Vessel Speed Reduction Program Expanding to San Francisco
An ongoing initiative to cut air pollution and protect whales in the Santa Barbara Channel region is expanding to the San Francisco Bay area next month.
Starting July 1, the Santa Barbara County Air Pollution...
IMO Needs to Finalise Ballast Water Implementation Dates
The global shipping industry – as represented by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) – has urged its global regulator, the International Maritime Organization (IMO), to back a carefully crafted proposal, from a broad...
Stowaway Fire Ants Inside a Container Killed
An estimated 100 fire ants, a venomous invasive alien species, were found and killed at Kobe's Port Island on June 16, according to Environment Ministry officials.
Invasive species:
The episode comes about a month after an...
VOC Fuel for Teekay Shuttle Tankers
Teekay is to employ batteries and volatile organic compounds (VOC) as fuel for a series of up to four shuttle tankers after receiving a NOK132.9 million (€14.0 million) grant from Norway’s state-owned innovation platform...
Baltic Index Tamed by Weak Capesize Rates
The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, fell for the third straight day as capesize ship rates continued to decline.
The overall index, which considers rates for...
China-Europe Spot Market Ignores Second June Rate Increase
China-North Europe and Asia-Mediterranean spot rates dropped by 6 percent this week as the market shrugged off another attempt by carriers to push up the freight-all-kinds (FAK) rate on both trades.
Several carriers announced that...
Ship Exhaust Gas Scrubber Market Development Trends
Ship Exhaust Gas Scrubber Market provides in depth analysis of the industry overview with market growth analysis, revenue, demand and supply data. Global Ship Exhaust Gas Scrubber Market report states about the manufacturing process...
Why has Shipping Got it so Wrong?
The arrival of spring brought fresh bloom on the trees and flowers on the plants but there is no spring in the step of the shipping industry as it moves into another slow summer.
The...
[Watch] Dramatic Footage of Ship Rocked by Violent Storm
Video footage has captured the dramatic scenes which unfolded on a cruise ship after it hit a rough storm.
Disclaimer: This video is intended for informational purpose only. This may not be construed as...
Several Sailors’ Bodies Found on Stricken Vessel
Navy divers found a number of sailors' bodies Sunday aboard the stricken USS Fitzgerald that collided with a container ship in the busy sea off Japan, but a spokeswoman said not all seven missing...