Star Bulk Entire Fleet Goes for Scrubber

Star Bulk Carrier plans to install scrubbers in its entire fleet by 2020. It has secured 3% debt to cover up 70% of...

South Korea Bunker Spread to Singapore Narrows on Easing Tightness

As the South Korean market recovers, the bunker fuel price spread between South Korea and Singapore narrowed down in recent days, reports Platts writer...

Hurricane Florence Nears Category 5

On September 11, more than 1 million people on the southern East Coast of the United States faced mandatory evacuation orders as Hurricane Florence...

Alfa Laval Addressing 2020 Fuel Challenges by Optimizing the Entire Fuel Line

Alfa Laval is optimizing its fuel line to protect the engine and ensure fuel efficiency. This is appropriate for the complex low sulfur...

Maersk Ship Hauling Garbage as $20 Million Clean-up Starts

A $20 million project by Maersk will tow up 87000 tons of plastic from the Pacific Patch. The 2000ft oil boom will be...

DNV GL “Carbon Robust” Ship Designs Offer Competitive Edge

The DNV GL has released its second edition of Maritime Forecast to 2050. This release is a part of a suite of Energy Transition...

Oct 1 Deadline! China Bans Ships with No Scrubber

As of 1 October 2018, ships operating in China’s Yangtze River Delta domestic ECA can no longer use fuel with a sulphur content exceeding...

983 Vessels have Opted for EGCS

In a recent turn of events, major shipping operators Spliethoff, Frontline, DHT and Star Bulk have opted for scrubbers. Preferred option for shippers This move...

Tainted Shipping Fuel Sparks Calls for Tighter Quality Control

A recent news report by Reuters says that a wave of contaminated fuel that has clogged and damaged engines on hundreds of oil tankers...

CMA CGM Revenue Increases from Volume Growth Inspite of Fuel Cost

Strong uptrend fo CMA CGM in second quarter Officials say strategic partnership is the key Plans acquisition of the Finnish business Containerships, to...