Scorpio Shows How To Do a Fleet-wide BWMS Retrofitting
In early 2019, Scorpio Tankers chose Choice Ballast Solution to assist with the first of 55 planned ballast water management system retrofits, scheduled to take place over the next five years, says an article...
Summit LNG Completes Its First Ship-to-ship Transfer of LNG
Summit LNG completed its first ship-to-ship transfer of LNG at 6 km off Moheshkhali in Bay of Bengal successfully, says an article published in NewAge Business.
Completion of first transfer certified
Summit’s floating storage and regasification...
Discounted Asian Crude Goes Premium As the IMO 2020 Deadline Looms
According to a Platts article, the fast-approaching lower sulfur cap for global maritime shipping fuels pushed prices for specific 'cheap' crude grades into significant premiums in H1 2019, as markets prepare for the IMO...
Petrobras Wants Marine Fuel Tested Ahead of IMO 2020
Brazil's state-led Petrobras will be running tests from June to prepare its refineries to comply with the International Maritime Organization's 2020 sulfur cut in bunker fuel, reports Platts.
Low Viscosity marine fuels
The maritime industry has...
IMO To Propose Mediterranean ECA Next Year
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) plans to submit a proposal for an Emissions Control Area (ECA) across the Mediterranean next year, reports ArgusMedia.
NOx and sulphur emissions cut
The IMO's head of air pollution and energy...
Cruise Ship Passenger Dies Under ‘Unexplained’ Circumstances, Two Others Fall Sick
According to an article published in Newsweek, a man has died while onboard a cruise ship anchored off the coast of Scotland, with two fellow travelers falling ill and needing to be taken off...
Weekly Tanker Report – Week 22, 2019
The Baltic Briefing has issued the tanker report for the 22nd week of this year. The report dated 31st May 2019 provides a valuable insight into this week's tanker market dealings, freight rates, and charter activities.
VLCC
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CMA CGM and MSC To Join TradeLens Blockchain-Enabled Digital Shipping Platform
CMA CGM and MSC have announced to join TradeLens, a blockchain-enabled digital shipping platform, jointly developed by A.P. Moller - Maersk.
This move will provide a significant boost to the TradeLens vision of greater...
Phishing Scam Targets Cargo Ship Operations!
According to an article published in Freight Waves, email phishing tactics have been added to the list of methods being used by outsiders to hack into commercial cargo vessel operations and navigation information.
Safety bulletin...
MOL Releases FOCUS Project Part I ‘Fleet Viewer’ Application
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. today announced that MOL, Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., and Weathernews Inc. jointly released "Fleet Viewer," as part I of MOL's "FOCUS" Project intended to enhance the collection and application...