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...
Ocean Yield: Investment in Suezmax With Long-term Charter
Ocean Yield announced the Company’s assent to acquire a modern Suezmax tanker, says an article in SeaNews.
What is in the agreement?
Ocean Yield on Wednesday announced that the Company has agreed to acquire a modern...
How is Air Lubrication Useful in Reducing Fuel Consumption?
Post the IMO2020 Sulphur cap, techniques used for reducing fuel consumption have grown in importance in the shipping industry. But
How is hull friction reduced?
This is an innovative concept of reducing hull friction by means...