Greek Shipping Companies Fined for Discharging Oil in Texas Ports
Two Greek shipping companies were sentenced to pay $4 million in fines following illegal discharges by their vessels of oil into the waters of two Texas ports, reports Greek Reporter USA.
What are the...
Panama Ready for World’s Second Largest LNG Tanker Transit After Expansion
World’s second-largest LNG tanker, to pass through the Panama Canal for the first time, expanding the Americas to Asia trade route for the fast-growing commodity.
This is the first Q-Flex to transit the...
WW Ocean Adds Second Post-Panamax Vessel To Hero Fleet
WW Ocean has added the second of four new post-Panamax ‘Hero-class’ vessels to its fleet of large car and truck carriers.
MV Traviata has a capacity of 8,000 car equivalent units (CEUs) and has electrically...
Panama Canal 13.11 Meter Draft Restriction from May 28
Panama Canal Authority announced a new maximum draft restriction of 43 feet or 13.11 meters which will come into effect May 28.
The current maximum draft is set at 44 feet, or 13.41 meters,...
World’s First LNG Ship-to-ship Refueling by Pavilion in Singapore
Pavilion performed world's first ship-to-ship LNG refueling operation 2000 cubic metres of LNG.
The refueling was done at Singapore port which has already become the world's largest bunkering hub in 2018 with a...
60% of World Ship Orders Will Be of LNG Ships by 2025
According to a South Korean study, ships powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) are expected to account for six out of 10 new vessel orders in six years due to toughened environmental standards, reports...
Cloud Based Digital Platform for Fuel and Ballast Testing
LuminUltra's cloud-enabled digital platform will help in managing fuel and ballast treatment procedures by allowing onboard sampling and testing.
One can check the microbial quality of the fuel and prepare a compliance report...
IMO Policy Change Documents To Be Made Public Prior MEPC 74
According to a Ship Insight article, MEPC 74 is meeting in a few days’ time (13-17 May) and it will be the first Marine Environment Protection Committee meeting for which documents are publically available...
DNV GL’s ‘HOT’ Approach To Incident Investigation and Safety Assessment
Reaping the full benefits of incident investigations is a complex challenge. Keeping this in mind DNV GL integrated human, organizational and technical dimensions, also known as its “HOT” approach, to help Carnival Corporation &...
SHI Builds LNG-Fuelled Vessels Using Own Technology
Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) announced that it has successfully built its first LNG-fuelled vessels with its own technology, says an article published in LNG Industry.
Eco-friendly vessels
The two LNG-fuelled 113,000 dwt oil tankers delivered to...