets its scrubber retrofitted first and is concurrently done with BWTS...
Oil Market Awaits Impact of Barry on Stocks
According to an article published in Freight Investor Services, the front end crude spreads and crack is getting slammed in the fuel oil markets after reaching ridiculous highs at the end of last week.
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