A Rapid YOY Growth for Singapore LNG Bunkering

The following interview arranged by Conference Connection is part of pre-event coverage for the upcoming 12th International Fujairah Bunkering & Fuel Oil Forum (FUJCON 2021). Manifold Times is an official media partner. Readers...

Ship Owners Want To Have Water Lubricated Propulsion Arrangement

Shipowners want to return to a water lubricated propulsion arrangement. But shipyards are preventing the wider take up of the environmentally sustainable solution. That was the opinion of some of the panellists speaking...

Brexit and the New Future of UK Shipbuilding

Boris Johnson’s government pledged to ‘bring shipbuilding back to the UK’ as it prepared to finalise its exit from the European Union. Now that the UK has left the union, what does the...

Braemar Pays Too Much for Naves Acquisition, Cites New Chief

 BRAEMAR is set to integrate Hamburg ship finance unit Braemar Naves into its core London-based shipbroking activities. The listed company’s new chief executive said his predecessor overpaid for the acquisition in 2017. Deferred...

CARB To Crack Down on Illegal Vessel Fuels From May

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) staff will begin additional analysis of fuel samples taken during the inspection of ocean-going ships to verify compliance with the local environmental regulations, starting in May 2021, reports...

Covaxin Is Safe With No Serious Side Effects, Says Leading Medical Journal

Covaxin, India's first indigenous vaccine for Covid-19, is "safe, immunogenic with no serious side effects", says leading medical journal The Lancet in its interim efficacy analysis, says an article published in Economic Times. Vaccine's Phase 2 results The Lancet -...

BIMCO & RINA Propose New Method To Calculate Ships’ Energy Efficiency

BIMCO and the RINA have identified a need for an alternative method to determine an accurate reference speed. The aim is to secure that older ships also can obtain a reliable energy efficient...

Industry Leaders Back $5b UN Proposal To Decarbonise Shipping

Industry partners welcome “moon-shot” proposal from governments to set up a $5 billion USD fund to help shipping meet UN decarbonisation goals. Governments controlling a major share of world shipping to submit detailed...

MSC Set A Record With 1.9 Million Reefers

 Shipping over 1.9 million refrigerated containers — also known as reefers — in 2020 alone, topping its previous record of 1.8 million in 2019, MSC continues to successfully sail the seas bringing fresh produce...

World’s Most Expensive Drug Licensed For NHS Usage

The world's most expensive drug, Zolgensma has a reported list price of nearly £1.8m per dose been licensed for use on the NHS in England, says an article published in Sky News. Reported List price Zolgensma...