BIMCO, Intertanko Publish Q&As for Ships With Scrubbers

According to an article published in Safety4Sea, BIMCO and Intertanko have jointly published Q&As addressing the contractual implications owners and charterers consider when chartering...

Cepsa Aims to Produce up to 2.5 Million Tonnes Low-Sulphur Fuel Oil

According to an article published in Reuters, Spanish refinery Cepsa aims to produce 2.2 million-2.5 million tonnes per year of shipping fuel. IMO complaint fuel The...

[Answer] How Chemical Breakthrough Simplifies Scrubber Consumables Handling?

With IMO 2020 deadline less than 8 months away, the importance of scrubbers use have gained momentum. Scrubbers have becomes the ultimate solution in...

Ship Sinks After Collision Off Chiba Prefecture, 2 Missing and 1 Reported Dead

According to an article published in the Japan Times, divers found one man inside a cargo ship that sank in the Pacific Ocean off...

Green Maritime Methanol Project Shortlists Nine Ships

Green Maritime Methanol consortium has selected nine ships for research on the application of renewable methanol as a marine fuel. Research for these...

IMO 2020 Net Bullish for Asian Gasoline, Naphtha Markets

Attempts to maximize utilization rates by refiners may tighten gasoline supply, further affecting the naphtha markets as the market remains flooded with light...

Maersk Says US-China Trade War Hitting Shipping Demand

In a major development, the Danish shipping giant A.P. Moeller-Maersk AS swung to a first-quarter loss and warned that rising trade tensions between the U.S. and China...

MEPC74 Guide for Shipowners and Operators

IMO has discussed various issues pertaining to global shipping in the recently concluded MEPC74 meeting which was being held in its headquarters in London....

Newbuilds Need To Be 50% More Energy Efficient: IMO

In a major development, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) agreed on stricter energy efficiency targets for certain types of ships in an effort to...

Weekly Bulk Report – Week 21, 2019

The Baltic Briefing has released Bulk carrier maritime activity report for the 21st week of this year. The report formulated on 24th May 2019 highlights...