SCA To Wrap Up Suez Canal Expansion in 2023
The Suez Canal Expansion plan is viewed to be executed by July 2023.
The chair of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) declared plans to extend the canal’s second channel and to expand an...
IMO Secretary General Addresses Ship Design Sub-Committee
The Secretary-General Kitack Lim addressed at the opening of the Eighth session of the Sub-Committee On Ship Design And Construction (Sdc 8) (17 to 21 January 2022).
New technologies for green shipping
Lim said, "I am...
Withdrawal Of Directive Imposing Fines On Ships With Unvaccinated Personnel
Early in January 2022, our local correspondent, Sheringham P&I Services, advised that Ghana Port Health Service will levy a fine of USD 3,500 on any vessel arriving with crew or passengers not fully...
Methanol-Fueled Bulker Developed By ABS, SDTR and SDARI
An innovative methanol-fueled bulk carrier has been designed in a joint development project (JDP) between ABS, SDTR Marine Pte Ltd. (SDTR) and the Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI).
SDTR supplied...
What A Way To Start for Cruise Ship Drydocks In 2022?
The new year is off to a strong start with many ships currently undergoing all kinds of work at drydocks globally.
From extensive conversion projects to regular class work and emergency repairs, Cruise Industry...
A Peep Into Tanker Sale and Purchase In 2022
Last year is destined to go down as a record year for activity in the tanker sale and purchase (S&P) market with the first two weeks of 2021 seeing 48 tankers reported sold.
So far,...
Ships In Singapore Straits 50% Of Asia Armed Robbery
The Singapore Straits accounted for over half of all piracy and armed robbery incidents against ships in 2021, according to the ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre (ISC).
The vast majority of incidents, 43, were...
Asia Residual Fuels: Key Market Indicators For Jan 17-21
Very low sulfur bunker deliveries in the Middle Eastern port of Fujairah are expected to remain under pressure until late in the week of Jan. 17, according to local bunker suppliers, amid lower barge...
Asia Crude Oil: Key Market Indicators For Jan 17-21
Crude oil futures are expected to continue rising this week Jan. 17-21 as tightening supply and demand fundamentals keep investors bullish on oil. The front month ICE Brent and NYMEX light sweet crude futures...
How Icebreakers Keep Ports Open Even in Harsh Winter
Med Marine developed its MED-A3055 Ice-Super class design for tugs it built in 2021 for Romania’s Ministry of Transport.
Med Marine developed it to manage ice and assist vessels traveling along the Danube...