DIS Annouces Sale and Leaseback of a MR Tanker

Highlightsd’Amico Tankers D.A.C. has signed a MoA and bareboat charter contract for the sale and leaseback of its vessel d’Amico Tankers to generate...

Why this Billion-Dollar Cruise Ship is the Ultimate Ship for Women

Cruise ships are the ultimate way of vacationing but when it comes to women’s safety and luxury there is only one cruise line that...

Merchant Shipping Lacks Safety Net as GPS Disruptions Intensify

Weak GPS signals can be easily disrupted by conflicting signals or spoofed to throw ships off course. 250,000+ incidences of disruption detected by...

Norden Starts the First Commercial Test Voyage of a Ship using Bio-Fuel

HighlightsDS Norden has agreed to commercially test the CO2-neutral bio-fuel on its vessel 'Nord Highlander' Biofuel for the commercial test operation will be...

The Next Generation of Complete Shipping Solutions?

HighlightsShipping software called MARiS to offer next generation of complete commercial shipping solutions MARiS’ architecture allows companies to adopt literally every single system...

Container Ship Attacked, Cocaine Shipment Busted

On December 2, a container ship was attacked by armed criminals on Santos outer Anchorage, Brazil. What happened? The container ship 'Cap San Marco' was attacked and...

Majority of IMO 2020 Compliant Bunker Demand to be Met by MGO, LSFO: IBIA...

Compliance to IMO 2020 expected to be high with 95% compliant fuel demand met with MGO and LSFO. Scrubbers uptake likely to remain...

Shale Gluts and Ship Rules Make Heavy Sweet Oil an Unlikely Star

The recent trends noticed in shale guts and shipping rules are making heavy sweet oil a rising star. Heavy Sweet Crude Dense, low-sulfur oil, known in...

Digital Defence to Counter Cyber Crimes at Sea

DNV GL is seeking to reduce the cyber risk at sea by offering digital defence IT solutions. The cyber security system is important...

Markets – It’s Time for Aframaxes to Shine

The North Sea and Baltic Aframaxes have experienced a much firmer market when fixing cargoes with December laycans. The upward trend to continue Fearnleys has predicted...