[Watch] Extremely Close Encounter With A Humpback Whale
Whale watchers were stunned after an extremely close encounter with a humpback which was caught in dramatic video footage.
Disclaimer: This video is intended for informational purpose only. This may not be construed as a...
New Port Mooring System Reduce Wharf-side Vessel Movement
Reduced wharf-side vessel movement
Safety of linesmen, shore personnel, vessel and port ensured
Risks associated with existing mooring arrangements
Advantages of New ShoreTension mooring system
Half an hour to moor a...
Panamax ARA-USGC Route Sees Freight Rates Hit Eight-month High
Panamax rate hits 8 month high
Tonnage backs in US Gulf routes
Aframax still costlier, only left with Panamax
Panamax freight rates out of UK Continent hit an eight-month high due to very limited...
Small Shipowners Put on the Backburner for IMO 2020 Solutions
Small ship owners hard hit by IMO 2020
Says that scrubbers cost half their ship cost
Big giants take a positive shift towards 0.5% fuel
Small shippers could not bare the post installation...
An Audit of the Environmental Impact of Shipping
Government Europa explores how energy auditing of the vessels of the future is helping to optimise ship operation and reduce emissions, minimising the environmental impact of shipping.
With fuel and renewable sources of energy powering...
Baltic Exchange Shipping Insights
TANKER REPORT
VLCC
Weather delays in the East and increased cargo avails pushed up rates six points to peak at WS 58.5 to China, and WS 55.5 was agreed for South Korea, all basis 270,000mt. There...
[Watch] 14 Days are All it will Take to Salvage Ship
Operations have been initiated to salvage a ship that sank of the south of Penang island and it is reported that the salvage operation can be completed with 14 days.
What happened?
On July 26, the...
GOGL to Install Scrubbers on 16 Ships
Golden Ocean Group Limited, a dry bulk shipping company, announced that it signed contracts to install exhaust gas scrubbers on 16 Capesize vessels and has options for 9 additional installations.
Gas scrubber installations
Initially, sixteen scrubbers...
Vessel Ran Aground in the Arctic
On August 24, a tour company vessel ran aground in the Arctic and the passengers onboard the vessel have been transferred to its sister ship.
What happened?
The 117-metre long Squamish tour company vessel ‘Akademik Ioffe’...
Fuel Level Sensor Failure Results in Fuel Spill
On August 25, hundreds of gallons of diesel fuel spilled into the mouth of the Pascagoula River after a ship at Ingalls Shipbuilding suffered from a mechanical error.
What happened?
The vessel ‘Paul Ignatius DDG 117’...