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...
Wreck of 400-Year-Old Spice Trade Ship Found Off Portugal
Archaeologists have found a 400-year-old shipwreck off the coast of Portugal, in what one specialist called the "discovery of a decade".
Spices, ceramics and cannons engraved with Portugal's coat of arms all lie around the...
Where are the Metrics for Morale in Shipping?
Moral is not something that is recognised by today’s modern accountancy trained managers who are good at counting the beans and just take decisions in too much of the marine or perhaps in any...
LNG Shipping Rates Spike with Seen Through 2019
LNG rate spike continues as the price increased to $95,000 from $75,000 a day at the end of August.
LNG transportation from terminals in USA and Russia is driving up the rate.
Ship...
Europe has Capacity to Recycle its Ships
Ship recycling yards approved by the EU will have enough capacity to handle demand from EU-flagged ships that need to be scrapped, a new analysis shows.
Low-cost ship ‘breaking’ yards
The shipping industry wants low-cost...
Exxon Starts New Unit to Raise Ultra-Low Sulfur Fuels
In a major development, Exxon Mobil has started operations at a new unit in their 366K bbl/day integrated Beaumont, Tex., facility in order to increase the production of ultra-low sulfur fuels by 45K bbl/day....
Bunkering Sector Mulls Biofuel Use in 2020
As the bunkering industry gears up for the International Maritime Organization's tighter sulfur emission standards from 2020, some market participants have been promoting the blending of biofuels as one possible way of reducing emissions.
Alternate...
Magnificent VLCC-seven for TMC
TMC will supply marine compressed air systems for DSME's VLCCs.
The 7 VLCCs are a part of the Norwegian Hunter Group which are scheduled for delivery prior to the 2020 deadline.
TMC's compressors match...
Venezuela Faces Fresh Blow With Ship-Fuel Rules
The new fuel rules regarding the use of clean marine fuels are delivering a big blow to cash-strapped Petroleos de Venezuela SA. Petroleos de Venezuela SA is the largest exporter of high sulfur fuel...