Ballast Water Management Systems With High Flaw Rates

American Shipping Bureau survey reports that 30% BWTS have problems and 15% are inoperable. The survey conducted among 220 vessels cutting across 27...

EGCSA: MPA Scrubber Ban Disappointing and Politically Motivated

Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems Association terms Singapore open-loop scrubbers ban “politically motivated”. Singapore MPA has issued the ban without any discussion despite  being...

Great Eastern to Spend $50 mn On Scrubbers

  Indian fleet company to spend $50 million to refurbish its fleet to comply with new IMO regulations. $20 million for fitting exhaust gas...

MAN Cryo Develops a Marine, Liquid-Hydrogen Fuel-Gas System

A subsidiary of MAN Energy Solutions has developed a marine fuel-gas system for liquefied hydrogen with Fjord1 and Multi Maritime. It is the...

Markets – Rates Remain Firm in all Sectors

The market witnessed another active week for VLCCs with rates ex-MEG and WAfrica to East remaining in the high WS90s, yielding about $55,000 per...

China Launches Its First All-Season Arctic LNG Tanker

On December 6, China launched its maiden ice-breaker tanker capable of carrying liquefied natural gas (LNG) through the icy Arctic waters all-year round. Vessel Christened The Arc7 ice...

Golden Globe Race Sailor Rescued by 40,000-tonne Cargo Ship

  After suffering a harrowing three-day ordeal, English yachtswoman Susie Goodall was rescued by a cargo ship in stormy conditions. What happened? The 29-year-old yachtswoman was rescued two days...

Scrubber Purchase Reflects Growing Trend ahead of IMO 2020

Scorpio Tanker scrubber purchase reflects growing trend ahead of IMO 2020 says, Marieke Alsguth for Platts. Purchase Agreement Scorpio Tankers has agreed to purchase 52 scrubber...

Carnival Cruise Line’s Newest Mardi Gras

Carnival Cruise Line is trying to revisit its own history by naming its new XL-class ship Mardi Gras which is to be delivered in...

Reinventing Ultramax

  Graig Shipping Group and DNV GL built stronger and safer vessels Diamond 53 in 2002. 110 Diamonds and Diamond derivative units being...