DNV GL Makes Emergency Systems & Procedures Questionnaire Public!
The PSC’s Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) 2019 on emergency systems and procedures will start on 1 September 2019, says a press release published on their website.
CIC 2019
The inspection campaign's focus will be to verify...
C-Job Explores the Possibility of Using Ammonia As Ship Fuel!
The shipping industry is looking towards using ammonia as an alternative source of fuel since it provides carbon-free emissions.
Using periodic overcapacity of renewable energy ammonia can be produced also known as NH3, by binding...
Maersk Gets All Port Serving Licence from the Saudi Port Authority
According to a Saudi State News Agency, SPA report the Saudi Ports Authority has issued a license to the local subsidiary of Maersk to operate in all ports in Saudi Arabia last week, says...
450 Ships for a Clean Up Operation? Coast Guard’s Official Mission’s Birth 30 Years...
Thirty years ago on Good Friday, March 24, 1989, the Exxon Valdez steamed into a reef at 12 knots opening eight of her 10 oil storage tanks to the pristine waters of Prince William Sound, Alaska....
High Productivity, Shared Costs – Hong Kong Seaport Alliance Rolls Its Plan
In a major development, the Hong Kong Seaport Alliance has announced that they have set in motion this month with an aim of maximizing operational efficiencies in Hong Kong’s Kwai Tsing port, even though...
Where Did All the Boxships Go? For Scrubbers Installations, Says Alphaliner
According to an Alphaliner research, the number of boxships withdrawing from service for scrubber installations has surged in recent weeks and is set to climb further in the coming couple of months, reports Splash...
How Limitation of Liability in Inland Navigation Effects Shipping?
Standard Club has published an article that is intended to be used as a reference to aid members to understand the CLNI 2012 terms in particular the new increased limitation of liability.
Background
The Central Commission...
IMO Limits Live-Streaming for a Selected Group
The IMO Council made the first steps towards a bigger transparency in shipping, with a decision to introduce live streaming for Assembly, Council and Committee meetings for Member States, IGOs and NGOs in consultative...
Wärtsilä’s Long Term Outlook on EGCS
Wärtsilä orderbook fully booked for the remainder of 2019, and had secured orders for delivery for dates as late as the second half of 2020.
Orderbook evenly split between newbuilds and retrofits, with...
Weekly Tanker Report – Week 30, 2019
The Baltic Briefing has issued the tanker report for the 30th week of this year. The report dated 26th July 2019 provides a valuable insight into this week's tanker market dealings, freight rates, and...