DNV GL Approval for New LNG Bunker Vessel Design
Achievement: Vard Engineering receives DNV GL Approval in Principle for new LNG bunker vessel design
DNV GL has awarded Vard Engineering Brevik AS with an Approval in Principle (AiP) for their new 6,500 m3 bunker...
Ship Owners Adapt Waste Heat Recovery Strategies
Harris Pye Engineering has highlighted how ship owners are employing waste heat recovery to reduce energy consumption in a variety of scenarios, from increasingly diverse sources.
Drawing on experience with more than 10 ship owners...
Shipping Confidence is at its Best in Nine Months
Second consecutive quarterly rise increases shipping confidence levels
The second successive quarterly rise in 2016 has raised the confidence of the shipping industry and has improved its outlook. During August 2016, respondents expressed their confidence...
Suezmax Freight Rates Surge to Eight-month High on Cargo Flow
Tankers: WAF-UKC Suezmax freight rates surge to eight-month high on cargo flow
The cost of sending crude oil cargoes from West Africa to the UK-Continent has surged to the highest level in over eight months...
ClassNK Releases Updates to its Guidelines on Laser-Arc Hybrid Welding
Leading classification society ClassNK has released Guidelines on Laser-Arc Hybrid Welding (Ver. 3) aiming to support the widespread application of laser-arc hybrid welding in shipyards.
Laser-arc hybrid welding is a high quality and highly-efficient welding...
Dramatic Images Show Firefighters Battling Blaze Aboard Tanker with 168,000 Barrels of Oil
An oil-tanker fire in the Gulf of Mexico has been put out, but it's still not clear what caused it.
Aspectos del incendio y posterior hundimiento del buque de @Pemex en #Veracruz #BocadelRío, #México pic.twitter.com/8FQLc3Psv9
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[Watch] Firefighters Battling Fire Aboard an Oil tanker
A fire broke out after an explosion on one of state-owned oil company Pemex’s tankers off the coast of Boca del Rio, close to the port of Veracruz, on Saturday. All 31 crew members...
Recession: 40% Nigerian Ship Owners, Seafarers Jobless
Nigerian shipping companies are facing hard times as over 40 per cent of vessels owned by private individuals are no longer lifting petroleum products since the beginning of the year due to economic downturn.
Investigation...
Maersk’s Carbon Pact Challenge!
Agility, Maersk Join to Slash CO2 Emissions
Agility joins Maersk Line Carbon Pact initiative to cut CO2 by 15%
Agility, a leading global logistics provider, has signed an agreement with Maersk Line, the world’s largest container...
On the Majestic Maersk, Mega-ship Dreams Obscure Cloudy Future for Shipping
For Captain Dick S. Danielsen, the childhood dream has been to sail the world's biggest ships.
The Danish seaman got his chance three years ago when he was asked to helm the Majestic Maersk, a...