Cataloguing the Confusion on China’s Scrubber Policy

China may become the second Asian nation to ban the use of open-loop scrubber systems in its waters. In November 2018, Singapore’s Maritime...

America Takes the Lead on Cleaner Ship Fuels

Led by the United States, nations at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) agreed in 2008 to limit sulfur in residual petroleum for ships...

[FAQs] What Is a Bosun and What Does He Do?

Bosun is a colloquialism derived from Boatswain the formal spelling of the word, both stem from English word, Batswegen. The batswagen was a...

Time to Weed Out Oldest or Dirtiest Vessels From Fleets

  Containership demolition market prepared to weed out the oldest and dirtiest vessels from their fleets ahead of the IMO 2020 rule. Currently, 10 container vessels...

Maersk Starts Random Box Checks to Stamp Out Misdeclared Cargoes

Maersk to carry out random container checks in North America in a bid to check out misdeclared cargoes. Inspection pilots from National Cargo Bureau will...

Fujairah to Ban Open Loop Scrubbers

According to a Reuters report the port of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates has decided to ban the use of a type of...

DSIC Wins Order with AVIC for Ten 85,000 dwt Bulk Carriers

  On January 17, China's leading finance leasing company, AVIC International Leasing has entered into a contract with Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co. (DSIC) to build new bulk...

Advantage Fleet Agreement For Alfa Laval BWMS

Alfa Laval’s PureBallast 3 BWMS to be installed on 16 vessels belonging to 'Advantage Tankers & Advantage Products'. The company is planning to...

Ceramic Membranes for Filtration of Washwater – Liqtech

Liqtech sales are poised to explode upward in 2019 and the years after, due to new shipping fuel regulations. The company is debt-free,...

Ocean Yield: Investment in Suezmax With Long-term Charter

Ocean Yield announced the Company’s assent to acquire a modern Suezmax tanker, says an article in SeaNews. What is in the agreement? Ocean Yield on Wednesday...