Contaminated Bunkers – “The Houston Problem”

Houston the first location affected with contaminated bunkers. Singapore too faced bad bunkers and imports approximately 40% of its bunkers from the US. ...

[Watch] Constant Vigilance Is The Key To Safe Sailing

In its latest video, sponsored by The Standard Club, the Confidential Hazardous Incident Reporting Programme (CHIRP) investigates three recent reports that highlight hazards onboard...

Shipping Rates Plunge as Owners Fret About Trade War Impact

Freight Rates on negative bullish trend Economists and analysts could see economic and trade growthRight after the effective trade policy revision by U.S....

London School of Shipping Launched

New shipping school open in London after long standing discussions Offers valuable knowledge to professionals working in shipping industry Designed and delivered by...

Airbus Cuts Fuel Costs For Cargo Ships 20%

Airbus engineers develop AirSeas in order to make wind power technology for cargo ships. The company is using SeaWing sails on its cargo...

Suzhou and Nantong Also Require Low Sulphur Content Fuel- 1 October 2018

From 1 October 2018 onwards Vessels entering Suzhou and Nantong ECA Area in Yangtze River Delta ECA to use fuel with sulphur content not...

Towboat Fire Closes Mississippi River in East Arkansas

On September 12, a tow boat fire was reported on the Mississippi River, between east Arkansas and northeastern Mississippi. What happened? The tow boat ‘Jacob Kyle...

Maersk to Invest in Scrubbers

The shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk has decided to invest in devices that will curtail the harmful exhaust emissions on its vessels. Compliance with regulations This move...

1,600 Killed When Germans Sank British Ship Off West Africa

History has a habit of repeating itself and whenever that happens it goes on a rampage. To prevent this we need ample understanding of...

Capacity Cuts and Trade War Increase Idle Container Tonnage

Increasing number of container tonnage has been lying idle due to the combination of capacity cuts by the carriers and looming threat to hike...