Taiwan to Implement 0.5% Sulphur Cap in 2019
Beginning 1 January 2019, all vessels entering Taiwanese ports will be required to use fuel with a sulphur content of less than 0.5%.
A statement from Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications announced the move...
LNG Owners Choose Low-pressure, Two-stroke Engines
The present LNGC orderbook features 16 vessels which will be powered by these units, which WinGD terms as its Generation X dual-fuel (X-DF) engines.
Of the 13 conventional LNG carriers contracted in 2017, four were...
Top 5 Hatch Cover Checks To Avoid Cargo Damage
Summary:
The bulk carrier had 7 cargo holds which had been fully loaded with soybeans. The vessel had side rolling cargo hatch covers. For six days, the vessel encountered heavy weather at Beaufort scale 9...
Major Step to Bring Rigid Sails Onto Powered Ships
In another major step towards bringing rigid sails onto powered ships, Eco Marine Power (EMP) announced today that it has signed a patent license agreement with Teramoto Iron Works Ltd concerning patents related to...
Volumes to Drop for Europe’s Bunker Sellers
Sellers of marine fuels should have a more profitable start to 2018, compared with the past year. But changes in regulations and falling consumption at some European ports will continue to be a drag...
Ship Financing with Blockchain has Arrived
Former GE Capital and DVB Bank executives are launching a blockchain based shipowing investment platform Shipowner.io.
Shipowners.io is aiming to reverse the trends of consolidation.
They plan to open up the owning of shipping...
Pirates Free Oil Tanker with 22 Indian Crew in Gulf of Guinea
Pirates free a ship carrying 22 Indian crew and 13,500 tonnes of gasoline on Tuesday, the ship is managed by Hong Kong-based Anglo-Eastern.
"All crew members are reported to be safe and well, and the...
Ship Captain: Natalie’s Husband Drank Whiskey and Not Search Her
A ship captain has alleged that the husband of a missing person reportedly drank whiskey for over an hour instead of searching for his missing wife.
What happened?
A woman Natalie Wood reportedly drowned while on...
Beijing Looks to Stamp Out Cryptocurrency Trading with Block
China plans to stamp out all remaining cryptocurrency trading in the mainland by blocking access to overseas-based websites and removing related applications from app stores.
The moves were outlined in a report by Financial News,...
Naval Dome’s Cyber Attack Demonstration
Ships are vulnerable to cyber attacks and this vulnerability was further highlighted when live attacks were carried out.
Live demo
The demonstration was carried out by Naval Dome’s engineering tean who carried out a series of...