LNG Bunker Sales Increase By 17%

Sales of LNG as a bunker fuel in Spain climbed by 17% last year, according to the latest data from gas association Gasnam, says an article published in Ship&Bunker. LNG supply in 2021 Spanish ports supplied...

Weekly Tanker Report – Week 4, 2022

The Baltic Briefing has issued the tanker report for the 4th week of this year. The report dated 28th January 2022 provides a valuable insight into this week’s tanker market dealings, freight rates, and charter...

LNG Carriers ‘Seriously Exposed’ To CII Impact

Older LNG tankers with steam-turbine propulsion or four-stroke dual-fuel electric propulsion are unlikely to achieve acceptable Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) ratings when they are gauged next year, says an article published in Seatrade maritime...

US Commerce Department Warns Severe Computer Chip Shortages

Some manufacturers that rely on semiconductors are down to less than five days' worth of inventory, according to a report released Tuesday by the Commerce Department, in the latest indication of the extent...

Maersk’s Preferred Fuel Wins Support

Clean energy investment bank Longspur has joined Maersk, Stena and others in endorsing green methanol as the more viable alternative fuel for maritime decarbonisation, as part of a study commissioned by Swiss grey...

Seafarers Dissatisfaction Will Potentially Lead To Long-Term Consequences

Seafarer happiness has reached an all-time low, owing to the added stress of spending months at sea without seeing land. The Standard Club is calling on governments around the world to designate the...

What Happens To Items You Return To Amazon?

Sending back an online order has never been easier. It’s often free for the customer, with some retailers even allowing customers to keep the item while offering a full refund. Amazon returns can be dropped...

Maersk Shares 9 Million Weather Observations

Maersk announces that it releases all historical and future ocean weather observations into the public domain. The data which has been collected by Maersk vessels since 2012 increases publicly available ocean weather data...

Retrofits, A Key To Shipping Decarbonization

MAN Energy Solutions says that dual-fuel retrofits already proven on its MAN B&W low-speed engines could enable massive potential emission savings. A massive number of vessels in the current, ocean-going fleet have the...

Increased Transit Volumes At The Panama Canal Pushed for Clean Fuel

MR tanker freight recovers from slump in response More LNG demand in Asia pushes cargoes East Increased transit volumes at the Panama Canal pushed wait times higher for clean petroleum product and unreserved LNG...