Norway to Supply Australia’s First Floating LNG Import Ship
New LNG regasification ship planned at Port Kembla
Imports LNG, regasifies and pumps it into pipelines
Capable of powering 2 million homes for...
Maersk and IBM Introduce TradeLens Blockchain Shipping Solution
What is TradeLens?
The TradeLens is a venture jointly developed by the two companies to apply blockchain to the world’s global supply chain. TradeLens is...
Tanker Report – Week 33
VLCC
Very little change as rates remained around WS 51/52 level. New Harvest fixed the New Naxos basis 270,000mt AG/China for end of August at...
Where are We Going with these Megaships?
The container vessel sizes have been on a steady rise and many carriers are competing to build large ships to accommodate more cargo.
What...
SHELL to Time Charter Dynamic Positioning AET Shuttle Tanker
The AET has formally announced its first contract with SHELL to time charter its new-build dynamic positioning (IMO Class 2) shuttle tanker (DPST) in...
Shell Ships ‘Slurry Oil’ in Unusual Arbitrage Move
In an unusual mover, Shell International Eastern Trading Company (SIETCO) has chartered a tanker to ship up to 80,000 tonnes of slurry oil from...
Maersk Warns on Impact of Trade War
Maersk shipping chief has announced that tariffs could slow global annual trade growth by 0.1 to 0.3 per cent, but in US it declined...
[Watch] Drone Footage of Shipwreck in Qawra
A vessel ran aground at Qawra as a result of the rough seas. The Hephaestus, a 60-metre Togo-registered tanker broke its moorings near the...
[Watch] Ship Air Emissions – Main Challenges, Policies and Industry Developments
IMarEST TV recording of the 10 May 2018 technical lecture presented to the IMarEST UAE Branch in Dubai by Dr Stefanos Chatzinikolaou, Senior Manager...
Underwater Repairs to Prevent Dry-dockings
Wärtsilä’s divers are helping operators to avoid unplanned dry-dockings by completing repairs such as propulsion overhaul, hull cleaning and propeller polishing underwater.
The retrofitting of...