Tuesday, August 20, 2019
Iranian crude oil supertanker "Delvar" is seen anchored off Singapore. REUTERS/Tim Chong
Shipping News

U.S. Sanctions Are Forcing Iran to Ditch Push to Cleaner Fuels

By Verity Ratcliffe (Bloomberg) –Iran is about to burn a lot more fuel oil as a result of U.S. sanctions and new global shipping rules, reversing the

August 20, 2019
Total Views: 41

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Shipping News

DryShips Agrees to Buyout Offer from Chairman and CEO

NASDAQ-listed shipowner DryShips has entered into a definitive agreement to sell all outstanding shares of the company to a holding company controlled by

August 20, 2019
Total Views: 40

Robert Allan Ltd. and MTU team up to develop first natural gas fuelled shallow draft pushboat
Press Releases

Robert Allan Ltd. and MTU team up to develop first natural gas fuelled shallow draft pushboat

Press Release – Natural gas is quickly becoming the “fuel of choice” for the maritime industry, not only for its potential in reducing

August 20, 2019
Total Views: 60

Monday, August 19, 2019
The Christophe de Margerie, an ice-class tanker fitted out to transport liquefied natural gas, is docked at the Yamal LNG facility in Arctic port of Sabetta, Yamalo-Nenets district, Russia March 30, 2017. REUTERS/Olesya Astakhova/File Photo
Shipping News

Yamal LNG Marks 20 Million Tons Shipped

Yamal LNG has hit a milestone 20 million tons of LNG shipped since the commencement of the project in December 2017. The milestone cargo was loaded onboard the

August 19, 2019
Total Views: 30

MSC Gulsun
Interesting

World’s Largest Containership Completes Maiden Voyage from China to Europe

The world’s largest containership, MSC Gülsün, has completed its maiden voyage from Asia to Europe, its MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company

August 19, 2019
Total Views: 234

Shipyard of Hyundai Heavy Industries
Shipbuilding

Billionaire Succession Stirs Protest at World’s Largest Shipyard

By Yoojung Lee (Bloomberg) — Park Jin-ok was one of the first to take voluntary retirement at Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. after working as a welder for

August 19, 2019
Total Views: 234

GoodFuelsJumbo
Shipping News

Jumbo Shipping to Trial Bio-Fuel in Offshore Decommissioning Project

Dutch heavy lift company Jumbo Shipping says it will test marine bio-fuel on an offshore decommissioning project. Jumbo has partnered with Netherlands-based

August 19, 2019
Total Views: 55

USMMA Cadet using a sextant for celestial navigation
Shipping News

Carr: LORAN Overboard

By CW4 Michael Carr – I had heard enough. This constant debate on the need for electronics. Someone would say, “Well, celestial is great, but you

August 19, 2019
Total Views: 134

grace 1 supertanker
Shipping News

Iran Warns U.S. Against Seizing Oil Tanker Headed to Greece

By Brian Wingfield, Arsalan Shahla and Verity Ratcliffe (Bloomberg) –Iran warned the U.S. against apprehending a supertanker carrying the Middle East

August 19, 2019
Total Views: 43

Sunday, August 18, 2019
Iranian Tanker ‘Grace 1’ Leaves Gibraltar After International Standoff
Shipping News

Iranian Tanker ‘Grace 1’ Leaves Gibraltar After International Standoff

By Marco Trujillo and Jon Nazca GIBRALTAR, Aug 18 (Reuters) – The Iranian tanker caught in a standoff between Tehran and the West left Gibraltar on

August 18, 2019
Total Views: 72

VIDEO: Hydrofoil Containerships Are Now A Thing (maybe)
Blog

VIDEO: Hydrofoil Containerships Are Now A Thing (maybe)

Boundary Layer Technologies is a new startup that wants to build small, fast hydrofoil cargo ships to compete with airplanes in the transport of high value,

August 18, 2019
Total Views: 3315

Friday, August 16, 2019
MarMalaita ship
Piracy

Pirates Kidnap 8 from German-Owned Cargo Ship Off Cameroon

Pirates kidnapped eight crew members from a general cargo ship off the coast of Cameroon in West Africa. The vessel’s Hamburg, Germany-based shipowner,

August 16, 2019
Total Views: 221

Iran Tanker Shifts Position But Still at Anchor Off Gibraltar
Shipping News

Iran Tanker Shifts Position But Still at Anchor Off Gibraltar

By Marco Trujillo and Jon Nazca GIBRALTAR, Aug 16 (Reuters) – An Iranian tanker caught in the standoff between Tehran and the West shifted position

August 16, 2019
Total Views: 55

Lightening ferry grounding
Shipping News

Four Injured in Ferry Grounding in Boston Harbor

The U.S. Coast Guard and other state and local rescue crews responded to the grounding of a passenger ferry near Boston Harbor’s Long Island on Friday.

August 16, 2019
Total Views: 85

containership
Shipping News

Port of Hamburg Reports Strong First Half

The Port of Hamburg reported strong growth in the first half of 2019 with seaborne cargo rising by over 4 percent helped by the solid growth in general cargo.

August 16, 2019
Total Views: 24

shipping container
Shipping News

Transpacific Rates Take a Tumble as Trade War Ripples Spread

By Alexander Whiteman (The Loadstar) – Efforts to push rates up on Asia-North Europe trades are still failing, and carriers are now also beginning to

August 16, 2019
Total Views: 41

ship emissions
Shipping News

Dirty Fuel Margins Plunge as IMO 2020 Looms

By Ahmad Ghaddar and Julia Payne LONDON, Aug 16 (Reuters) – Margins for European high sulphur fuel oil (HSFO), used to power ships, sank this week as

August 16, 2019
Total Views: 52

Thursday, August 15, 2019
jones act vessel
Interesting

Steel Cut on First Great Lakes Bulker Built in Last 35 Years

Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding has started construction on the first U.S.-flagged Great Lakes bulker in more than 35 years. A ceremonial steel cutting ceremony

August 15, 2019
Total Views: 145

makani wind kite
Shipping News

Flying Wind Power Turbine Does First Trip Offshore in Norway

By William Mathis (Bloomberg) –A carbon-fiber kite tethered to a buoy floating in waters 220 meters (761 feet) deep took flight in a test to prove that

August 15, 2019
Total Views: 96

mariner oil field uk north sea
Shipping News

Equinor Announces First Oil from Mariner Field in UK North Sea

Norwegian energy giant Equinor has announced first oil from the Mariner field in the UK North Sea. The field, which is the first Equinor has operating in UK

August 15, 2019
Total Views: 115