JLA Media Appoints Levett to Lead Oil & Gas
Neil Levett has joined JLA's Media team as Lead Consultant for its newly-established Oil & Gas division, taking responsibility for a fast-growing part of the organisation’s PR and communications activities.
Why this new role?
The role...
Bulk Report – Week 4, 2019
The weekly highlights of the Baltic Briefing are here. This report showcases the bulk carrier market scenario of week 4 of 2019 which has been compiled on 25th January.
Capesize
A week of dashed hopes for...
How Should Shippers Prepare? 6 Questions About IMO 2020
Responsibility to comply with IMO regulations will be on carriers. Many would opt for scrapping rather than retrofitting due to high cost involved.
Ocean freight rates would probably increase, and shippers should prepare...
Containerships’ First LNG-Fuelled Ship Sets Sail
World's first LNG fuelled vessel Containerships Nord completed its maiden voyage in the port of Rotterdam.
CMA CGM’s is expected to take delivery of three more 1,400-TEU vessels capable of LNG bunkering keeping in tune...
Massive Crane Crashes onto Container Ship
The Transportation Safety Board has decided to deploy a team of investigators to the Port of Vancouver following the collapse of a large crane onto a loaded container vessel.
What happened?
The ship 'Ever Summit' struck a gantry...
Ships Beware! Bulker and Product Tanker Attacked by Pirates
On January 24, a bulk carrier and product tanker were attacked by pirates in South of Brass near Nigeria.
What happened?
The bulk carrier was approached by around five to seven armed pirates in a skiff....
New Cold Spray Welding Technique for Ship Maintenance – NAVSEA
To enhance ship maintenance and extend the life of ship components a new cold spray technique has been developed at TIIL of NAVSEA.
A Cold Spray Sprint exercise to promote this technique into...
Hamburg Messe und Congress Unveils New Maritime Industry Trade Fair
The maritime exhibition portfolio of Hamburg Messe und Congress GmbH (HMC), now includes SMM powered MARINE INTERIORS Cruise & Ferry Global Expo.
The first expo will take place from 11 to 13 September...
Is the Oxygen Content of the Discharged Water Measured?
When SO2 is dissolved in water, a reaction occurs whereby the sulphur dioxide is ionised to bisulphite and sulphiite, which is then readily oxidized to sulfate in seawater containing oxygen . This process increases...
Meriaura Fleet Expands With a Deck Cargo and Multipurpose Vessels
Meriaura has signed five new time charter.
Some of the new vessels have already joined the fleet and the rest in Feb 2019.
The vessels’ cargo capacities are approx. 8.500 and 7.900 tonnes...