Asia LR2 Freight Rate Above LR1

After a hiatus of almost three months, the East of Suez Long Range II or LR2, were commanding upon Worldscale points, a puny premium...

DNV GL to Take Hull Performance Beyond ISO 19030

PPG, a global leader in protective and marine coatings, and the global quality assurance and risk management company DNV GL, have signed a collaboration...

HMM Opts for Scrubber Ready Mega Containerships

The shipping company HMM has planned to order 12 containerships of 20,000 TEU and 8 containerships of 14,000 TEU capacity to be deployed in...

Greece Aims to be Marine LNG Hub

The Maritime giant Greece is planning to conquer the much coveted position of being the regional marine bunkering and distribution hub for liquefied natural...

DNV GL Announces New Scrubber Notation

ER class notation - a natural complement to DNV GL’s Scrubber ready notation Released in 2016, helps new buildings for scrubber installs Allows...

Improper Digital Chart Leads Vessel To Run Aground

Summary: On 13 May 2017, the Maltese registered bulk carrier Universal Durban, while on passage from Bell Bay, Tasmania to Bintulu, Malaysia, ran aground on...

A New Safety Issue for Ships?

There has been a rise in recent years in the number of hybrid and full-electric vessels in the maritime industry. Estimates suggest that almost...

Boat Drones Propel One of China’s Hottest Startups

One of China’s emerging startup ‘Oceanalpha’ has proposed to build the World’s first autonomous cargo ship. Project Cloudrift The proposal to build an autonomous cargo ship...

Problem Bunkers in Netherlands Antilles Similar to Houston Bunkers

In the last two days we have received reports of fuel pump seizure from two vessels which received bunkers in the Netherlands Antilles (Aruba and...

Foreign Flagged Ships Detained in the UK During May 2018

As per media reports, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has announced that they have detained seven foreign flagged ships in UK ports during...