Abundance of VLCCs Keep Market Rates Flat

The Atlantic lacked ‘steam’ both ex West Africa and the Americas, with considerable activity in the US Gulf.  Suezmaxes saw a week of...

No Scrubber Equipped VLCC Then No Deal

In a  major development, India's top refiner Indian Oil Corp is close to chartering a Panama-flagged ship rather than an Indian vessel in their...

[Watch] Iridium Can Be the Backbone of Digital Ships

Iridium Communications Inc. the US-based satellite communications company and its partner Lars Thrane, unveiled their first terminal designed to operate on the Iridium network...

SHI Delivers World’s Largest Containership To MSC

Samsung Heavy Industries delivers world’s largest container ship to MSC, reports Baird Maritime. World’s largest container ship Samsung Heavy Industries delivered the largest container ship to...

Container Ship Collides With Berthed Greek Bulk Carrier in the Yangtze River

Container Ship YU HANG 18 went out of control while passing Zhenjiang, Yangtze River, upstream from Shanghai and collided with berthed bulk carrier ODIGITRIA,...

Weekly Maritime Security Report – Week 24, 2019

Protection Vessel International has released the Maritime Security Report for Week 24 of 2019. The report formulated on 3rd July 2019 highlights the various security...

Hamburg Süd and Maersk Strengthen Portfolio

Hamburg Süd will be expanding and enhancing the services it offers on this core trade beginning in June 2019 in collaboration with Maersk. The...

Langh Tech Scrubber Delivery To Chios Navigation’s Tanker

Langh Tech has successfully delivered a scrubber system to the Chios Navigation, a medium range product tanker. The system consists of a U-type...

Asian Fuel Oil Premiums Surge As Global Sulfur Shift Looms

The premium for 380-centistoke (cst) high-sulfur fuel oil rose to $11.63 a ton above Singapore benchmark prices. It is attributed to a combination...

Nautical Institute Signs Memorandum To Help IMO ITCP

In a major development, the Nautical Institute (NI) and the IMO have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under which the NI will support...