Maersk – Ban Non-compliant Ships! Sulfur Cap to Raise Bunker Costs
The upcoming implementation of restrictions on sulfur emissions in marine fuels can potentially jack up the fuel costs for the shipping industry by a whopping $50-$60 billion, reports platts. An additional $10 billion alone...
Ballast-free LNG Carrier Project Kicks Off Phase II
GTT, Lloyd’s Register (LR) and Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (DSIC) today launched the second phase of their “30,000m³ B-FREE LNG carrier” Joint Development Project (JDP). A meeting was held today at Lloyd’s Register premises...
MISC Group Receives MOSS-Type LNG Carrier
Global maritime solutions and services provider MISC Group has received Seri Cemara, which is the last in the series of five MOSS-type Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) carriers.
Long term charter
Built by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI),...
Fire Causes Poisoning in Ship’s Hold
An investigation has been launched into an incident where six workers were admitted to a hospital as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning.
What happened?
On April 30, six workers were rushed to a hospital after...
Container: Fragility Beneath the Surface
The world of shipping is a business sector with an ancient tradition, whose origins go back to the time when men took to the sea for trade and for war. From that time until the first...
ClassNK Wins Technical Innovation Award at Seatrade Maritime Awards Asia 2018
Leading classification society ClassNK received the Technical Innovation Award at Seatrade Maritime Awards Asia 2018 held at Marina Bay Sands, of Singapore on 25 April for developing and introducing its electronic certificate system to...
My Fuel Consumption: A New Application for Shipowners
Bureau Veritas’ My Fuel Consumption, now issued in ‘Phase 1’, is an application to guide owners through the regulatory requirements of IMO’s data collection system (DCS) and EU MRV
My Fuel Consumption makes...
MacGregor Celebrate the Opening of their First Joint Venture in China
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, and China State Shipbuilding Corporation's (CSSC) Nanjing Luzhou Machine Co., Ltd. (LMC) celebrated the opening of their first joint venture in Nanjing, China on April 10. CSSC LMC and MacGregor...
Fire on Supply Ship Off Mellum
On April 30, a fire broke out in the engine room onboard a offshore supply ship located in outer Weser.
What happened?
The fire started in the port side engine room of the offshore supply vessel...
MLC Enters ‘New Chapter’ for Seafarers’ Rights
The International Transport Workers’ Federation has welcomed wholeheartedly the outcome of the third meeting of the Special Tripartite Committee of the International Labour Organization held in Geneva.
New amendment
They have all agreed upon a new...