DNV Says 16 LNG-Powered Ships Ordered In February
Classification society DNV said that owners placed orders for 16 LNG-powered ships in February, mostly for container vessels and car carriers, says an article published in LNGPrime.
LNG bunkering supply capacity
Compared to the prior month,...
China To Lift March Gasoline, Gasoil Outflows
The country's oil products export quota holders late February set total gasoline exports for March at 520,000 mt, down 48% from the February target and one-third of 1.56 million mt in March 2021,...
LR Awards AiP for Hydrogen-fuelled and Wind-Powered Bulker
Norwegian project emerging from a competition to develop the world’s first zero-emission bulk carrier is proceeding toward its goal of launching service in 2024.
The vessel is being designed by Norwegian Ship Design...
An All-Out Financial War Declared Against Russia
On Sunday night and Monday morning, the US and Europe imposed the most crippling and severe sanctions ever levelled against a G20 country.
The economic war that the EU and Nato members have...
UK Monitors Hybrid Delta-Omicron Strain Called ‘Deltacron’
Health officials in the United Kingdom officially began monitoring a hybrid strain of the delta and omicron coronavirus known as "deltacron" last week after it was identified in a patient in the country, according...
Two Global Ports Plan For Zero Carbon Ships By 2030
China's Shanghai and Los Angeles on the US west coast have formed the partnership along with shipping lines and cargo owners.
A plan for a green shipping corridor between two destinations should be...
Ship & Shore Safety Checklist For Chemical Tankers Part 3
Correct cargo gauging procedures will control which ullaging and sampling points may be opened for the short periods necessary for ullaging and sampling.
Agreement should be reached, and recorded, as to the venting...
Capesize Rates Fall! Baltic Index Slips
The Baltic Exchange's dry bulk sea freight index fell on Thursday, reports XM.
BDI dip
The Baltic Exchange's dry bulk sea freight index .BADI fell on Thursday, as a dip in capesize rates outweighed gains in...
Ukraine Nuclear Plant Blast: China Urges All Sides To Exercise Restraint
BRICS development bank puts new transactions in Russia on hold; Ukraine says Russians seize the nuclear plant as reported by Nikkei
After months of massing soldiers near Ukraine's borders, Russia has launched an invasion. According...
A Prosecutor From ICC Establishes A War Crimes Investigation
The International Criminal Court's prosecutor has put combatants and their commanders on notice that he is monitoring Russia's invasion of Ukraine and has jurisdiction to prosecute war crimes and crimes against humanity.
But,...