London School of Shipping Launched

New shipping school open in London after long standing discussions Offers valuable knowledge to professionals working in shipping industry Designed and delivered by pioneers in the shipping industry Finally launched A brand new school designed...

Airbus Cuts Fuel Costs For Cargo Ships 20%

Airbus engineers develop AirSeas in order to make wind power technology for cargo ships. The company is using SeaWing sails on its cargo ships. It will reduce 20% of the fuel cost and...

Suzhou and Nantong Also Require Low Sulphur Content Fuel- 1 October 2018

From 1 October 2018 onwards Vessels entering Suzhou and Nantong ECA Area in Yangtze River Delta ECA to use fuel with sulphur content not exceeding 0.5% m/m. Members’ attention is drawn to the latest Circular...

Towboat Fire Closes Mississippi River in East Arkansas

On September 12, a tow boat fire was reported on the Mississippi River, between east Arkansas and northeastern Mississippi. What happened? The tow boat ‘Jacob Kyle Rusthoven’ reportedly caught fire on a 10-mile stretch of the...

Maersk to Invest in Scrubbers

The shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk has decided to invest in devices that will curtail the harmful exhaust emissions on its vessels. Compliance with regulations This move by Maersk comes ahead of the regulations set by the...

1,600 Killed When Germans Sank British Ship Off West Africa

History has a habit of repeating itself and whenever that happens it goes on a rampage. To prevent this we need ample understanding of the past so that the present becomes error free and...

Capacity Cuts and Trade War Increase Idle Container Tonnage

Increasing number of container tonnage has been lying idle due to the combination of capacity cuts by the carriers and looming threat to hike tariffs on Chinese goods by US president Donald Trump. Container trade...

Market is Mispricing Both HSFO and LSFO

Norway based pharmaceutical company Vistin Pharma has set its sights on big trading opportunities ahead of new stricter shipping fuel regulations in 2020 and plans to set up two new funds by the end...

World’s Most Advanced Ship For Monitoring Harmful Algae Completes Survey

Harmful algal blooms are posing to be a hazard in the Irish waters concluded a advanced ship monitoring survey. Booms of toxin-producing algae and unprecedented levels of microplastic particles were detected in a recent...

Asleep at the Switch, or Awake on All Suits

We are all aware that our industry is going through a period of enormous change, driven by both regulatory and market forces.  But much of this should not come as a complete surprise: Agreement...