[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]LNG fuels have been on the forefront of alternatives for the shipping industry for quite some time now, but the latest developments with the IMO decision to limit sulphur content of marine fuels by 2020 [...]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Quintiq, a Dassault Systèmes brand and global leader in supply chain planning and optimization (SCP&O), announced today that its software has been selected by the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) to plan, schedule and optimize all [...]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]India has no plans to cut the sugar import tax for now, the food minister said, citing ample domestic stocks and criticising the Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) for projecting output forecasts below the government [...]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With the current pace of Iran’s energy consumption growth, the country may become a net energy importer by 2025, Farzad Kiyasat, a member of Iran’s Energy Conservation Society, said. He added that Iran, with a [...]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The unfortunate harsh reality, which has been widely reported in the press, is that lifeboat systems fatally injure more people than they save. This can be attributed to a number of factors including poor or [...]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Ballast Water Management Convention (the Convention), aimed at establishing standards and procedures to prevent the spread of aquatic organisms, enters into force and takes effect on 8 September this year. While it represents a [...]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]GE Marine Solutions has announced the launch of SeaLyte solutionswhich comprises two standalone products: the SeaLyte Vessel Control System (VCS) and SeaLyte DP. Both can be fully integrated into onepackage or used independently with third-party [...]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]ClassNK has just released the latest version of its design support software PrimeShip-HULL (HCSR) Ver.4.0.0., developed in response to the IACS Common Structural Rules for Bulk Carriers and Oil Tankers (CSR BC & OT). The [...]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Some ships in northern Europe have been using liquefied natural gas (LNG) as their fuel source for over a decade, with an extremely good safety record. But as the use of LNG-fuelled vessels spreads to [...]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]2016 was the year for miners. How about the unloved shippers? Is 2017 the year for them? Recently, China’s shipping companies soared. COSCO Shipping (1919.HongKong), for instance, rallied 11.5% in just one day, bringing this [...]
