BIMCO Publishes New Table of Characteristics TO IMSBC Code

BIMCO reports on a new table of physical properties and hazard classification for cargo entries in the IMSBC Code, say an article published on...

BHP Seals LNG Supply Deal With Shell

Australian resource company BHP signed the first LNG supply deal for its Newcastlemax bulkers with Shell. Shell has been awarded the contract to...

Pandemic Fiasco Brings About A Spike in Vessel Operational Costs

Vessel operating costs have risen at their fastest pace in over a decade this year, on higher insurance cover premiums and COVID-19 related expenses,...

Wärtsilä Selects Shell Oils For Engine Testing

Wärtsilä has partnered with Shell to use its oil for Wärtsilä engines during factory tests. Wärtsilä chose Shell because of its complete range...

Breaking Down the Names of World’s Largest Containerships

Container ships have been in existence since several centuries and they have grown bigger and bigger with time. To understand their immense load carrying...

Measures To Banish Stocks That Do Not Comply With Audit Rules

Lawmakers next week are likely to force Chinese companies with shares traded on American exchanges to finally comply with audit-oversight rules -- or leave...

Shipowners Loss of Cargo & Demurrage Claims When Ship Held Beyond Laytime

In a recent English High Court decision K-Line Pte Ltd v Priminds Shipping (HK) Co., Ltd EWHC 2373 (Comm), the Court considers whether...

Scorpio Bulkers Announce Sale of Their Ultramax Bulk Carrier

  Scorpio Bulkers Inc., in a website, have announced the sale of their Ultramax bulk carrier, SBI Gemini. SBI Gemini Scorpio Bulkers Inc. announced that they have...

8 Methanol Dual-fuel Ships Ordered at Hyundai Mipo

Canada-based Waterfront Shipping Company (WFS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Methanex Corporation, has placed an order for eight new methanol dual-fuel vessels with South Korean...

Pfizer COVID Vaccine Ready To Roll Out After Emergency Authorization

The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine will be made available across the UK from next week. The U.K. government says frontline health care workers and...