Pacific, Atlantic LNG Vessel Spot Charter Rates Continue Climb on Low Availability

Pacific and Atlantic day rates for LNG vessels up $70,000/day and $50,000/day since mid-September. The ballast bonus in the Pacific and Atlantic is...

Clearlake Shipping Charters Hoegh Gallant LNG Vessel

“Clearlake Shipping, a unit of Swiss-based energy trader Gunvor has chartered the Hoegh Gallant vessel as a conventional LNG carrier”, the reuters quoted...

Maersk Jack-up Bags One-well Extension with Petrogas

The Danish driller 'Maersk Drilling' has been awarded a one-well extension with Petrogas for its Maersk Resolute jack-up rig. Contract extension On October 22, Petrogas E&P...

IMO Rejects U.S.-Backed Plan for Phased Start of Ship-Fuel Rules

The International Maritime Organization rejects the proposal -- supported by both the U.S. and shipping groups -- for a phased start to rules that...

EPA’s 2013 Vessel General Permit to be Continued into 2019

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) recently published an update on its website notifying the industry that it would administratively continue the 2013 Vessel...

Automation for Ship Renewable Energy Systems Unveiled

On 23 October, as part of the ongoing strategy to prepare its EnergySail and Aquarius MRE for commercial release, Eco Marine Power (EMP) unveiled...

Vessel Hits Bridge, Smashes Water Pipes and Internet Cables

On October 24, Oldendorff Carriers reported that its vessel Erna Oldendorff was moved to the Yanai anchorage in Japan for a further assessment by...

Contaminated Bunker! BW Seeks $350,000 Damages from WFS

BW Green takes World Fuel Services to a U.S. Court over the supply of off-spec marine fuel says Manifold Times. Legal action Gas marine transportation services...

Maersk’s Arctic Journey

Venta Maersk started its northern sea exploration on 22nd August, 2018. Maersk used IMO's POLAR CODE in order to make the crew and...

It’s the End of an Era as Ships Steam Home from Hong Kong –...

Seen approaching the Suez Canal in 1997 after leaving Hong Kong are the last three ships in service in the Royal Navy and RFA...