Refinery Fire Sparks Tanker Rally

A fire that broke in one of the oldest and largest oil refineries serving the US east coast has affected product tanker trades. The...

Panama Canal Increases Passenger Ship Tariffs

In a major development, the Panama Canal Authority's board of directors has announced that they have approved a proposal to modify the Panama Canal...

KSS Expands VLGC Fleet With a $148m New-building Order

KSS Line is expanding its fleet with a newbuilding order for up to two VGLCs at HHI. Deal is for one 86,000-cbm standard...

BHP Fears an Iron Ore Freight Increase by $5/t Ahead of IMO 2020

UK-Australian resources firm BHP estimates that the new International Maritime Organization (IMO) rules, which will lower the sulphur limit in marine fuels to 0.5pc,...

Vitol Building Malaysian Oil Refinery To Meet Compliant Fuel Availability Issues

In a major development,Vitol, the world’s largest independent oil trader, has announced that they have started building a small oil refinery at their storage...

MEPC 74: Shipowners Say Much Work Done, Still More To Do

As the 74th meeting of IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 74) closed last month, delegates began to think about the implications of what...

Maersk’s First Phase Share Buy-Back Program

According to a press release published on Global Newswire website, on 3 June 2019, A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S (the Company) announced the first...

China and Russia Signs Deal To Ship Natural Gas on Arctic Route

Cosco Shipping with Russia's Sovcomflot to haul natural gas across the Arctic route. Yamal LNG and  China Shipping LNG Investment Co., to operate...

Kongsberg Wins LNG and Battery Propulsion Contract for LNG Powered Cargo Vessel

Kongsberg to supply a Power & Propulsion System for the new LNG powered multi-purpose cargo vessel of design MM85CC LNG. Kongsberg propulsion system...

Dredger Converted To Dual-fuel

Europe's first dredger converted dual-fuel LNG/MGO propulsion has returned to work after signing a 23-month contract. The dredger named Samuel de Champlain is owned...