Vitol Building Malaysian Oil Refinery To Meet Compliant Fuel Availability Issues
In a major development,Vitol, the world’s largest independent oil trader, has announced that they have started building a small oil refinery at their storage terminal in Malaysia which will provide low-sulphur fuel for ships,...
MEPC 74: Shipowners Say Much Work Done, Still More To Do
As the 74th meeting of IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 74) closed last month, delegates began to think about the implications of what they had decided during a busy week of debate and...
Maersk’s First Phase Share Buy-Back Program
According to a press release published on Global Newswire website, on 3 June 2019, A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S (the Company) announced the first phase of a share buy-back program.
Compliant with EU commission regulation
The...
China and Russia Signs Deal To Ship Natural Gas on Arctic Route
Cosco Shipping with Russia's Sovcomflot to haul natural gas across the Arctic route.
Yamal LNG and China Shipping LNG Investment Co., to operate ice breaking liquefied gas tankers in the northern sea route.
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Kongsberg Wins LNG and Battery Propulsion Contract for LNG Powered Cargo Vessel
Kongsberg to supply a Power & Propulsion System for the new LNG powered multi-purpose cargo vessel of design MM85CC LNG.
Kongsberg propulsion system features a Bergen gas engine and LNG control and safety...
Dredger Converted To Dual-fuel
Europe's first dredger converted dual-fuel LNG/MGO propulsion has returned to work after signing a 23-month contract.
The dredger named Samuel de Champlain is owned by Rouen-based GIE Dragages-Ports and operated by the Port of...
Weekly Maritime Security Report – Week 22, 2019
Protection Vessel International has released the Maritime Security Report for Week 22 of 2019. The report formulated on 18th June 2019 highlights the various security breaches that have happened over the past week.
Iran: Attacks target...
China Presents World’s First ‘Intelligent’ Mega Oil Tanker
According to an article published in RT, an oil carrier the size of nearly three football fields has been delivered to its new owner in northeast China.
First smart carrier
It is the first “smart” carrier...
Seafarers Spirits Lifted After Mass
According to an article published in the Apostleship of the Sea, Peter Morgan, Stella Maris port chaplain in Portsmouth, South England, stepped in to provide pastoral care for a refrigerated cargo ship’s crew upon...
Heavy Rainfall Causes Panama Canal Draught Reduction Being Postponed for Third Time
According to a Seatrade Maritime News article, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has again postponed a further draught reduction, which would have been the sixth of this year.
What is it?
The draught re 13.11m (43.0...