Caution on Charterers’ Requests on Ventilating Hygroscopic Cargoes

Reports of some charterers making unusual requests on the ventilation of hygroscopic cargoes on passage highlight the need for all parties to be aware...

“Dark Fleet” STS Transfers Discussed at IMO

Multiple concerns have been raised at IMO meetings regarding an increase in ship-to-ship (STS) transfers at sea, in particular instances of ships using “dark...

Scorpio Tankers Announces Sale of An MR Product Tanker

Scorpio Tankers Inc. has announced the sale of the 2013 built MR product tanker, STI Ville, for $32.5 million in July 2023. As the...

Nano-Epoxy Coating To Bulk Carrier Applied By Asyad Drydock

Asyad Drydock of Oman set a high-quality nano-epoxy coating to the Ultramax bulker Jabal Al Kawr.The new coating process was used on Minoa Marine's...

NHL Stenden Database Exposes Cyber Hacking In Maritime Industry

Researchers led by Dr Stephen McCombie, Professor of Maritime IT Security at NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences have recently announced the launch of...

Shipping Industry’s Emission Target Sets Sail Towards A Fossil-Free Future

Reductions of 20 per cent (from a 2008 baseline), striving for 30 per cent, by 2030 reductions of 70 per cent, striving for 80...

A Mild Winter Could Cut Europe’s Natural Gas Prices in Half

Europe's gas stockpiles are plentiful, with a possible mild winter potentially reducing natural gas prices by half, according to a Morgan Stanley analysis. ...

NYK Orders LPG Dual-Fuel, Ammonia Ready Tanker

NYK today announced the order of a new dual-fuel LPG / Ammonia carrier that will be built to ClassNK's ammonia ready notation, meaning the...

Spot Ship With Sedna Data Partnership

UK-based maritime tech start-up Spot Ship, which provides digital services to shipbrokers, has struck a new partnership with data-driven communications platform Sedna. Newly formed  partnership  Founded...

Diana Shipping Inc. Announces Time Charter Contract With Cobelfret S.A.

Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), (the “Company”), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels, today announced...