[Watch] Anchor Torn Off, Hull Damaged as Cargo Ship Hits Pier
General cargo ship MURUETA under flag Panama, collided with pier at Barranquilla on 16 January 2019, says Maritime Bulletin.
What happened?
MURUETA arrived at Barranquilla from Netherland Antilles with cargo of salt. The ship collided with...
New Emissions Regulations to Hit The Bottom Line
Companies have gone for a combination of solutions of installing scrubbers, scraping fleet and using high-quality sulphur fuels to prepare for 2020 regulation.
Companies like DHT and Scorpio have started installing scrubbers despite...
Konecranes to Deliver Floating Cranes to COSCO
Konecranes has agreed to supply floating cranes for sea operation led by China.
The two Gottwald Model 8 floating cranes will be delivered to COSCO Shipping bulk.
The floating cranes will be used...
Container Lines Prepare for New Capacity via New ULCVs and ‘Ship-Jumboisation’
MSC will receive some 330,000 teu of newbuild tonnage this year and will close the gap on Maersk Line, in the capacity rankings.
The privately-owned carrier was also expected to launch a “ship-jumboisation”...
Weekly Maritime Security Report – Week 2, 2019
Protection Vessels International in their latest report highlighted the present maritime situation of the world and the report has been compiled as follows.
Armed robbers board the bulk carrier in China
On 13 January, two robbers...
Tanker Report – Week 2, 2019
The tanker report for 11 January 2019 has been compiled, it highlights the various market conditions faced by VLCC, Suezmax, Aframax, and Clean.
VLCC
In the Middle East Gulf, the market came under renewed downward...
More Efficient Testing of Ships Ballast Water is a Sea Change
Ballast Water Management Convention’s D2 regulations require that the indicative testing methods utilized to analyze organisms.
All three size classes of organisms need to be measured and assessed to comply with the regulations,...
Singapore Bunker Sales Dip Below 50mn t in 2018
Bunker sales fell $379/mt in December when compared with $462/mt in November.
The reason for fall has been attributed to fuel oil contamination issue and the continuing US-China trade war.
Weak demand in November from...
La Méridionale Partners with Wärtsilä for Eniram Technology
In a major development, Eniram, a Wärtsilä company has announced that they are digitalizing La Méridionale’s fleet of the French ferry operator La Méridionale, reports Sea News.
La Méridionale operates from Marseille for more than...
Ports and Sea Area That Prohibited Open Loop Scrubbers
Members have the option to use "equivalent" compliance mechanisms like Scrubbers in accordance with Regulation 4 of MARPOL Annex VI.
A growing number of ports are prohibiting the use of scrubbers using the...