Team Tankers International To Recruit More Ships That Utilizes Skeletope® Hull Coatings
Bermudan tanker proprietor and administrator Team Tankers International has submitted four extra ships.
This ensures the utilization of the security of the counter barnacle dynamic operator Selektope®.
After recognizing the fouling anticipation execution...
Singapore Bunker Premiums Needs a Demand Shake-up To Recover
A shake-up in demand is needed for premiums to recover in the Singapore bunker market, which has seen tepid uptake and ample supply since mid-February, reports Platts.
Bunker Market Down Since February
"The market has not...
IMO To Discuss Bunker Licensing Scheme in April: IBIA
According to a Platts report, the aspects relating to a proposal to the International Maritime Organization for a licensing scheme for bunker suppliers will likely be discussed further next year as pressure mounts from...
MEPC Advises on Scrubbers Malfunctioning
The Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) agreed on guidance for a malfunctioning scrubber at a meeting in London earlier this month, reports BIMCO.
Switch to compliant fuel?
If the Exhaust Gas Cleaning System (EGCS) fails, and...
Sail Ships Revived To Combat Maritime Pollution
About 90% of all goods exported around the world cross the oceans on ships, that account for GHG and sulfur dioxide emissions and fine particulate matter.
Study reveals maritime transport cause 60,000 premature...
Container Shipping’s Debt Dilemma Exposed
IFRS 16 rule a significant change from the previous rules IAS 17, requires lessees to capitalise all leases, except for short-term leases and those of low-value assets.
Under IFRS 16, operating leases are...
Appointment of Armed Guards Not Mandatory
The terms of the charterparty for a tanker entering West African waters provided that armed guards were to be appointed at the charterer’s expense but the charterers refused to pay the invoice, says an...
Sea Ports Oppose Open Loop Scrubbers Ban
Open loop scrubbers use seawater to remove sulphur emissions and then pumped back into the sea as liquid emissions.
Concerns have been raised about the concurrent effect of the technology on water quality...
Weekly Tanker Report – Week 21, 2019
The Baltic Briefing has issued the tanker report for the 21st week of this year. The report dated 24th May 2019 provides a valuable insight into this week's tanker market dealings, freight rates, and charter...
Runaway Barges Hit Eastern Oklahoma Dam Amid Chaotic Mid-west Storms
According to an article published by Fox News, two barges carrying thousands of pounds of fertilizer broke loose from their moorings on Wednesday night.
What happened?
The runaway barges floated down the swollen Arkansas River before...