Wärtsilä Equipment Package To Make Knutsen LNG Vessel Fuel Efficient

In a recent development, the technology group Wärtsilä’s integrated propulsion and cargo handling solution announced that they will deliver high efficiency for a new 30,000 cbm LNG vessel, says a press release published on...

Carnival’s Scientific Study on Scrubber Wash-water Quality Assures Safety

In light of recent bans and restrictions on scrubber discharges imposed by some countries and coastal regions, Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) has released the results of an independent, two-year scientific...

Beware of 7 IMO FAL Documents! Electronic Information Exchange Is in Force

Aim is to make cross-border trade simpler and the logistics chain more efficient, for the more than 10 billion tons of goods which are traded by sea across the globe. The requirement, mandatory...

Chimbusco Agrees Low-sulphur Marine Fuel Deal With COSCO Unit

Chimbusco has agreed a one-year low-sulphur marine fuel supply deal with a COSCO Shipping Corp unit to meet new global environmental rules. The company will supply 500,000 tonnes of LSFO in 2020 to...

Weekly Tanker Report – Week 14, 2019

The Baltic Briefing has issued the tanker report for the 14th week of this year. The report dated 5th March 2019 provides a valuable insight into this week's tanker market dealings, freight rates, and...

South Korean Shipbuilders Are Second Worldwide in New Builds

South Korean shipbuilders came in second worldwide in terms of new orders in the first quarterly with new orders totalling 1.62 million compensated gross tons (CGTs). Chinese shipbuilders took the top spot with...

MOL Nordic Tankers Gets BunkerPlanner

MOL Nordic Tankers has extended its trial of the BunkerPlanner marine fuel analysis tool to its whole global fleet. BunkerPlanner enables ship owners and fuel buyers to optimize their fuel procurement strategy on...

Cruise Ship Bound for the Netherlands Collides With Oil Tanker

According to an article by Travel Weekly, a cruise ship traveling off the coast of Terneuzen collided with a tanker. What happened? According to a Travel Weekly report, the Viking Idun cruise ship, which was traveling off the...

TOP Ships Inc. Adds 157,000dwt Suezmax To Its Fleet

In a recent development, the international owner and operator of modern, fuel efficient "ECO" tanker vessels, TOP Ships Inc. has announced that it took delivery of the 157,000 dwt newbuilding Suezmax vessel M/T Eco...

Burning High Sulfur Fuel in Singapore Gets You 2 Year in Jail

Singapore has a message for shipping companies considering cheating on rules starting next year to combat pollution to save a few dollars on their fuel bills. According to the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore,...