IMO Meeting Shows That Shipping on Track To Meet 2030 CO2 Reduction Target
In a major development, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) – which represents the world’s national shipowner associations – remains confident that shipping will improve its carbon efficiency by at least 40% by 2030...
Mounting Pressure on IMO for Slow Steaming Decision At MEPC
In a major development, countries have agreed on energy efficiency targets at the IMO meeting this week although big decisions on how to curb shipping emissions are once again deferred, reports the Business Green.
Climate...
Neo-Panamax Container Market Looks Better
8,000 TEU design Neo-panamax vessels Charter rates, saw increases with 12-month charters being contracted at average daily gross rates of $24,000.
The idle container fleet was estimated to represent approximately 3.2% of the...
Hapag-Lloyd First To Convert Large Containership To LNG
Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd has booked the HFO-to-LNG conversion, reports Logistics Middle East.
HFO to LNG conversion
Hapag-Lloyd has registered the HFO-to-LNG conversion of UASC’s 15,000 TEU ‘LNG-ready’ container ship, Sajir, acquired in its 2017 take-over of the...
Why Light May Be The Saviour for Ship Wifi
Martyn Wingrove writes about the next-generation light technology that offers better availability, capacity, reliability and security than wifi, for an article in Marinemec.
Here's an excerpt from it.
Signals do not get transmitted?
Wifi's radio communications signal...
Samsung Heavy Wins Its 8th LNG Carrier Order
South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries has secured another order for the construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier, says an article published in Lloyd’s List.
About SHI deal and orderbook
The shipbuilder said that...
FFAs Rise Amid Escalating US-China Trade
With a single Tweet from President Trump, the flames of the US and China trade war have rekindled and rattled the global markets, based on an article by Freight Investor Services.
Political instability
Political instability between...
Quick-Thinking Crew Narrowly Evade Being Taken Hostage by Pirates
One of the biggest semi-submersible ships in the world, Royal Boskalis Westminster NV’s Blue Marlin was attacked by pirates just over a week ago, based on an article published by IOL.
What happened?
Blue Marlin is...
Shipping Companies From Around the World to Flag to the UK
The UK Chamber has welcomed changes by the UK Ship Register (UKSR) that will allow owners from a broader group of countries to register their vessels in the UK, based on a report by UK...
Gasum Opens its First LNG-Biogas Station in Sweden
Finish energy company Gasum opened its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) and biogas filling station in Sweden, highlighting plans to expand the network in the country, based on an article published by LNG World...