High-Sulphur Fuel Oil Demand To Plunge 60% Next Year
HSFO demand to fall 60% and MGO demand to be more than double next year due to new regulations on shipping fuel.
Demand for HSFO will fall from 3.5 million barrels per day...
Cruise Ship Doctor Says Seasickness ‘ A Very Convenient Illness’
Cruise ships are a delight for many passengers, offering the perfect way to see a variety of destinations in a short space of time. Yet sometimes when the journey is rough, a dream holiday...
Hamburg Süd’s Historical Collection To Be Displayed
Hamburg Süd and the International Maritime Museum Hamburg (IMMH) have signed an agreement to catalog and display the historical collection of the shipping company.
The project aims to make the history of Hamburg...
Cruise Ship Quarantined! Measles Outbreak Aboard
A cruise ship has been quarantined on the Caribbean island of Saint Lucia after medical officials received reports of a passenger with measles onboard.
No crew or passengers had been allowed to leave...
Panama Canal Drought! Ships Asked To Lighten Up Cargo
Ships carrying cargo through the Panama Canal asked to lighten their loads after a recent drought depleted the basin's water levels.
The drought is believed to be related to El Nino, a weather...
ClassNK Releases Cyber Security Management System for Ships
Leading Classification Society ClassNK has released its Cyber Security Management System for Ships, says a press release published on their website.
Cyber security measures guidelines
As part of the ClassNK Cyber Security Series, ClassNK regularly...
Global Ship Lease Fixes Post-Panamax Boxship on Long-term Charter To Maersk
According to a Splash report, the London-based containership owner Global Ship Lease has sealed a 30- to 38-month charter with Maersk Line for 2000-built 5,936 teu containership Tasman.
About The Charter
The charter will commence...
New Venture To Market LNG-fuelled Floating Power Stations
In a major development, Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and Turkey’s Karpowership International have agreed to collaborate in Karmol, a joint venture that will market LNG-fuelled floating power plants to countries and territories that...
The New Frontiers in Gaining Acceptance for Scrubber Technology
To overcome continuing industry unease over scrubbers, seven questions need to be addressed, EGCSA director Don Gregory told delegates at Riviera Maritime Media’s Americas Sulphur Cap 2020 Conference in Houston, writes Edwin Lampert in...
GPS Spoofing a Cyber Threat To Ship Navigation
GPS spoofing threat was pushed higher up the global news agenda, when more than 20 vessels in the Black Sea reported AIS traces erroneous in 2017.
All of the ships’ tracking systems...