Five Marine Fuels and Propulsion Technology Moves that will Define 2019
Prediction of top five trends in marine fuels and propulsion technologies in 2019
Stressed the need for long-term fuels, vision for zero carbon propulsion and transition to LNG
More emphasis is given for...
Panama Canal to Restrict Draft to 49 Feet as of February 11
On January 7, Due to an unusually low amount of rain in December, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) announced that the maximum draft for a ship transiting the Neopanamax locks will be restricted to...
Freight Derivative Trade Volumes Up In 2018
According to the figures compiled by the Baltic Exchange the overall volume of the Forward Freight Agreement (FFA) trades increased in 2018, reports Dry Bulk Magazine.
Freight derivative volumes in the tanker market rose by...
Ship Finance International Snaps up 19,400 Teu Boxship Pair
Ship Finance International acquired two containerships at the end of 2018.
It is a pair of 2016-built 19,400 teu boxships contracted until late 2033
The charters are worth $470m with a purchase obligation...
Drone Vessel Survey for ClassNK and MOL
ClassNK conducted a demonstration test of a ship class survey using drone technology.
The test successfully proved the drones’ ability to monitor the health of the vessel.
In April 2018 ClassNK released its...
Bulk Report – Week 1 for 2019
The Baltic Briefing's weekly report is out for the first week of 2019. Here's an insight on that report.
Capesize
It was an active start to the New Year, with trading from West Australia maintaining...
MacGregor Acquires Marine and Offshore Businesses of TTS
A press release by JLA has specified that it has acquired clearance from the South Korean competition regulator for the acquisition of the marine and offshore businesses of TTS.
Clearance obtained
On MacGregor, part of Cargotec has...
Tanker Missing in Java Sea Turns into a Mystery
The search for the missing Indonesian tanker seems to be getting murkier each day as authorities are still not able to locate it.
What happened?
On January 7, the Indonesian tanker 'Namse Bangdzod' was reported missing by Indonesian...
If Scrubber Adds or Removes CO2 Will It Make Emission Monitoring Inaccurate?
The IMO EGCS Guidelines allow the SO2/CO2 ratio to be monitored to ensure that emissions after the exhaust gas cleaning unit correspond to the percentage sulphur in fuel limits that are in force:
Seawater Scrubber...
First Ship-To-Ship Radio Contact!
The Maritime Radio Club 'Marine Funker Club Austria (MFCA)' commemorates the first ship-to-ship radio contact made between two ships.
What happened?
On 21 December 1898, the maiden ship-to-ship radio contact was established between SMS Budapest and SMS Lussin with the callsign...