Best Quality Ship Award Goes to NYK Containership

The best quality ship award for 2017 has been awarded to the containership ‘NYK Lyra’ by the Japan Federation of Pilots’ Associations (JFPA). Emphasis on...

Total to Co-charter Pavilion Energy’s First LNG Bunker Vessel

THE marine fuels arm of France’s Total has agreed to co-charter, on a long-term basis, the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker vessel to...

Scrubbers for Charter Vessels with KDB Funds

An agreement has been signed between Korea Development Bank (KDB), local steelmaker POSCO, and three South Korean shipping companies to install scrubbers on bulk...

Mooring Line Snaps and Kills Crew at Port of Longview

On June 28, a man was killed and three other people were injured at the Port of Longview after a line from a ship...

How a Deliberate Oil Spill will Help Protect the Environment

An intentional oil spill in an unknown lake in Ontario has set the pace for a new research. A team of scientists from...

Cruise Secrets: This Codeword Means Someone has Died – Do You Know What Happens...

Cruises are growing increasingly popular among Britons as a way to enjoy a holiday but scarcely do we know what to do if someone...

Drones can Make or Break a Port

Drones are increasingly being integrated into the daily operations of ports around the world, in some innovative ways. This had made the ports to...

Initial GHG Strategy, A Landmark in Shipping Industry

The enforcement of the 2020 sulfur cap along with the need to find the best solution for carries to comply with this new regulation,...

BW LPG can Convert 19 VLGCs to use LPG as Bunker Fuel

BW LPG, the world's top VLGC owner and operator, has 19 very large gas carriers from its current fleet of 46 it owns and...

Compliance Options and Current Market Balance: a Marine Money Review

By J Mintzmyer Summary The shipping sector descended upon New York City last week for Marine Money Week 2018, the world's largest ship finance forum. ...