Ports Revoke Open-loop Scrubber Ban After Publication of Academic Research

Several Port Authorities around the world have given approvals and no-objection letters indicating their intention to revoke open-loop scrubbers ban in their waters. ...

GNS Partners StormGeo To Integrate World’s Navigation With Weather Solutions

In a recent development, GNS has announced that they have started a strategic partnership with StormGeo which will create new situational awareness, route optimization...

OOCL Sells Long Beach terminal for US$1.78 billion

OOCL expects to realize a gain of  just under US$1.3 billion by selling its Long Beach Container Terminal for US$1.78 billion, whose net...

[Answer]How To Provide Lifelong Protection Against Cavitation & Corrosion Damage?

The Shipping industry encounters a fair share of cavitation and corrosion damage of vessels for which they need to spend a substantial amount for...

Engine Performance Optimization on Land and Sea

ABB Measurement & Analytics helps the shipping and power companies save fuel and improve the reliability of large diesel engines. ABB’s instrumentation and analyzers...

IMO 2020: Boxship Scrubber Retrofits To Surge

A recent survey shows a fairly large chunk of the boxship fleet to head into repair yards in the coming months leading up to...

Weekly Tanker Report – Week 18, 2019

The Baltic Briefing has issued the tanker report for the 18th week of this year. The report dated 3rd May 2019 provides a valuable insight...

Can Oil Companies Cater To IMO 2020 VLSFO Demands?

Petrobras has just produced and supplied its first batch of IMO 2020-compliant marine fuel, it is capable of producing 45,000-barrel per day. Sulfur...

Maersk First To Offer Digital Ocean Customs Clearance

Maersk has launched Customs Clearance online shipping management platform in seven European countries - Germany, France, Denmark, The Netherlands, Poland, United Kingdom, and Spain. ...

Pirates Hijack Blue Marlin! Vessel Recovered and Crew Freed

A Royal Boskalis Westminster heavy transport vessel has been recovered and the crew freed after being hijacked on Sunday about 80 miles offshore Equatorial...