MOL Studying Feasibility of LNG-fuelled Capesize Bulker with Iron Ore Giants
MITSUI OSK Lines has agreed to jointly study the feasibility of a liquefied natural gas-fuelled capesize bulker with major iron ore producers such as BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto as the maritime industry moves...
DNV GL in China: First AiP for Scrubber Manufacturer Shanghai Bluesoul
DNV GL has awarded the Chinese scrubber manufacturer Shanghai Bluesoul Environmental Technology with an Approval in Principle (AiP) in recognition of the technical feasibility of the BlueSulf scrubber system. The AiP is the first...
McKinsey: MARPOL Annex VI a ‘Huge Factor’ for Refiners
Global refining will move toward lower utilization and margins until 2020 as capacity growth exceeds demand, particularly in Europe, according to a recent McKinsey Energy Insights (MEI) report.
"The fall in utilization will vary by...
New Guide for LNG Bunkering Vessel Sector
ABS, provider of classification and technical services to the marine and offshore industries, has published the ABS Guide for LNG Bunkering. This new Guide provides standards for the design, construction and survey of LNG...
[Watch] Potential Winged Container Carriers in the Near Future
The world’s leading aircraft manufacturers Boeing Aircraft Company is flouting a possibility of involving limited batches of shipping containers at high speed and premium prices internationally.
The designers at Boeing Aircraft Company recently filed patents...
Biofilm Breakthrough can Save Billions and Protect Marine Life
Hong Kong professor’s Biofilm Breakthrough Could Save Shipping Companies Billions and Protect Marine Life
In a Kowloon lab looking out to the ocean, a Hong Kong professor made a discovery that he believes could save navies...
Bunker Operator Fined $81,000 for Operating Without Licence
A Singapore-based bunker barge operator has been fined $81,000 after it was found operating without a licence.
What happened?
On January 17, a Singapore-based bunker operator named New Ocean Maritime Pte Ltd was reportedly fined $81,000...
A Captain’s Guide to Cape Ann Shipwrecks
The waters North of Boston can be hazardous to a sailor's health.
Evidence of their treachery can be seen on every page of "Shipwrecks North of Boston" by Capt. Raymond Bates Jr.
The book is...
Interview with Remi Eriksen, CEO of DNV GL
At SMM 2016 in Hamburg Maritime Reporter & Engineering News had the opportunity to sit with Remi Eriksen, the CEO of DNV GL. After his first year on the job in the top spot,...
Hill Dickinson Set to Complete Successful Transition in Hong Kong
International law firm Hill Dickinson has announced that its application to operate as a single entity in Hong Kong has been approved by the Law Society of Hong Kong following the completion of a...