Uptick in Interest to Install Scrubbers

With a number of fuel quality issues seen this year at Houston, Rotterdam and Singapore even before the implementation of the IMO's sulfur cap,...

China’s Stricter Ship Emissions Rules a Boon for IMO 2020 Compliance

China has geared up to strengthen their ship emission rules as the world prepares for the 2020 deadline. The tighter rules on shipping emissions...

[Watch] Passengers Cling to Side of Stricken Ferry

Passengers of a crashed ferry clung to the vessel overnight as poor weather slowed rescue efforts. The captain ran the vessel into a reef...

It’s a Cavitation Tunnel

A facility used for propeller cavitation tests. This is a vertical water circuit with large diameter pipes. A parallel inflow is established. With or...

ABB Turbochargers Help China’s Biggest Box Ship Optimize Performance

Delivered last month by China's Jiangnang Shipyard (Group) Co, the 21,000+ TEU COSCO Shipping Universe has broken the record for China's largest containership and...

Is Hong Kong Destined to be the Major Ship Finance Centre in Asia?

With the shipping industry heavily hit by the overcapacity of ships and insufficient cargo demands that arose after the 2008-09 recession, all eyes are...

Long Drought Puts Pressure on Dutch Shipping Sector

The longest drought in decades is drying out rivers in the usually wet Netherlands, hitting cargo traffic and threatening a shortage of bulk supplies...

U.S. Refiners From Exxon to Valero Have Edge Ahead of Ship Rule

Tougher shipping rules are impending for quite some time and world’s shipping fleet is preparing for it. Amidst this, the refiners are having an...

Vessel Carrying 1,000 Cars Runs Aground Off Sweden

On July 24, a cargo vessel carrying 1000 cars ran aground due to navigation issues in Sweden. What happened? The Panama-flagged cargo vessel ‘Makassar Highway’ was...

LR Grants Cyber Security AiP to DSME Smart Ship Solution

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. (DSME) has received approval in principle (AiP) from LR for the DSME Smart Ship Solution (DS4®), receiving...