Scrubbers: A Shipping Executive’s View

  As there’s no extension to the IMO 2020 Sulphur regulation, shipowners and shipping companies should create a ship implementation plan. The...

Tanker Report – Week 1, 2019

The tanker report has been compiled highlighting the various highs and lows faced by the tanker market. VLCC The increase in 2019 Worldscale flat rates led...

GARD: Amendments to the Rules for the 2019 Policy Year

  Changes in terminology and structure  as to calculation of calls and clarification of the term 'casualty'. Rule 56 regarding non-marine personnel has been...

Five Marine Fuels and Propulsion Technology Moves that will Define 2019

Prediction of top five trends in marine fuels and propulsion technologies in 2019 Stressed the need for long-term fuels, vision for zero carbon...

Panama Canal to Restrict Draft to 49 Feet as of February 11

  On January 7, Due to an unusually low amount of rain in December, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) announced that the maximum draft for...

Freight Derivative Trade Volumes Up In 2018

According to the figures compiled by the Baltic Exchange the overall volume of the Forward Freight Agreement (FFA) trades increased in 2018, reports Dry...

Ship Finance International Snaps up 19,400 Teu Boxship Pair

Ship Finance International acquired two containerships at the end of 2018. It is a pair of 2016-built 19,400 teu boxships contracted until late...

Drone Vessel Survey for ClassNK and MOL

ClassNK conducted a demonstration test of a ship class survey using drone technology. The test successfully proved the drones’ ability to monitor the...

Bulk Report – Week 1 for 2019

The Baltic Briefing's weekly report is out for the first week of 2019. Here's an insight on that report. Capesize It was an active start...

MacGregor Acquires Marine and Offshore Businesses of TTS

A press release by JLA has specified that it has acquired clearance from the South Korean competition regulator for the acquisition of the marine and...