Will Batteries Power Next Generation of LNG Carriers?
LNG demand has spurred operators to battery-hybrid propulsion as a means of reducing operational costs and emissions.
Wärtsilä and South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) is exploring battery-hybrid propulsion applications in LNG carriers and...
Maersk Orders Five 2,200 teu Feeder Ships at Jiangnan Shipyard
In a recent development, the world’s largest container shipping company AP Moller – Maersk has announced that they have signed a contract five 2,200 teu feeder ships with the Chinese shipbuilding company CSSC Jiangnan...
Sailor Gives Out Distress Call, Carnival Ship Rescues Him
According to a Fox News article, a Carnival Cruise Line ship came to the aid of a sailor after he sent out a distress call that his boat was taking on water.
What happened?
Carnival Paradise...
IMO Considers Ballast Water Treatment Proposals At MEPC 74
Last week happened to be the busiest week for the Ballast Water Review Group at IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 74). And possibly a frustrating one: ballast water topics were originally listed for...
Additional Sulphur Limit Guidelines Issued by the IMO
As per a statement released on Monday by the International Maritime Organization, the global shipping regulatory body has issued additional guidance over the implementation of the lower 0.5% sulfur limit on bunker fuels that...
Evergreen Container Ship Sets Record for Panama Canal Transit
The Evergreen Triton became the largest vessel both in terms of dimensions and container capacity to pass through the Panama Canal on May 15, reports The Waterways Journal Weekly.
Vessel specification
The ship, which has an...
Capital Gas Continues LNG Carrier Ordering Binge
Greek shipowner Capital Gas has ordered its sixth 174,000-m3 LNG carrier from South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), reports LNG World Shipping.
Specifications of the new vessel
As in the previous LNG carriers ordered, the new...
Vitol and Unipec Sell Dirty Russian Crude To Asian Buyers
700,000 tonnes of contaminated Russian crude rejected by buyers in Europe, are sent to Asia.
A key Russian pipeline to Europe, Druzhba, and a major port Ust-Luga have been contaminated with organic chloride,...
Weekly Maritime Security Report – Week 18, 2019
Protection Vessel International has released the Maritime Security Report for Week 18 of 2019. The report formulated on 21st May 2019 highlights the various security breaches that have happened over the past week.
Peru: Robbers board...
Weekly Bulk Report – Week 20, 2019
The Baltic Briefing has released Bulk carrier maritime activity report for the 20th week of this year. The report formulated on 17th May 2019 highlights the situation in the bulk carrier market including trading activities,...