VLCC Tanker Rates Rise Sharply Overnight
Asian VLCC tanker rates for PG-East voyages show a sharp rise due to flood of cargoes and tight supply.
Reasons for rate hike:
Scarce supply
Weather delays
Delays...
CEO, Faststream: Unemployed Seafarers Likely In 2016
Mark Charman, CEO, Faststream, is uniquely well-placed to give readers a glimpse of what next year holds for the shipping and offshore markets.
He is...
Pressurised Membrane Systems Approved
LR and GTT conducted a joint research and innovation programme investigating cargo containment behaviour, looking at strength aspects in various applications, sizes and at...
Hazards In Shipping Coal From Indonesia
UK P&I Club’s Loss Prevention Team highlights the risks and advises actions to be taken to reduce accidents.
Self-heating incidents involving coal cargoes loaded at...
Seagull’s Software Benchmarks Seafarers’ Knowledge
Shipowners and operators can now compare their seafarers’ knowledge levels with the industry peers using an advanced software tool launched by Seagull Maritime. This...
Piracy Risk increases For Indian Ocean Warns Experts
The International Maritime groups have amended the boundaries of a high-risk security zone in the Indian Ocean.
Highlights :
The reduction of the BMP4 High-Risk Area (HRA) – which...
DNV GL Approves World’s First LNG-fuelled Tanker Design
Classification society DNV GL and Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC) have celebrated the shipyard gaining the first approval in principle (AIP) worldwide for designs...
First Mobile MEDICbox For WINDEAcare
Injuries and diseases in offshore wind farms always mean big challenges. The WINDEAcare concept offers a holistic acute and emergency medical care service with...
LR to Classify Nine Tankers for Maersk
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has been awarded the contract for classification of nine Medium Range (MR) type product tankers built at Samsung’s Ningbo yard in...
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