Containerships Receives its First LNG Powered Container Vessel

The company Containerships has welcomed its first LNG powered vessel. The vessel is identified to be the first newbuilds based on this technology to serve regularly European ports and trade. The company looks forward to...

IMO 2020 Compliance Constraints

With only 13 months left, lot of uncertainty still around the new regulations and its impact. The US and other nations want a ‘phase-in’ of the regulations and are seeking an ‘experience building...

Crude and LNG Export Facilities Work to Solve Bottlenecks

Several recent big items of positive news relating to exports of oil and LNG along the Texas Gulf Coast might come just in time to help allay fears of new, downstream bottlenecks for products...

Saab to Improve The Safety and Efficiency of Shipping in Shanghai

Shanghai Port Awards Shipping Safety Contract to Saab, says a MarineLink article. VTMIS renewal Saab has received an order from the China Maritime Safety Administration to renew and extend the Vessel Traffic Management Information System (VTMIS)...

Extensive OCEAN SPA and Wellness Deck in Hapag Cruise

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises' philosophy for their new expedition ships is inspired by nature and their new line of cruise ship's HANSEATIC nature, HANSEATIC inspiration and HANSEATIC spirit. New line inspired by nature The company’s international expedition ship 'HANSEATIC spirit' design...

Preem and Thun Tankers Focus on More Environmentally Adapted Tankers

In a major development, Thun Tankers recently named their new, environmentally adapted tanker “Thun Evolve” in Groningen, Holland. The tanker, a long-term charter will be leased by Preem for deliveries to the company's depots...

Master Failed to Prepare Ship’s Engine for Maneuver in High-Water

The bulk carrier Star of Abu Dhabi was anchored using two anchors on the Lower Mississippi River near Gramercy, Louisiana.  The vessel’s port anchor chain parted and the starboard anchor began to drag. When...

[Watch] 2018 IMO Awards Ceremony

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New Quarterly Bunker Adjustment Formula by APL

As bunker prices fluctuate ahead of the IMO 2020 deadline, the global ocean carrier APL is opting for bunker adjustments. The company is introducing a Bunker Adjustment Formula (BAF) starting from January 1,...

TTEX Tonnage Exchange – Vessels for Swap Sale and Leaseback

The online shipping platform, the Tonnage Exchange (TTEX) aims to match vessels for swap sale, sale and leaseback, and charter transactions. Tonnage Exchange (TTEX) The first of a kind online shipping platform, TTEX has been launched by...