Story of Ship Queen Victoria

Baddeck-based author John G. Langley in his book, examines the story of ship Queen Victoria, that sailed delegates to Charlottetown conference and its bell. Maiden voyage In 1856, the steamer Queen Victoria as well as her...

Cataloguing the Confusion on China’s Scrubber Policy

China may become the second Asian nation to ban the use of open-loop scrubber systems in its waters. In November 2018, Singapore’s Maritime Port Authority banned the use of these systems in waters...

America Takes the Lead on Cleaner Ship Fuels

Led by the United States, nations at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) agreed in 2008 to limit sulfur in residual petroleum for ships by 2020. Seaborne trade represents between 50-85% of world trade...

[FAQs] What Is a Bosun and What Does He Do?

Bosun is a colloquialism derived from Boatswain the formal spelling of the word, both stem from English word, Batswegen. The batswagen was a boy or follower of the boat and generally considered to...

Time to Weed Out Oldest or Dirtiest Vessels From Fleets

  Containership demolition market prepared to weed out the oldest and dirtiest vessels from their fleets ahead of the IMO 2020 rule. Currently, 10 container vessels have been scrapped so far in 2019 when compared to...

Maersk Starts Random Box Checks to Stamp Out Misdeclared Cargoes

Maersk to carry out random container checks in North America in a bid to check out misdeclared cargoes. Inspection pilots from National Cargo Bureau will carry out inspections for import and export cargo into the...

Fujairah to Ban Open Loop Scrubbers

According to a Reuters report the port of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates has decided to ban the use of a type of ship exhaust cleaner, becoming the latest location to impose restrictions...

DSIC Wins Order with AVIC for Ten 85,000 dwt Bulk Carriers

  On January 17, China's leading finance leasing company, AVIC International Leasing has entered into a contract with Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co. (DSIC) to build new bulk carriers, according to Seatrade Maritime News. New build vessels The Dalian Shipbuilding Industry...

Advantage Fleet Agreement For Alfa Laval BWMS

Alfa Laval’s PureBallast 3 BWMS to be installed on 16 vessels belonging to 'Advantage Tankers & Advantage Products'. The company is planning to retrofit 33 systems within its existing fleet including both skid-mounted...

Ceramic Membranes for Filtration of Washwater – Liqtech

Liqtech sales are poised to explode upward in 2019 and the years after, due to new shipping fuel regulations. The company is debt-free, has a capital-light structure and is well prepared to fully...