World-first Self-powering 70-meter Tri-deck Vessel
World’s first self powering Tri deck vessel Oceanour is striking, aggressive and contemporary in appearance with the focus being on function and affordability to build, rather than external styling. The design is based on...
[Watch] Yacht Burning in Dubrovnik Seas
In the morning hours of 7 September, the Maltese-flagged luxury yacht 'Kanga' suffered a major fire while off the cruise port of Dubrovnik, Croatia, with nine crew members and four passengers onboard.
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Rising Fuel Pump Problems and Main Perpetrator-Causes and Mitigation
Marine machinery problems due to bad quality fuel had grown tenfold in recent past in spite of the tumbled fuel prices. Substandard contaminated fuels are supplied that jeopardize the safety of the crew and...
Can You Name this Ship Part?
Watch out here for the right answers and the winners. Please provide your profile picture and a brief about you to be featured here.
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Baltic Exchange Shipping Insights – Dry Bulk Report
Capesize
The Capesize market fell sharply across all areas with the positive sentiment for the fourth quarter being eroded.
In Asia, the west Australia/China route remained fairly active but lacked a full set of miners in...
Maersk Line Rates from Indian Subcontinent and Middle East
Maersk Line has announced an increase in FAK rates (Freight All Kinds). Below are the FAK rates for a sample list of corridors, commodities and container types where the rate increase is effective.
Inclusions and...
Panama Canal Head Expects Fewer China, U.S. Ships If Trade War Escalates
A list of $200 billion chinese imports are up for heavy taxing by the US Administration.
As Chinese shipping activity declines, the brazilian soy memorandum adds hope for the Panama Canal.
Out of...
Wärtsilä Wins World’s First ‘LPG as Fuel’ Order
Wärtsilä has more than 50 years of experience in the gas carrier business, and the company’s latest technologies have been utilised to offer ‘LPG as fuel’ as a fully integrated part of the cargo...
Low-flashpoint Diesel May Get a Chapter in IGF Code
New chapter for oil-based fuels with a flashpoint below 60°C within the context of the IGF Code.
DNV-GL concluded that risks associated with using diesel fuels with a flashpoint of 52°C compared to...
ABS Gets Classification Contract for LNG Bunker Barge
ABS to built Singapore’s first LNG Bunker Barge in 2019.
It will help address Singapore’s strategy to become the world's largest bunkering port.
Owned by FueLNG Pte Ltd, the barge will have a...