Top 7 Brave New Ideas in Green Shipping

The shipping industry is up for major changes to curtail emissions with much tougher rules awaiting in 2050. Apart from the sulphur regulations...

Open-loop Scrubber Ban Minimal Impact : Wärtsilä

According to a Ship&Bunker report, Wärtsilä one of the primary manufacturers of the scrubbers systems says that the open-loop scrubber bans by Singapore, Fujairah,...

Bulk Report – Week 5, 2019

The weekly highlights of the Baltic Briefing are here. This report showcases the bulk carrier market scenario of week 5 of 2019 which has...

Tanker Report – Week 5, 2019

The Baltic Briefing has released a report about the tanker market of the 5th week of shipping activities of this year. The report dated...

‘Blistering Barnacles’ and Shipping’s Big Gas Question

In addition to natural gas, alternative fuels and even barnacle-resistant paint are required for meeting the climate target. International shipping contributes nearly 3%...

Master Stabbed By Crew Aboard Aframax Crude Oil Tanker

According to Fleetmon, the master was stabbed by a crew member aboard an Aframax crude oil tanker. What happened? On February 4, the oil tanker 'STI Guard'...

Guided-Missile Cruiser and a Dry Cargo Ship Collided Stern-to-Stern

While Navy collisions are rare, in 2017 two destroyers were involved in separate deadly collisions that killed a total of 17 sailors.  This...

Master’s Failure to Plan and Execute a Safe Docking Causes Allision of Vessel

What happened? About 1400 Alaska daylight time on June 3, 2016, the cruise ship Celebrity Infinity allided with its arrival berth in Ketchikan, Alaska. No...

[Answer] Is This Cruise Ship Dumping Human Waste Into the Ocean?

An image supposedly showing a cruise ship dumping human waste into the ocean near a coastal city is frequently shared on social media.  One...

Beware of Local Restrictions Before Discharging Washwater from Scrubbers

Despite the IMO's approval for scrubbers as a safe bet for the new sulphur regulations, some local authorities of coastal countries are concerned about...