US Maritime Taking a Hit As Shutdown Drags On

Ability to move waterborne freight could shift into crisis mode if the shutdown continues. 31% of the branch’s 41,000 active duty members don’t have enough money in an emergency savings fund to cover...

Does New Bunker Certificate Rule Require Any Additional Certificate?

The new bunker certificate rule does NOT require an additional certificate from the suppliers. The main changes to the BDN are as follows. Currently, every BDN had wording which mentioned that the fuel will...

LNG Ship Orders Likely to Reach 69 in 2019

South Korean shipbuilders have embraced the use of LNG and the orders have been growing The industry experts believe that ship orders can reach 69 in 2019 when compared to previous years The...

Freightos Baltic Container Report

Transpacific pricing fell through December due to the 90-day truce on latest China trade tariff increase. But this week a combination of GRI and fuel-related surcharge increases saw an increase in prices. More...

A Snapshot Of World News At The End Of The Year

New president aims to end Mexico’s dependence on crude imports to decrease costs. Qatar announced that it will be leaving OPEC to focus on gas. Post G20 summit US president Trump and China’s...

Vessel Suffered Severe Damage Due To Ineffective Ship Safety-management

The two ship masters on an Irish Ferries vessel that suffered major damage on its car decks during a storm disagreed over whether they should go ahead with a sailing between France and Ireland,...

Crowley Maritime Launches Second LNG Ship

Jacksonville is up for a surprise with the launch of Crowley's second LNG ship this week, reports David Bauerlein for the Jacksonville.com What's the frenzy about? Ship-watchers along the St. Johns River banks saw double when...

Norovirus Outbreak! Oasis of the Seas Returns to Port

As nearly 500 were sickened by a norovirus outbreak on Royal Caribbean International’s Oasis of the Seas, the ship returns to Port Canaveral says Orlando Sentinel. What happened? Oasis of the Seas, which was on a...

NTU Singapore First to Test Methanol as Marine Fuel in Asia

The Methanol Institute (MI) is backing a project at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) of Singapore which will be the first evaluation of Methanol as a marine fuel in Asia. Green Pilot Project The project consists of...

Shipping Industry Steers Course to Tackle Emissions

The Yara Birkeland, will be the world’s first electric and autonomous container ship. New container business on short-sea shipping Shipping accounts for 2 to 3 percent of the world’s total greenhouse gas emissions ...