New Break Bulk Optimiser Solution

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has introduced a new Breakbulk cargo stowage solution, the Breakbulk Optimiser, that enables operators to rapidly and optimally plan the...

Can You Name this Ship Part?

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Wash-Water will Kill Scrubbers in 10 Years

Wash-water acidity poses a threat for scrubbers, says Intertanko Technical Director. Clean fuel is the only long-term solution. IMO planning to reduce greenhouse...

Fully Autonomous Cargo Ships Face Enormous Challenges

A consortium of Norwegian firms, including Yara International, Vard, and Kongsberg, announced on September 2017, that they’d start testing the hull design of the...

Dousing the Flames: What Should be Done to Prevent Fires on Container Ships?

In March, the Maersk Honam container vessel was sailing hundreds of miles south-east of Salalah, Oman, when it erupted into flames.Nearly two months...

Wreck of 400-Year-Old Spice Trade Ship Found Off Portugal

Archaeologists have found a 400-year-old shipwreck off the coast of Portugal, in what one specialist called the "discovery of a decade".Spices, ceramics and cannons...

Where are the Metrics for Morale in Shipping?

Moral is not something that is recognised by today’s modern accountancy trained managers who are good at counting the beans and just take decisions...

LNG Shipping Rates Spike with Seen Through 2019

LNG rate spike continues as the price increased to  $95,000 from $75,000 a day at the end of August. LNG transportation from terminals...

Europe has Capacity to Recycle its Ships

Ship recycling yards approved by the EU will have enough capacity to handle demand from EU-flagged ships that need to be scrapped, a new...

Exxon Starts New Unit to Raise Ultra-Low Sulfur Fuels

In a major development, Exxon Mobil has  started operations at a new unit in their 366K bbl/day integrated Beaumont, Tex., facility in order to...