$5,000/day for Supramax Dry Freight! No Cargo or Over-tonnage
The week noticed a significant fall in the dry freight time charter rates for Supramaxes.
The reason for the rates falling down has been attributed to a fierce competition between shipowners for scarcely available cargoes.
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A Safe Harbour for Distressed Ship
The fire onboard container ship 'Yantain' is quickly emerging as a case study for maritime casualty management.
The experts have requested a 'Place of Refuge' where a ship in need of assistance can take...
[WATCH]Shocking Moment Man Jumps from ‘110ft’ Cruise Ship Balcony
A Vancouver Washman has become famous overnight due to his daredevil act of jumping off a cruise ship. In an Instagram video which has been seen more than 75,000 times Nick Naydev is found...
MOL Introduces Maritime VSAT Service on New Vessel Types
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), one of Japan’s largest shipping companies, is to increase the roll-out of Inmarsat’s Fleet Xpress Service, across the remainder of its owned and managed fleet, says an article in SeaNews.
Confidence...
First LNG Bunkering On World’s First LNG-Powered Cruise Ship
Anthony Veder has announced that its Coral Methane has successfully carried out her first LNG bunkering operation on the world’s first LNG-powered cruise ship AIDAnova, reports an article published in LNG Industry.
Historic LNG bunkering
On...
What To Do If Norovirus Strikes Your Cruise Ship?
The word Norovirus is gaining prominence in the cruise ship world as an increasing number of travelers are getting affected by it.
Winter bug
Commonly known as the winter vomiting bug (although it can strike any...
[Watch] Anchor Torn Off, Hull Damaged as Cargo Ship Hits Pier
General cargo ship MURUETA under flag Panama, collided with pier at Barranquilla on 16 January 2019, says Maritime Bulletin.
What happened?
MURUETA arrived at Barranquilla from Netherland Antilles with cargo of salt. The ship collided with...
New Emissions Regulations to Hit The Bottom Line
Companies have gone for a combination of solutions of installing scrubbers, scraping fleet and using high-quality sulphur fuels to prepare for 2020 regulation.
Companies like DHT and Scorpio have started installing scrubbers despite...
Konecranes to Deliver Floating Cranes to COSCO
Konecranes has agreed to supply floating cranes for sea operation led by China.
The two Gottwald Model 8 floating cranes will be delivered to COSCO Shipping bulk.
The floating cranes will be used...
Container Lines Prepare for New Capacity via New ULCVs and ‘Ship-Jumboisation’
MSC will receive some 330,000 teu of newbuild tonnage this year and will close the gap on Maersk Line, in the capacity rankings.
The privately-owned carrier was also expected to launch a “ship-jumboisation”...