Cash premiums of Asia’s 180-cst high-sulphur fuel oil rose for a fifth straight session on Tuesday to a one-month high boosted by a surge in buying interest for the lower viscosity fuel oil that...

Ship owners and operators, machinery OEMs and regulatory entities are embracing much needed technological innovation as demand grows in protecting machinery and communications on maritime assets. Cognitive analytics is a game-changing technology that is...

China’s shipbuilding sector experienced a strong momentum in the first three quarters of this year with growth in both completed orders and new orders, according to data released by the China Association of the...

Vopak, the world’s largest independent storage tank operator, has launched a new service that allows tankers docking at its Singapore Sebarok oil terminal to refuel while simultaneously loading or discharging cargoes. A Spokesperson for Vopak...

Much ink has been spilled of late about China’s expanding maritime ambitions from the announcement of new projects along the Maritime Silk Road to news of Chinese icebreakers operating in the Arctic. New report: Less attention...

V.Ships, part of V.Group, has been awarded its first technical ship management contract in Shanghai’s Free Trade Zone with Minsheng Financial Leasing Co Ltd (MSFL). Vessel under construction: The vessels, four 64,000 DWT Ultramax bulk carriers,...

On October 24, six crew members from a container vessel were kidnapped in the Nigerian waters. What happened? The six kidnapped crew members comprised of four Filipinos, one Ukrainian and a Hungarian national. It is suspected...

Download the whitepaper here: Viswa Lab today released a white paper to allay all myths and confusions with regard to diagnosing and predicting problems in Marine Fuels. The white paper helps to clarify the issues,...

A global maritime consultancy has carried out a pivotal assessment review of tugboat operations in the new third set of NeoPanamax locks of the $5.25 billion Expanded Panama Canal and made other operational observations. The...

A new study from London-based non-profit organisation InfluenceMap has claimed that corporate shipping lobbies and trade groups are influencing policy and obstructing the implementation of global climate change measures within IMO. The report, entitled Corporate capture...