New Marine Fuel Additives to Help in 2020 Compliance from Innospec
Innospec Inc. reported that it has launched an exciting new range of marine fuel additives. These products will help the shipping industry comply with the new regulations regarding maximum sulfur content of marine fuels,...
A Case for 20/20 Vision? IMO’s Low Sulphur Fuel Limit
The fact that under MARPOL ANNEX VI falls the implementation of the global 0.5% sulphur cap for bunker fuel which will come into force on 1st January 2020 has been well publicized for the...
Weakly Maritime Security Report
The Weekly Maritime report highlighted the various events which occurred over the week.
1. Location: West Africa Ghana
Assailant boards vessel at Takoradi anchorage
On October 9, a suspected robber boarded a merchant vessel via the anchor...
Poor Ship Navigation in Pilotage Waters Added to TAIC’s Watchlist
A series of incidents where ships have run aground or struck rocks has prompted the Transport Accident Investigation Commission to add the issue of ship navigation in particular waters to its watchlist.
TAIC's watchlist
Two of...
Runaway Bulker Hit and Sank Three Anchored Vessels
On October 9, a bulk carrier collided with three anchored vessels which resulted in the sinking of the vessels and four people being missing.
What happened?
The Panamax bulk carrier 'Guo Yuan 1' collided with three...
Thales UK Opens New Maritime Autonomous Systems Trial Centre
Thales UK has opened its new Maritime Autonomous Systems Trials and Evaluation Centre at Turnchapel Wharf in Plymouth.
Exploration of technologies
The centre will be used to build on Thales’ existing autonomous systems work as it...
Carriage Ban Critical for 2020 Success
Trident Alliance Chair, Roger Strevens in a news article, says that Adoption of IMO’s ‘Carriage ban’ on non-compliant fuel without delay is critical to the successful implementation of the 2020 0.50% global sulphur cap.
Environment...
Maersk Oil Trading Hires Asia Storage Before 2020
The World's top ship fuel buyers, Maersk Oil Trading has hired an oil storage facility in Singapore to provide fuel to customers in Asia ahead of the new ship fuel regulations.
Sulphur rule
The International Maritime Organization...
Market Consolidation in Container Shipping: What Next?
Mergers, acquisitions, expansions, reshuffling of shipping alliances - these are the things that's plaguing the global container shipping industry over the past two years. As per media reports there is potential for more consolidation,...
Keels Laid for Europe’s Biggest Butane Tankers
Work has begun on Europe’s two largest-ever butane river tankers, at the VEKA shipyard at Lemmer (Netherlands). Each vessel is around three times the size of today’s typical Rhine barges.
The new Butane tankers
The result...