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,...
What To Expect in Sulphur Cap 2020 Awards and Conference?
With less than 10 months remaining for the once-in-a-generation IMO 2020 regulatory change that will shift most of the global fleet onto entirely new fuels, world leaders from the shipping industry are meeting for...
Ship Owners Worry As Ports Ban Economical Option ‘Scrubbers’
Many ports are banning one of the cheapest options for meeting new environmental shipping rules imposed by IMO.
The fuel cleaning system pumps waste water into the sea and this is the reason...
What It Takes To Be a Woman at Sea? Serena Melani Answers
In March this year, just close to International Women's Day the Regent Seven Seas Cruises declared that their newest cruise ship Seven Seas Splendor would be captained by a woman when it sets sail...
CMA-CGM Splits Ten 15,000 Teu Order 50/50 Between LNG and Scrubbers
Two strategic agreements covering construction of 10 new 15,000 TEU containerships signed.
Five of them are LNG fueled and five fitted with hybrid scrubbers.
Measuring 366 meters long, the ships will replace ten...
Amateur Mate Allided Tow With Bridge While Crew Was Asleep
The Incident
On March 1, 2016, about 0322 local time, the open barge SJ-199 being pushed by the tugboat Kodiak allided with the North Landing Bridge at mile marker 20.2 in Chesapeake, Virginia. Just before the...
[Watch] The Bottleneck at the Panama Canal
The Panama Canal's limited number of slots - or vessel transit permits - per day can be a constraint for LNG tankers during peak demand periods. 84 percent of U.S. LNG to Asia transited...
Shell Enters Into 20-Year Deal With Rio Grande LNG
Shell has become the first customer at NextDecade's proposed $15 billion Rio Grande LNG export terminal at the Port of Brownsville.
hell will buy 2 million metric tons of LNG per year from...
Nakilat Adds Two LNG Carriers To Joint Venture With Maran
Qatari LNG shipping giant Nakilat has expanded its joint venture partnership with Greek shipping company Maran Ventures.
This new agreement increases the number of vessels jointly-owned by Nakilat and Maran Gas from 13...