Evergas and JHW Contracts For Four New Carriers

Evergas and JHW Engineering & Contracting will jointly build six INEOS MAX 32,000M3 liquefied ethane/ethylene carriers. Copenhagen-based Evergas and Hong Kong-listed JHW Engineering & Contracting...

Uncertainties in Implementing BWM Convention

Three areas of uncertainty exist concerning the implementation of the International Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention: 35% Threshold Tonnage Entry Into Force Date D2 Standard Implementation Scheme The...

MV Le Joola: Catastrophe At Sea

Accident type : Wrecked Vessel involved : MV Le Joola Location : Coast of Gambia Date : September 26, 2002 Casualties : 1,863 deaths VESSEL INFO: Name : MV Le Joola Built  : 1990 Class & type : Roll-on/roll-off...

Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Ideal For LNG Vessels

The VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd (VTT) is leading a project to develop  the solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) that could be...

How To Mitigate Legal Risks When Purchasing Bunkers

How To Mitigate Legal Risks When Purchasing Bunkers – Lessons learned from the OW Bunker collapse It is almost a year since OW Bunker & Trading...

World’s First Natural Gas-Fuelled LNG Carrier

Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering has completed the trial sail of the world’s first LNG fuelled environment-friendly and high-efficiency carrier.  It  is expected to...

Ship To Shore Cranes Blend With The Surrounding

Konecranes believe the two ship-to-shore (STS) cranes to be the most silent and eco-efficient cranes in the world.  The two cranes delivered by Konecranes...

Paris Silence on Shipping & Aviation, Bunker Prices Tumble, Air-to-sea- Freight Gap – Shipping...

Air-to-Sea Freight Gap - Price Differential at Record High! The dramatic decline in ocean freight spot market rates has served to widen the pricing differential...