‘Drunken Tumble’ Down Hatch Loses Appeal For Damages
A Canadian man who injured his foot in a fall on a Norwegian Cruise Line ship has lost an appeal for damages.
The Ruling
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday sided with a...
Maersk to Create Carbon Neutral Vessels by 2030
Maersk trying to make carbon neutral vessels in order to become a zero-carbon emission fleet.
The plan is to create this vessel by 2030 so that the zero-carbon target is achieved by 2050.
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Containership Scrapping Gathers Pace Ahead of IMO 2020
This year 52 containerships, equating to 94,000 teu, have been sold for demolition.
Last year the numbers were 141 containerships for 398,500 teu in the same period.
The opening of the expanded Panama...
How Ships Help In Exploiting High-Quality Gems From The Sea
Namibia is expected to run out of land-based gem mining in around 15 years.
5 Debmarine ships mining the seabed for diamonds off the southwest coast of Namibia.
Debmarine also unveiled the SS Nujoma,...
Captain Found Drunk Aboard Tanker Carrying Tonnes Of Methanol
On December 13, the captain of a chemical tanker lost his job after he was found guilty of being drunk on duty while his vessel was carrying tonnes of methanol.
What happened?
Captain Saurabh Kumar Singh of the...
Scrubber ROI for 150,000t Vessel Could be in 1.1 Years
In the absence of spot, physical trade and of firmly established 0.5pc sulphur bunker specifications by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), US traders and refiners' views diverge on the composition and therefore the...
How Will the 2020 Sulphur Cap Affect Your Boiler?
IMO highlighted that safe and efficient boiler operation must be of top priority
Sweden’s Alfa Laval has recognized this and issued guidance outlining the impact of the various compliance strategies on boilers
The guidance...
Bulk Report – Week 49
Capesize
Last week was less eventful than the previous week. After a negative start on Monday the market witnessed a steady rise, with the Pacific far more active than the Atlantic. Rates rose from mid...
Armed Assailants Fire at Vessel Off Malaysian Coast
Pirates attacked a vessel off the Malaysian coast, says report in Protection Vessel.
What happened?
Four armed persons in a speedboat approached and fired upon a tug towing an unladen barge. This resulted in the Master...
Diana Time Charters with Koch for Panamax Vessel
Diana Shipping Inc.,is time chartering the m/v Ismene with Koch Shipping Pte. Ltd.
The gross charter rate is US$12 125/d.,for a min period of 1 January 2020 up to max. 31 March 2020
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