The Right Questions Ahead of IMO 2020
Shipowners should challenge fuel suppliers and reinforce their own fuel-management practices to safeguard sulphur compliance, reports Riviera Maritime Media.
What am I putting into my engines?
ExxonMobil marine fuels venture manager Luca Volta says, “Know your...
Asia-Europe Rates on Rise As IMO Launches New Tariff Rates!
SCFI recorded a 6.9% uptick for Asia-North Europe spot rates to $806 per TEU, however, rates still remain around 18% below the level of a year ago.
Hapag-Lloyd's FAK rate from Asia to...
Weekly Maritime Security Report – Week 29, 2019
Protection Vessels International has released the 29th Weekly Maritime Security Report of 2019. The report summarized on 7th August 2019 highlights the various incidents that took place in the past week.
Indonesia: Robbers steal from...
IMO 2020: A New Opportunity for China’s Bunker Fuel Sector
Chinese ports handle nearly a third of global container traffic and have the largest merchant fleet in the world in terms of the number of ships owned.
China plays a surprisingly small role...
IMO 2020 Impact! Might Impact the Oil Market in an Unexpected Way
As IMO 2020 comes into effect from January 1, 2020, it is expected to tighten global distillate supplies and cause distillate prices to rise.
However, refiners are keen to convert high sulfur bunker...
MAN, Corvus Energy and DNVGL Unveils HYCAS Study on Hybrid Power Generation
MAN Energy Solutions, Corvus Energy, and DNV GL revealed the HYCAS report for cost-effectiveness for hybrid power solutions.
The new report has highlighted the benefits of hybrid power solutions in the wake of...
ClassNK Certification for SMARTShip
ClassNK's certification covers approval of the solution as a 'computer-based system’ which conforms to the Class Society’s rules.
Leading ship classification society, ClassNK has confirmed the type approval certification for SMARTShip, the patented...
A Brand New Residential Cruise Ship Firm Debuts in Market
An article in Maritime Executive reports of a new entrant in the small subsector of luxury condominium cruise ships: Blue World Voyages, a Miami-based firm run by the ex-CEO of the operator of The...
‘Zero Emission’ Ship Powered Only by Battery
Nagasaki-based Oshima Shipbuilding Co Ltd has built an automatic ship powered only by a battery.
The ship, "e-Oshima," is a "zero-emission ship" that uses a storage battery not only to provide a driving...
Craftsmen Shine in Ship Modelling at Havana’s Quincentennial
An article in Xinhuanet reports about the 500th anniversary of Havana, which saw an extremely talented model ship builder.
Avid Ship modeller
Leonardo de Jesus Medina, a 12 year old, has a knack for model ship...