20 Mistakes Travelers Should Never Make on a Cruise Ship
Heading out on a cruise? You're in for the time of your life! Cruise ships can be one of the best (moving) vacation destinations. There are literally hundreds of things to do on-board, from...
Open Loop Scrubbers shall not be Banned
A rumoured ban on open-loop scrubbers in Chinese waters has no basis in fact claims Bimco’s regional manager for Asia, Wayne Zhuang, on good authority.
Dong Leyi, state official from the China Maritime Safety Administration...
K Line Opens Up to Multiple 2020 Sulphur Cap Measure
The Japanese shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K-Line) announced its plan to comply with IMO's sulfur cap by adopting various measures to include scrubber and retrofit technologies in addition to implementing low sulfur fuels.
No Limitations
According...
Cyber Security Survey Shows More Action is Needed in the Industry
According to the survey, in which more than 350 individuals responded, more than a fifth reported that they had been the victim of an attack. In addition, 72% of these mentioned that their own...
Maritime Industry Sees Decline in Reportable Incidents
The maritime industry has seen a decline in reportable incidents, including a 24 percent decline in towing vessel incidents in 2017 over 2016, according to a recent safety report, writes Heather Ervin in an...
Cargo Ship Owners & Master Charged Over Large Oil Spill
Upon allegations of a large oil spill in Darwin Harbour by the Northern Territory Department of Environment and Natural Resources on August 19, 2016, the master and owners of the cargo ship Antung have...
Q&A: Fuels Standards Key to Sulphur Cap Sales
Bunker fuels' availability and compatibility still remains as a concern for shipowners and operators.
Argus asked Danish bunker fuel supplier Monjasa chief operating officer Svend Molholt about his views on these issues.
More than 200mn...
Scorpio Group to Install 100 Hybrid-ready Scrubbers for IMO 2020
Scorpio group is installing scrubbers in its 56 bulk carriers and 109 tankers.
Two-thirds of the fleet will be scrubber ready by the IMO 2020 deadline.
Hybrid scrubbers will be installed as they...
U.K. to Establish a Post-Brexit Port 70 Miles From the Sea
The U.K. government with aims to address one of the biggest challenges of Brexit, is planning to create a so-called inland port where imported goods can be checked without causing logjams at the coast,...
Upgraded Wärtsilä EGC Test Facilities in Norway
The technology group Wärtsilä has inaugurated the upgrading of the company’s test facilities located in Moss, Norway. The inauguration ceremony took place on September 17. The facilities in Moss are central to the development...