GTT Bags Tank Design Order From DSME
GTT has received, in March 2022, an order from its partner the Korean shipyard DSME for the tank design of three new LNGCs, says a press release published on their website.
About the order
GTT will...
Russia Conducts A Nuclear-Capable Missile Test
The Russian president was shown on television being told by the military that the missile had been launched from Plesetsk in the northwest and hit targets in the Kamchatka peninsula in the far...
Giant Tank Coating Order Placed
Advanced Polymer Coatings is gearing up production after signing a new deal with Shandong Shipping to supply tank coating for a fleet of 50,000-dwt medium range tanker newbuildings, reports Riviera.
About the deal
US-headquartered Advanced Polymer...
US Shipping Board Controlled US Shipping For Nearly 20 Years
The U.S. Shipping Board (Shipping Board or USSB) was established on April 16, 1917, as an emergency government agency in accordance with the provisions of the Shipping Act of 1916, which was passed by...
BIMCO’s Updated Greenhouse Gas Position Statement
A recent news article published in the BIMCO official website states that BIMCO publishes updated Greenhouse Gas Position statement.
BIMCO approves the organisation’s GHG position statement
Board of Directors of BIMCO has approved the organisation’s updated...
Box Ship Suffers Cargo Hold Fire Off Malaysia
An investigation has begun after a fire broke out in the cargo hold of a CMA CGM container ship off Malaysia, reports Trade Winds.
The incident
The French group said the incident happened on 16 April...
Wärtsilä Signs OMAs To Optimize Maintenance And Lowest Carbon Footprint
A recent news article published in the LNG Industry says that Wärtsilä optimises maintenance and emissions for MMS vessels.
Wärtsilä OMAs Agreement
The technology group Wärtsilä has signed optimised maintenance agreements (OMAs) covering two LNG carrier...
Omicron Induces Limited Immune Response
Unvaccinated people infected with the Omicron variant are unlikely to develop immune responses that will protect them against other variants of the coronavirus, a new study suggests, reports Reuters.
Omicron infection induces limited immune response
Unlike...
Maersk Overtakes CMA CGM and COSCO On The Transpacific
A recently published Splash 247 news article by Sam Chambers states that Maersk takes top spot on the transpacific.
Maersk overtakes CMA CGM and COSCO
Maersk has overtaken CMA CGM and COSCO as the largest tonnage...
Google Introduces 3 Emergency Chrome Updates
Google has also introduced three emergency, out-of-band, security updates for the Chrome browser.
As before, there is a high-risk zero-day threat to be fixed which has already started to be taken advantage of...













