IMO 2020 Impact: Viability Test of Group I Oil Plants in Europe
The global maritime industry is sailing towards a new sulphur regulation imposed by the International Maritime Organisation. (IMO).
The impact on base oils has been a topic of interest at the 23rd ICIS World Base...
Interview With A Maritime Hedge Fund Manager
According to an article by alibrashipping, it features an interview with the manager of a maritime hedge fund to discuss his views on finance in shipping markets.
What are today’s smart investment opportunities?
Greener fuels, optimization...
Maersk Sees Opportunities Amid Slower Growth!
Container shipping giant Maersk Group is optimistic about opportunities despite slower growth concerns.
The opportunities include China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and a new technology trend of digitalization.
Maersk handles a fifth of all containers...
81,000-Tonne Bulker Adrift After Loosing Power Off Pentland Firth
According to an article by BBC, A cargo ship started to drift in the Pentland Firth between Caithness and Orkney after it lost power.
What happened?
On March 28, the 229m (751ft) long, 81,000-tonne bulk carrier...
GP Global to Offer 0.5% Fuel From April to Major Bunkering Ports
UAE-based GP Global will make 0.5% sulphur content bunker fuel available from April.
The bunker fuel will be available in major ports including Fujairah, Singapore and the ARA region.
GP Global also plans to...
The $1 Billion Celebrity Edge Woos Millennials With Magic Carpet
The Celebrity Edge 2,918-passenger vessel with all the neat tricks on the 16-deck, will make you the world’s coolest cruiser, also leave you feeling like a fish out of water, writes Fran Golden in...
Cunard’s World Class Designing Team To Design New Ship
According to a Travel Weekly article, a ‘world-class’ team of designers is designing the interiors of Cunard's new ship which is due to join the fleet by 2022.
The new ship will be the 249th...
Traveling the World Without Flying – 168 Countries Counting
Have you thought of sailing through the world, never having set foot on an airplane? Quite a daunting task right? Well, Thor, a goodwill ambassador of Danish Red Cross is just doing that. He...
Inside Pics of Battered Viking Sky Cruise Ship After Rescue
The Viking Sky Cruise ship carrying 1300 passengers was traveling to the southern city of Stavanger from Tromsoe in Norway on Saturday when it suffered engine trouble and drifted towards the rocky coast.
Following a mayday...
IMO’s Marine Biodiversity Protection Project ‘GloFouling’ Begins
The IMO-executed GloFouling Partnerships project will address bioinvasions by organisms which can build up on ships’ hulls and other marine structures, reports Port News.
"A major five-year project to help protect marine biodiversity has been...