Why New Standard For Vessel Reporting Vital For Carbon Efficiency?

The white paper is the result of months of collaboration between members of the working group, which was formed by ZeroNorth in March 2021. These representatives met across several workshops to define the...

Oil Product Stockpiles At A Two-Week High

Heavy distillates inventories are seen rising even more Backwardation discouraging gas oil storage Total inventories down 17.6% since April 2021 Stockpiles of oil products in the UAE's Port of Fujairah have risen to a...

VLCC Makes Its Way On The First LNG

Providing the LNG WinGD low-pressure dual-fuel main engine and two 3,500-m3 LNG storage tanks on the dual-fuel tanker is independent alternative fuels supplier Titan LNG, which has partnered with Petronas Marine. This is...

Myopericarditis:No More Common After Covid Jab

Heart inflammation after a Covid jab is not only rare but no more common than after other types of vaccinations, researchers have found.  non-Covid jabs had an average incidence of about 56 cases...

Zero-Emission Technologies Might Replace The US Maritime Fleet

These technologies are already available and adopting them would require minimal infrastructure updates. The U.S. is calling for the ambitious goal of 100% zero-carbon global shipping by 2050.  By acting early to decarbonize...

Maritime Safety Requires A New Approach

The whole industry needs to change its focus. However, ticking boxes never made anyone safer. Therefore, SAYFR has developed tailor-made psychometric instruments to assess these topics and has a database of responses from...

Safe Bulkers Inks Capesize Vessel Acquisition Deal

Safe Bulkers, Inc. has entered into an agreement for the acquisition of a 2012-built, Chinese, dry-bulk, 181,000 dwt, Capesize class vessel, to be named MV Michalis H, with a scheduled delivery date within May...

East of Suez Bunker Fuel Availability Outlook

HSFO380 contamination concerns in Singapore Hong Kong demand on steady rise Sri Lanka grapples with state of emergency and curfews Bunker fuel availability Singapore HSFO380 and VLSFO availability is “super tight” in Singapore and requires 12-15...

Hike In Bunker Sales Since October

Bunker fuel sales in Singapore rose 7.7% month on month to 3.77 million mt in March, 10.2% lower year on year, according to preliminary data by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore April...

China’s Crude Import Rise In March

Q1 crude imports fall 8% on year Crude imports in April, May to fall March oil product exports drop 40% on year China's crude oil imports in March rose 6.2% to 10.1 million b/d...