[Watch] Ship Air Emissions – Main Challenges, Policies and Industry Developments

IMarEST TV recording of the 10 May 2018 technical lecture presented to the IMarEST UAE Branch in Dubai by Dr Stefanos Chatzinikolaou, Senior Manager...

Underwater Repairs to Prevent Dry-dockings

Wärtsilä’s divers are helping operators to avoid unplanned dry-dockings by completing repairs such as propulsion overhaul, hull cleaning and propeller polishing underwater.The retrofitting of...

[Watch] The Way Big Ships are Launched Looks Completely Insane

Getting a new ship into the water is, presumably, the most important part of building a seafaring vessel.Not all ships are created equal...

Bulk Report – Week 33

Capesize A week of largely unfulfilled expectations with holidays is again curbing activity. Rates remained essentially healthy, but despite bad weather in China, possibly causing...

Greece Saves the Euro

Greece completes ESM’s €61.9bn (£55bn; $70.8bn) bailout programme. The economy has grown slowly in the past 3 years and is 25% smaller than...

Gulf Navigation Vessels are 2020 Ready

Gulf Navigation holding has entered two of its petrochemical tankers into the dry dock for the mandatory five-year maintenance. This includes major upgrades to...

Maersk to Spin Off Drilling Business

On August 17, the Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk confirmed that it would spin off its offshore drilling operation and list the unit in...

42 Greek Vessels Goes for Bilfinger Scrubbers

The industrial service provider Bilfinger is planning to conquer new markets due to its scrubber technology. Secured several contacts The service provider group has secured several...

British Woman Overboard! Spent Ten Hours in the Sea

On August 19, a British woman was rescued from sea after she fell off a cruise ship. The woman had been struggling for ten...

Tanker Feared to be Hijacked

On August 13, a tanker was reported missing in the Gulf of Guinea and efforts on contacting the vessel went in vain. What happened? The...