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...

Grindrod Shipping Secures Loan for Two New Ultramaxes

Singapore-based Grindrod Shipping receives approval for a new term loan facility to finance a portion of the purchase price for its two Ultramax eco newbuild vessels, reports Glory Logistics. What is the financing for? With the...

[Watch] Why Natural Gas Could Be the Fuel That Changes the World

The first liquefied natural gas tanker ship passed through the expanded Panama Canal, hauling gas from the U.S. Gulf Coast. The shortcut means less time and money spent getting American gas across the Pacific....