Discounted Asian Crude Goes Premium As the IMO 2020 Deadline Looms
According to a Platts article, the fast-approaching lower sulfur cap for global maritime shipping fuels pushed prices for specific 'cheap' crude grades into significant...
Petrobras Wants Marine Fuel Tested Ahead of IMO 2020
Brazil's state-led Petrobras will be running tests from June to prepare its refineries to comply with the International Maritime Organization's 2020 sulfur cut in...
IMO To Propose Mediterranean ECA Next Year
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) plans to submit a proposal for an Emissions Control Area (ECA) across the Mediterranean next year, reports ArgusMedia.
NOx and...
Cruise Ship Passenger Dies Under ‘Unexplained’ Circumstances, Two Others Fall Sick
According to an article published in Newsweek, a man has died while onboard a cruise ship anchored off the coast of Scotland, with two...
Weekly Tanker Report – Week 22, 2019
The Baltic Briefing has issued the tanker report for the 22nd week of this year. The report dated 31st May 2019 provides a valuable insight into...
CMA CGM and MSC To Join TradeLens Blockchain-Enabled Digital Shipping Platform
CMA CGM and MSC have announced to join TradeLens, a blockchain-enabled digital shipping platform, jointly developed by A.P. Moller - Maersk.
This move will...
Phishing Scam Targets Cargo Ship Operations!
According to an article published in Freight Waves, email phishing tactics have been added to the list of methods being used by outsiders to...
MOL Releases FOCUS Project Part I ‘Fleet Viewer’ Application
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. today announced that MOL, Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., and Weathernews Inc. jointly released "Fleet Viewer," as part I of...
Navios Acquires Ownership of Shoei Kisen Panamax
Angeliki Frangou-led Navios has acquired the 2014-built panamax bulker Sea Victory from Japanese owner Shoei Kisen, says an article published in Splash247.
What is...
IMO Bunker Fuel Mandate: CEOs Raise Concerns About Availability of Diesel and Other Fuels
According to an article published by Transport Topics, a group of industry stakeholders is urging the Trump administration to take action to ensure adequate...
























