Trafigura Merges Fuel and Gas Oil Global Trading Desks Ahead of IMO 2020
Ahead of IMO's implementation of a tougher sulphur cap on bunker fuel from 2020, the oil trader 'Trafigura' has merged its fuel oil and gas oil trading desks.
Combined services
The head position has been awarded to...
Bomin on Future Marine Fuel Supply Chain
The Bomin group headed by Mr.Jan Christensen is keen on providing access to quality products that ensure compliance is a challenge that many ship owners are concerned about, particularly when the 0.5% global sulphur...
Congestion at UK Ports Affects Ports in Europe
The UK ports already short of HGV drivers is reeling under the congestion created by empty containers.
DPWS says that one third of its 18,000 teu containers are empty.
Shippers are using...
Americas VLCC Freight Jumps $1 Million in Two Days
VLCCs making long-haul voyages with freight rates jumping $1 million.
Japanese and Korean charterers stepping seen as a cause.
Re-entry of China's Unipec into the US crude buying adds to jump in VLCC...
A Guide to Freighters in ‘No Man’s Sky Next’
Freighters have been in the game for quite a lot of time. However, they were worth quite a lot of money which made it quite impossible for many people to get them. However, one...
New Break Bulk Optimiser Solution
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has introduced a new Breakbulk cargo stowage solution, the Breakbulk Optimiser, that enables operators to rapidly and optimally plan the stowage of many different cargoes, increasing vessel utilisation rates significantly...
Can You Name this Ship Part?
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Wash-Water will Kill Scrubbers in 10 Years
Wash-water acidity poses a threat for scrubbers, says Intertanko Technical Director.
Clean fuel is the only long-term solution.
IMO planning to reduce greenhouse gases emission rate to 50% by 2050.
The industry should...
Fully Autonomous Cargo Ships Face Enormous Challenges
A consortium of Norwegian firms, including Yara International, Vard, and Kongsberg, announced on September 2017, that they’d start testing the hull design of the YARA Birkenland at a test-tank facility in Trondheim.
When it’s...
Dousing the Flames: What Should be Done to Prevent Fires on Container Ships?
In March, the Maersk Honam container vessel was sailing hundreds of miles south-east of Salalah, Oman, when it erupted into flames.
Nearly two months later, it was dragged into a port at Dubai, whose...