Baltic Index Falls on Broad Retreat
According to the latest report, the Baltic Index has fallen for the 4th consecutive time on Tuesday, hurt by weaker rates across all vessel segments. The downfall is visible in all the elements of...
Enhanced Hazcheck Restrictions Portal Ready for DG Booking
Exis Technologies, with the support of leading shipping and freight insurers, TT Club and UK P&I Club, is announcing its next phase of implementation of its Hazcheck Restrictions Portal at the transport industry’s Multimodal...
Can You Name this Ship Part?
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IMO Strategy on GHG Phase Out as a Matter of Urgency
Nations meeting at the United Nations International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London have adopted an initial strategy on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from ships, setting out a vision to reduce GHG emissions...
Maersk – Ban Non-compliant Ships! Sulfur Cap to Raise Bunker Costs
The upcoming implementation of restrictions on sulfur emissions in marine fuels can potentially jack up the fuel costs for the shipping industry by a whopping $50-$60 billion, reports platts. An additional $10 billion alone...
Ballast-free LNG Carrier Project Kicks Off Phase II
GTT, Lloyd’s Register (LR) and Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (DSIC) today launched the second phase of their “30,000m³ B-FREE LNG carrier” Joint Development Project (JDP). A meeting was held today at Lloyd’s Register premises...
MISC Group Receives MOSS-Type LNG Carrier
Global maritime solutions and services provider MISC Group has received Seri Cemara, which is the last in the series of five MOSS-type Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) carriers.
Long term charter
Built by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI),...
Fire Causes Poisoning in Ship’s Hold
An investigation has been launched into an incident where six workers were admitted to a hospital as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning.
What happened?
On April 30, six workers were rushed to a hospital after...
Container: Fragility Beneath the Surface
The world of shipping is a business sector with an ancient tradition, whose origins go back to the time when men took to the sea for trade and for war. From that time until the first...
ClassNK Wins Technical Innovation Award at Seatrade Maritime Awards Asia 2018
Leading classification society ClassNK received the Technical Innovation Award at Seatrade Maritime Awards Asia 2018 held at Marina Bay Sands, of Singapore on 25 April for developing and introducing its electronic certificate system to...