Hamburg Süd Named Top Ocean Carrier!
On June 16, AgTC (Agriculture Transportation Coalition), hosted an award ceremony in Long Beach, California, during the AgTC Annual Meeting dinner. This was supposedly the largest gathering of shippers in the US agricultural and...
15% Annual Savings by Optimizing Refrigeration Plant – London Ship Managers!
The shipping industry has been too busy focussing on bunker fuel savings and emission reduction to meet environmental requirements.
Here comes an interesting piece of information where London Ship Managers (LSM) has made substantial savings...
[Watch] Students Working to Identify Ancient Shipwreck
'It's like a puzzle': Students Working to Identify Ancient Shipwreck Found Off Quebec
Two Montreal university students are hoping to solve a nautical mystery involving a shipwreck found off the coast of Quebec in 2003.
Researchers...
Taiwan, Japan, China and South Korea Brace for Super Typhoon Attack
Taiwan and Japan's Ryukyu Islands Brace for Flooding Rain, Winds Over 160 km/h from Strengthening Nepartak
Super Typhoon Nepartak will target northern Taiwan and Japan's southern Ryukyu Islands with flooding rain and damaging winds later...
Unique Shipping Group’s Oriental Jubilee Gets “SCRUBBER READY” Notation!
The Unique Shipping Group christened its new DNV GL-classed vessel Oriental Jubilee in Ulsan, Korea recently. It is the first vessel to receive the DNV GL SCRUBBER READY notation.
Details:
Ship Name
Oriental Jubilee
Ship Type
LPG Carrier
Built...
[Watch] Oil Spill in Haifa Bay
Bulker Aground in Lake Superior
An oil spill polluted Haifa Bay. The current carried the slick toward the shore and northward, prompting the closure of beaches in Haifa and the surrounding area, watch the...
Ship Breaks Pipe, Spills Oil in Haifa Bay
On July 5, a ship working to remove old pipes from the seabed accidentally breaks a pipe, spilling oil into the waters of the Krayot area.
The Environmental Protection Ministry said the oil, that...
A Mega Container Ship Ran Aground in Suez Canal
A Huge Container Ship Ran Aground in Suez Canal
On July 5, a 117,176 DWT Container vessel MAERSK SHAMS ran aground at 133 kilometer mark in the southern part of Suez Canal. The vessel...
21,000 TEU Chinese Box Ships to Get 24 Wartsila-32 Auxpac Gensets!
Wärtsilä has been awarded the contract to supply newbuild Chinese container vessels with a total of 24 9-cylinder Wärtsilä 32 Auxpac generating sets. The engines will power six 21,000 TEU ships being built at...
Brexit Fallout: Bunker Market Uncertainty Continues
World fuel indexes had extremely high volatility on the U.K. referendum’s eve and few days after, followed by a lot of different forecasts, analysis and predictions. Market agreed that prices would react immediately, but...