ReCAap Meet Reflects The Vitality of That Shared Responsibility
ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre (ISC) held its annual Piracy and Sea Robbery Conference to an audience of international maritime stakeholders including shipping and marine insurance companies, regulators and law enforcement agencies, as well as...
VLCCs With Scrubbers Will Yield US$6,100/day More
US shipping research group McQuilling Services has released its 2019-2023 Tanker Market Outlook, reports Tanker Shipping & Trade.
Here's an excerpt from it.
Basis of forecast
The outlook consists:
a five-year spot and time charter equivalent (TCE)...
[Answer] Magnesium Hydroxide a Safer Option for Closed-loop Scrubbers?
A stable suspension brings operational and cost advantages for closed-loop scrubber users, says an article published in Marine Propulsion.
The article highlights how easier handling makes magnesium hydroxide a more attractive option for ship operators...
Deck-Cooling Order! Tankers Must Cool Decks During Panama Canal Transits
According to an article published by Standard-club, tankers have been issued with new deck-cooling orders by the Panama Canal Authority (ACP).
Directives for lesser flashpoints
The directive applies from this month and involves all crude, product...
Global Launch of Internet of Ships Open Platform Announced
ClassNK has announced the global launch of IoS-OP (Internet of ships open platform) at Sea Asia Exhibition.
IoS-OP is a platform for data distribution and utilization under common rules to distinguish a cooperative and competitive domain.
IoS-OP...
Yang Ming Invests in Four New Compliant-friendly 11,000 TEU Boxships
In a recent development, the Keelung, Taiwan-headquartered ocean container carrier Yang Ming announced that they have signed charter agreements for four box ships of 11,000 TEU with ship-owning specialist Shoei Kisen Kaisa of Imabari...
Wartsila’s RS24 Radar To Help Large Ship Visibility During Hazards
In a recent development, the technology group Wärtsilä has launched their RS24 high-resolution radar, the world’s first commercially available K-band maritime radar which can detect far away smaller objects even n hazards, says a...
Okeanis Eco Tankers Corp Earn Option To Acquire Two Suezmax New Buildings
Okeanis Eco Tankers Corp. has been granted an option by the Company’s Chairman (the “Sponsor”) to acquire two Suezmax newbuilding vessels to be constructed at Hyundai Heavy Industries delivering in Q3 2020, says an...
MPA Releases IMO 2020 Compliant Bunker Vendors List
According to an Argus Media report, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has released a list of licensed bunker suppliers providing compliant fuels as they have identified 49 companies that are offering...
Ship Safety With a Game Changing Low-power, IoT Microsensor System
Nor-Shipping 2019 will be the platform where the technology ScanReach has created with the potential to usher in a new age of maritime safety, connectivity and smart shipping will be revealed, says an article...