KSOE Reveals New 10-vessel Order, Awaits EU Approval on DSME Merger
Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE) has added a 745.6 billion won ($626.7 million) order to build 10 units of liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers to its bulging order book while crossing its...
US’s Suspicion on Chinese Tech Firms Increases
The US government has added a dozen more Chinese companies to its restricted trade list, citing national security and foreign policy concerns, reports BBC.
Reasons for growing tensions
This latest move comes as tensions grow between...
[Watch] Coffee Made Without Coffee Beans?
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Atomo Coffee, a startup based in Seattle, is looking to make a greener coffee by taking the coffee bean...
IMO Appoints Special Advisor on Maritime Security
The IMO Secretary-General has appointed Peter Adams, Head, Maritime Security, Maritime Safety Division, as “Special Advisor to the Secretary-General on Maritime Security”, says a press release published on IMO website.
About the appointment
The appointment of...
Langh Ship Inks A Deal With Outokumpu Enhancing Partnership
Outokumpu has signed a long-term time charter with the Finnish shipping business Langh Ship.
The new structures will be designed to be multifunctional vessels.
The goal of building cargo solutions was to enhance...
Heavily Mutated Covid-19 Variant Spotted, Scientists On Alert
Mutations in spike protein make it more difficult for immune cells to combat infection.
Viruses change frequently & show unusual mutations.
The first cases of the variation were discovered in Botswana.
Persistent infection...
Is A Shipowner Scapegoat For Today’s Environmental Perspective?
Captain Saleem Alavi raises the question whether all shipowners should be expected to pay for technology firms decarbonisation R&D.
The shipowner is a proverbial scapegoat in today’s environmental perspective.
Shipowners have been very...
Crude Trading Rises After Biden’s Announcement of Oil Release
Crude trading on Monday resumed an upward trajectory, although minimally.
It is in anticipation of U.S. president Joe Biden announcing a release of oil from that country's Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
A recent news article published in the...
Minerva Bunkering Continues Inspite of Power Outage
Marine fuels firm Minerva Bunkering has been able to continue with Vancouver bunker supply.
It takes place despite the outage of a key pipeline in British Columbia's lower mainland.
A Ship and Bunker news source says that Minerva Continues...
Mandatory Flashpoint To be Discussed by MEPC 77
Appendix V of MARPOL Annex VI requires sulphur content and density to be included in the bunker delivery note.
Should inclusion of flashpoint also be made mandatory?
A recent news article published in the...