2020 Global Sulphur Cap Date Not Far Off as it Appears

2020 global sulphur cap implementation date decided January 1st, 2020, has been set as the implementation date for a significant reduction in the sulphur content...

14.5 Ton Drug Bust in International Waters

A Royal Canadian Navy vessel was involved in an International anti-drug trafficking mission that led to the seizure of about 14.5 tonnes of cocaine...

NKK(UK) Ltd Receives ISO9001 Accreditation from UKAS

Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (UK) Ltd, a subsidiary of the leading classification society, ClassNK, has become an accredited Certification Body. The accreditation was granted by...

ClassNK Releases Guidelines for Liquefied Hydrogen Carriers

Leading classification society ClassNK has released its Guidelines for Liquefied Hydrogen (LH2) Carriers for the safe constructions and operation of LH2 carriers based on...

Singapore Set to Get Box Traffic Boost from CMA CGM

CMA CGM, the world's third-largest box carrier, has doubled its operating capacity in Singapore to four million TEUs (20-foot equivalent units) with the launch...

Inert Gas Generator Adjustment Saves 30% Bunker Fuel

Alfa Laval AFEM for Smit Inert Gas Systems Produces Significant Fuel Savings The Alfa Laval Automatic Fuel Efficiency Module (AFEM) is a new modification for...

Incentive for Scrubbers Driven by $200/mt Price Differential

Incentive for scrubbers driven by $200/mt price differential: shipowners High sulfur fuel oil has to be at least $200/mt cheaper than 0.5% low sulfur fuel...

Why the Global Shipping Industry will be Tough to Salvage?

The political order that defines the world is changing, and with it, the global shipping industry. The advent of container shipping in the mid-1950s...

A Leak That Disabled Fighting Fire on Cargo Hold

Summary On 07 September 2015, a fire was detected inside one of the cargo holds of Barzan, a Maltese registered container ship. At that time,...

Storm Causes Scandinavian Marine Accidents

Stormy weather in northern European seas kept search and rescue and salvage vessels busy over the first days of this week. What happened? According to local...