Scorpio Group to Install 100 Hybrid-ready Scrubbers for IMO 2020
Scorpio group is installing scrubbers in its 56 bulk carriers and 109 tankers.
Two-thirds of the fleet will be scrubber ready by the...
U.K. to Establish a Post-Brexit Port 70 Miles From the Sea
The U.K. government with aims to address one of the biggest challenges of Brexit, is planning to create a so-called inland port where imported...
Upgraded Wärtsilä EGC Test Facilities in Norway
The technology group Wärtsilä has inaugurated the upgrading of the company’s test facilities located in Moss, Norway. The inauguration ceremony took place on September...
Baltic Index Gains on Firmer Rates Across Vessel Segments
The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships ferrying dry bulk commodities, rose on Wednesday for the sixth consecutive session on...
Bulk Report – Week 38
Capesize
A mixed week for the big ships with unfulfilled expectations. Rates on the West Australia/China route failed to hold and dropped to $7.20 for...
Asia Coal Demand Drives Panamax Rates Up 7.5%
Baltic Dry Index is at 1450 points, 7% higher than the previous week.
Stringent inspections in China is making generators purchase from foreign...
New Mini-Bulker Pool Created
The NovaAlgoma Short Sea Carriers a NASC), a joint venture of Algoma Central Corporation and Nova Marine Holdings SA, and Peter Döhle Schiffahrts-KG (PDS)...
International Seaways to Install Scrubbers
International Seaways, one of the largest tanker companies worldwide providing energy transportation services for crude oil, petroleum products and liquefied natural gas (“LNG”), today...
Maersk Implements New Guidelines on Dangerous Goods Stowage
After a thorough review of current safety practices and policies in the storage of dangerous cargo, Maersk has now completed implementation of new guidelines...
Bridge Collapsed Into Canal Following Allision
On September 26, a vessel allided with a bridge located on the Van Starkenborgh Canal resulting in the bridge collapsing into the Canal.
What happened?
The vessel...