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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Dutch thruster manufacturer Veth Propulsion has produced what it claims is the most compact thruster ever, incorporating several design innovations to cut height dramatically and offer significant space savings. The company has slashed the [...]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) plans to raise transit tolls for LPG tankers from 1 October. Under the new toll system, the return trip cost for a very large gas carrier (VLGC) loaded with [...]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Owners of VLCCs, the largest kind of tankers available, aren’t feeling all that happy lately. The announcement made last week by OPEC and a number of non-OPEC producers to extend production cuts to March [...]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The National Shipping company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) recently inked a joint venture agreement with Saudi Aramco, Lamprell plc, and Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. (HHI), in order to build and operate a maritime [...]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]INTERCARGO has highlighted the risk of reduced ballasting transfer rates after fitting ballast water treatment systems. We consider the impact on charterparties. The forthcoming entry into force of the IMO Ballast Water Convention, and the [...]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Satellite AIS data services provider ExactEARTH launched at Nor Shipping 2017 a service known as exactVIEW RT and powered by Harris, which claims to be the ‘world’s first global persistent real-time Satellite AIS service’. [...]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Paris Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has announced that it will be conducting a concentrated inspection campaign (CIC) jointly with the Tokyo MoU. The CIC will focus on navigation safety, including Electronic Chart Display [...]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has published a proposal for modifications to its current tolls structure following approval by the ACP’s Board of Directors on May 25, 2017. Jorge L. Quijano, Panama Canal Administrator [...]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Wärtsilä has introduced a major update to its Eniram SkyLight 2.0 performance monitoring system targeted at making predictive analysis and proactive planning more efficient. The system now adds nautical maps, weather layers, and route [...]