ABB’s Electrical Propulsion System For Hybrid – Electric Roboship

ABB is to provide power distribution technology for the hybrid-electric biomass fuel carrier ROBOSHIP. It has been designed by the Japanese shipping consortium e5 Lab Inc. A recent news article published in the Bunkerspot...

Russian Tanker Impounded By Greece

A recent news article published in the US News states that Greece Impounds Russian Tanker as Part of EU Sanctions Against Russia. Russian oil tanker impounded Greece has impounded a Russian oil tanker off the island...

Maryland Asks $100m From Evergreen For Ecosystem Disruption

A recent news article published in the Splash 247 by Kim Biggar states that Maryland seeks $100m from Evergreen to cover costs related to Ever Forward grounding. State of Maryland condition The State of Maryland has...

Newport Shipping Unveils LNG Retrofit Solution for Boxships

Newport Shipping has launched a class-approved, fast, cost-effective LNG retrofit solution for container ships, reports Riviera Maritime Media. A ground-breaking concept  Newport Shipping’s senior executives gave a detailed overview of the ground-breaking concept – which uses...

Digitalisation Enables Decarbonisation!

Decarbonisation and digitalisation are the two biggest challenges the shipping industry is tackling, outside of warzones and piracy. And what is great for shipowners, is these go hand in hand, with one enabling the other,...

ADNOC Orders New LNG Vessel Duo To Meet Fuel Demand

ADNOC Logistics & Services (ADNOC L&S), the shipping and maritime logistics arm of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), has announced the signing of a ship building contract for the construction of two...

MOL & Trafigura Sign MoU on Biodiesel Fuel Supply

The chemical tanker division of Japan’s largest shipowner, Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), is forming a biodiesel fuel supply tie-up with Trafigura, reads an official press release. Study of biodiesel supply  MOL Chemical Tankers has signed a...

NYK Starts Japan’s 1st Ship-To-Ship Biofuel Supply Trial for Tugboats

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) and its affiliate Sanyo Kaiji Kabushiki Kaisha (Sanyo Kaiji) have started a continuous three-month test navigation using biodiesel supplied by Toyotsu Energy Corporation in tugboats operated by Sanyo Kaiji,...

Freighter Issued Distress Call After Heavy List

A cargo ship developed a heavy portside list, probably because of cargo shift, at Macun Port Anchorage, Hainan island, Hainan Strait, around midday Apr 18, reports Maritime Bulletin. What happened? The ship arrived at Macun anchorage...

All About Coronavirus Right Now

  According to Reuters article, here's what you need to know about the pandemic right now. The US U.S. will no longer enforce mask mandate on airplanes, trains The Biden administration will no longer enforce a U.S. mask...