Dredger Converted To Dual-fuel
Europe's first dredger converted dual-fuel LNG/MGO propulsion has returned to work after signing a 23-month contract.
The dredger named Samuel de Champlain is owned by Rouen-based GIE Dragages-Ports and operated by the Port of...
Weekly Maritime Security Report – Week 22, 2019
Protection Vessel International has released the Maritime Security Report for Week 22 of 2019. The report formulated on 18th June 2019 highlights the various security breaches that have happened over the past week.
Iran: Attacks target...
China Presents World’s First ‘Intelligent’ Mega Oil Tanker
According to an article published in RT, an oil carrier the size of nearly three football fields has been delivered to its new owner in northeast China.
First smart carrier
It is the first “smart” carrier...
Seafarers Spirits Lifted After Mass
According to an article published in the Apostleship of the Sea, Peter Morgan, Stella Maris port chaplain in Portsmouth, South England, stepped in to provide pastoral care for a refrigerated cargo ship’s crew upon...
Heavy Rainfall Causes Panama Canal Draught Reduction Being Postponed for Third Time
According to a Seatrade Maritime News article, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has again postponed a further draught reduction, which would have been the sixth of this year.
What is it?
The draught re 13.11m (43.0...
Are Suppliers and the Bunker Market Ready for IMO 2020?
According to the Marine Bunker Exchange (MABUX), the bunker market is far from ready for the substantial switch in demand to low-sulphur fuel, when the IMO’s 0.5% cap comes into force on 1 January...
Grinaldi for Stringent Regulations on Rolling Freight
According to a LoadStar article, Ro-ro operator Grimaldi is calling for tighter controls on goods traveling by sea, following a second containership fire in as many months. This call tighter regulations on ocean cargo...
11 Banks Sets Up New Lending Framework for IMO 2020 Compliance
11 major banks have decided to go for the first global sector-specific climate alignment agreement for the shipping industry lending mechanism.
The new lending framework will ensure that the financial institutions are in...
How Will 2020 Regulation Conformance Be Monitored?
As the shipping industry goes into the IMO 2020 Compliant Fuel use, European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has come up with some FAQs about the enforcement of the regulations.
Viswa Lab in its latest technical...
LNG Will Be Transitional Fuel for 2030, Nor-Shipping Hears
According to an article published in Lloyd's List, a DNV GL Nor-Shipping conference panel agreed that LNG will act as a bridging fuel up to 2030, but with little consensus as to how 2050...