LNG Bunker Vessel Docks in Klaipeda, the LNG Reloading Station

LNG bunker vessel Kairos has docked in the port of Klaipeda after being anchored off Lithuania. It will be operated by a joint venture named Blue LNG between Germany's Nauticor and Klaipedos Nafta...

Logistical Stresses Ease; Gasoline and IMO 2020 in Focus

The physical crack of FOB ARA ULSD barges versus Dated Brent hit a six-year high of $24.46/b mid-November 2018. In a longer-term outlook, 0.1% sulfur gasoil is being gradually replaced throughout Northwest Europe. ...

Spain’s Valencia Port Taps Hydrogen To Power Cargo Operations

Spain's Valencia Port has gained the recognition of being the first port in Europe to tap hydrogen for running its cargo operations. Pilot program launched The project has been launched under a $4.6 million European pilot program...

Markets – Rates Softening

In the past of couple weeks, market rates have softened despite the holiday period. This has raised a question on the ships having been quietly fixed, particularly ex-MEG. Another vital question is whether rates...

GE Shipping Gained 22% from Tanker Rate Rise

    Tracking the rebound in the tanker shipping rates, shares of Great Eastern Shipping Co. Ltd (GE Shipping) have gained as much as 22% from the lows in July. Stagnation in fleet capacity Crude tanker rates represented...

[Watch] World’s First Fully Autonomous Ferry

On 3 December 2018, Rolls-Royce and Finnish state-owned ferry operator Finferries, successfully demonstrated the world’s first fully autonomous ferry in the archipelago south of the city of Turku, Finland. Disclaimer: This video is intended for...

Rope Failure Causes Injury During Loading Operation

What happened? On July 8, 2015, at 0857 local time, the bulk carrier Asia Zircon II was offloading a cargo of wind turbine towers in the Port of Galveston, Texas, when the lifting wire rope...

Samsung Heavy Lands $189 Million LNG Carrier Deal

On 31 December 2018, Samsung Heavy Industries clinched a $189 million deal to build a Liquefied Natural Gas carrier.  $189 million contract The company has clinched the deal worth $189 million to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier. The...

NYK’s First Methanol-Fueled Chemical Tanker Using Green Loan

Japanese shipping giant NYK will receive 2 billion yen from Taiyo Life Insurance Company as a green loan to exclusively finance the building of NYK’s first methanol-fueled chemical tanker says NYK in a press...

Sulphur Cap to Have ‘Crucial Bearing’ on Shipping: MOL Chief

MOL chief conveyed that 2020 regulation is expected to have a crucial bearing on the success The move is expected raises the major cost and operational issues for shipowners and operators MOL ready to meet...