The Freeze Of The Arctic Council Is A Loss On Many Fronts
For the past quarter-century, the Arctic has been a unique zone of cooperation among the eight countries of the high north.
These countries are Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Russia and the...
Asia’s Spot Trading Stifled By Rising Market Instability And High Prices
Spot LNG demand for some Japanese power utilities also increased due to Indonesia's suspension of exporting coal to meet domestic needs.
The levels went down from 147 million mt to 172 million mt...
Pushing The Envelope on Coating Innovations
Shipping carbon emissions targets, IMO’s greenhouse gas strategy and COP26 are boosting the focus on coatings in the container sector, reports Riviera.
The path to zero emission
The maritime drive towards zero emissions is boosting the...
Call Me ‘Block Head’ Elon Drop Your ‘King’ Says Jack Dorsey
Jack Dorsey is no longer the CEO of Block. He no longer has the title, at least. In a filing with the SEC on Friday, the company formerly known as Square said Dorsey has...
All You Need To Know About Coronavirus Right Now
A mass COVID-19 testing order in Beijing's biggest district prompted residents in the Chinese capital to stock up on groceries. Taiwan will not go into a Shanghai-like lockdown. The Philippines on Monday started giving...
Wärtsilä Launches New Camera System To Enhance Maritime Security
Wärtsilä Voyage, part of the technology group Wärtsilä, announces the launch of its Smart Panoramic Edge Camera System (S.P.E.C.S), reads an official press release.
Enhancing marine safety
Designed to significantly enhance marine safety, it’s a system...
Toyotsu Completes 1st Biodiesel Fuel Supply Trial
Toyotsu Energy Corporation successfully performed a trial with a tugboat operated by Sanyo for ship-to-ship bunkering of marine biodiesel fuel at the Port of Nagoya, reports Biofuels International.
This was the first attempt to supply...
Singapore To Offer Tax Discounts for ‘Green Vessels’
Singapore-flagged vessels with engines capable of using LNG and other low carbon fuels will enjoy a 50% reduction in annual tonnage tax, reports Seatrade Maritime News.
Tax discounts for green vessels
Singapore's Maritime and Port Authority...
Seaspan Joins Anglo-Eastern for New Procurement Venture
Seaspan Corporation and Anglo-Eastern Univan Group announced the formation of Sea Sourcing Pte Ltd (“Sea Sourcing”), a new procurement joint venture between the two companies, based in Singapore, reads an official release.
Jointly leading Sea...
Greenpeace Activists Ban Tanker Unloading Russian Jet Fuel
Activists are attempting to stop the oil tanker Ust Luga from offloading its cargo of Russian jet fuel to a Norwegian port, reports Ship&Bunker quoting Greenpeace.
Ban on import of Russian fossil fuels
The action is...