Weekly Maritime Security Report – Week 29, 2019

Protection Vessels International has released the 29th Weekly Maritime Security Report of 2019. The report summarized on 7th August 2019 highlights the various incidents...

IMO 2020: A New Opportunity for China’s Bunker Fuel Sector

Chinese ports handle nearly a third of global container traffic and have the largest merchant fleet in the world in terms of the...

IMO 2020 Impact! Might Impact the Oil Market in an Unexpected Way

As IMO 2020 comes into effect from January 1, 2020, it is expected to tighten global distillate supplies and cause distillate prices to...

MAN, Corvus Energy and DNVGL Unveils HYCAS Study on Hybrid Power Generation

MAN Energy Solutions, Corvus Energy, and DNV GL revealed the HYCAS report for cost-effectiveness for hybrid power solutions. The new report has highlighted...

ClassNK Certification for SMARTShip

ClassNK's certification covers approval of the solution as a 'computer-based system’ which conforms to the Class Society’s rules. Leading ship classification society, ClassNK...

A Brand New Residential Cruise Ship Firm Debuts in Market

An article in Maritime Executive reports of a new entrant in the small subsector of luxury condominium cruise ships: Blue World Voyages, a Miami-based...

‘Zero Emission’ Ship Powered Only by Battery

Nagasaki-based Oshima Shipbuilding Co Ltd has built an automatic ship powered only by a battery. The ship, "e-Oshima," is a "zero-emission ship" that...

Craftsmen Shine in Ship Modelling at Havana’s Quincentennial

An article in Xinhuanet reports about the 500th anniversary of Havana, which saw an extremely talented model ship builder. Avid Ship modeller Leonardo de Jesus Medina,...

Will IMO 2020 Benefit U.S Oil Refiners?

Ship Implementation Plan is required for IMO 2020 compliance. Tank cleaning and fuel oil changeover are complex activities. Ship owners turn tanks in...

Maersk’s First Ocean-Rail Service from Asia To Europe

On 7th August 2019, Maersk’s new AE19 service arrived at the port of Gdansk, carrying cargo which had been loaded in Asia less than...