So far, it’s mostly been crude tanker owners who have reaped the most from the increase in oil demand, over the past year or so. However, as it seems, soon their product tanker counterparts could [...]
ILO has issued the final report of the revised Implementation of Seafarers' Identity Documents Convention following the Tripartite Meeting of Experts earlier this year. Seafarers' Identity Documents or "SIDs" have been accepted for decades and [...]
The UKHO expanded its ADMIRALTY Port Approach Guide coverage to provide planning information on a single chart in order to help simplify port entry and exit. UKHO's Port Approach Guides are port-scale charts that [...]
China’s mining and steel industries are facing tectonic shifts over the past couple of years, with the country’s limiting of coal use, falling steel demand both domestic and foreign and iron ore prices tumbling to [...]
Largest and most powerful MAN B&W-branded engine ever built approaches market début. Doosan Engine has reported that the initial start of an MAN B&W 11G95ME-C9.5 two-stroke engine took place during October 2015 at its works in Korea –a [...]
New statutory requirements for fixed inert gas systems will enter into force on 1 January, 2016, as a result of changes to SOLAS, the Fire Safety Systems (FSS) Code and the International Bulk Chemical (IBC) [...]
The IMO Tier III requirements reduce nitrogen-oxide emissions (NOx) by approximately 76% in comparison to a Tier II engine. This requirement only applies to new vessels and engines. It poses a significant challenge to engine [...]
The International Group of P&I Clubs (IG) have now approved a third system, known as E-Title, for use of electronic bills of lading. Bolero and essDOCS are, as known, the other two approved systems. [...]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]ABB has disclosed details of a comprehensive study from DNV-GL R&D examining the potential for efficiency improvements of dual fuel diesel electric (DFDE) propulsion. The outcome of the study shows that it is possible to [...]
Indian state-owned firms may have to give half their freight business to local shippers to help rescue an industry battered by the global commodities downturn. India’s cabinet could as early as next month consider [...]
