[Answer] How To Provide Future Proof Cost Saving Scrubber System?

The IMO 2020 sulphur regulation is less than 6 months away and the world is still pondering about the utility of scrubbers. While various studies and analysis have almost sealed the deal in favour...

Ship Owners Get Extended Contracts To Ensure Better Service

Long term contracts by the Ministry of Transport to ensure better services.  Fifteen year contract to boat companies providing  economical and uneconomical route services. Old ships servicing uneconomical routes to be stopped and...

Fednav Takes Delivery of a New Bulk Carrier

Canada's largest international bulk shipping company Fednav Limited, took delivery of the Federal St Laurent, its latest Great Lakes-suitable handysize vessel at the Oshima Shipyard in Japan, says a press release published on their...

China’s Two Largest Shipbuilders Plan To Merge

China’s two largest shipbuilders are planning to merge, according to information shared by their listed arms, reports Reuters. Approval from authorities The merging of China Shipbuilding Industry Corp (CSIC) and China State Shipbuilding Corp Ltd (CSSC),...

Zhoushan Poised To Beat Singapore on LSFO Price

Beijing is expected to approve a long-awaited tax rebate for the export of low-sulphur fuel oils later this year, says an article published in Lloyd's List.  Nominal price  The move will allow Zhoushan to provide this...

LPG Carrier Blaze Kills One, Injures 15

A seafarer died and another 15 were hospitalized last night after a fire broke out on the Italian-flagged LPG carrier Syn Zania, reports Daily Sabah Turkey.  What happened? The LPG carrier Syn Zania was anchored at a...

Maersk CEO Wants Half Its Earnings To Come from Inland Logistics

In a strategic shift, A.P. Moller-Maersk AS plans to invest in warehouses, container terminals and customs brokerage firms to boost its logistics-services capabilities. The company has disposed of its oil and tanker businesses to...

Singapore Ready for MFMs Mandate Regarding Distillate Bunker Deliveries

Singapore all set to implement compulsory use of mass flow meters for distillate bunker fuel deliveries and expect the transition to be smooth. Seventy bunker tankers delivering distillates to ocean-going ships have been installed...

Lack Of ISM Procedures Led to Enclosed Space Fatality

  According to a report published in Medium.com, a tragic accident reportedly took place onboard a bulk carrier that claimed the lives of an AB Seaman, Captain, and Chief Officer. What happened? On February 24, 2019, the bulk carrier...

Maersk and Bollore Carbon Pact To Reduce Emissions

Maersk, the global integrator of container logistics, and Bolloré Logistics, a major player in international logistics and supply chain management, announced in June 2019 at the 53rd Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, the...