2020 Global Marine Fuel Sulphur Content Clause Set for adoption
BIMCO’s 2020 Bunker Clause working group is pushing hard to finish work on two key clauses addressing the global switch to 0.5% sulphur content fuel on 1 January 2020.
2020 Transitional Fuel Clause
The “2020 Global...
SOx Scrubbers! Exploring the Options
As the IMO 2020 deadline approaches many shipowners have already made their decision regarding SOx compliance and have mapped out a route for themselves. However, some are still undecided, and unprepared, as to which...
Baltic Index Dry Bulk Report
Capesize
A largely disappointing week for those still hoping for a firmer end to the year, but at least by the close of the week rates appeared to have steadied. The rate for West Australia/Qingdao...
ClassNK Releases Amendments to Class Rules
On October 25, 2018, the Leading classification society ClassNK released amendments to their Rules and Guidance for the Survey and Construction of Steel Ships which includes plans for constructing diverse “wind turbine installation ships”...
ERS: Managing Emergencies, Preventing Disasters
Emergency response services, or ERS, are on hand to help owners minimize risk in the first, critical hours after an incident. But sometimes, as MSC found out after an incident involving one of their...
A Dirty Industry is Cleaning Up Using LNG
In the next 8 years, we will witness a 5-fold surge in LNG vessel production.
Cruise ships are gearing up with carnival already adding 11 LNG-powered vessels.
DNV GL says that there are...
[Watch] How 10,000-TEU Container Ship Moorings Broke Off
Container ship MSC AJACCIO broke off her moorings at Paranagua port, Brazil, hit by strong wind with up to 24 m/s gusts. The ship started drifting in harbor, was taken under control by tugs...
[Watch] Revolutionary Tank Technology Help Chemical Tankers Save
Chemical tankers are a crucial cog of the global shipping industry.
Koole Engineering describes it as a "revolutionary tank technology".
Chemical tankers are a crucial cog of the global shipping industry, transporting a range...
[Watch] Hurricane Michael Unearths Nearly 120-Year-Old Shipwreck Off Florida
In early October 2018, as the Hurricane Michael unleashed its wrath on the Florida Panhandle, it unearthed a rare piece of history: the wreckage of not just one — but possibly two — 19th-century...
Next Steps to Deliver IMO GHG Strategy
The preparations to deliver the IMO initial strategy on reducing greenhouse gas emissions from ships has moved forward with the approval of a programme of follow-up actions.
Planning tools to meet deadlines
On October 22, the...