World News

Wärtsilä Aims to Optimise Customer Fuel Savings Through Trident Acquisition

Wärtsilä has acquired Trident with the intention of integrating its services with Eniram's analytics to optimise hull cleaning cycles.

21 Dec 2017

Maersk Fluid Technology Partners with Technava to Bring Lube Blending-on-Board System to Greece and Cyprus

Technava is now the official sales agent for Maersk Fluid Technology's SEA-Mate Lubricant Blending-on-Board system in Greece and Cyprus.

21 Dec 2017

HMM Mulling Mega-Box Ship Orders

But unlikely to use LNG bunker fuel on newbuilds

21 Dec 2017

Aegean: Shareholder Discontent Gets Airing in Open Letter to Company

Gripes include falling share price and company's under-valuation

21 Dec 2017

Bunker-Saving HullWiper Service Expands to Egypt's Suez Canal

"With 60 vessels transiting the Suez Canal daily, the area represents an important market," said Mohammed Badawi, Managing Director of GAC Egypt.

20 Dec 2017

Shipping Confidence Remains at Three-Year High: Moore Stephens

The average confidence level remained at 6.2 out of 10.00 from the previous survey in September 2017.

20 Dec 2017

Scorpio Tankers to Delay Scrubber Decision

As uncertainty over availability and future price make wait-and-see its preferred option

20 Dec 2017

Rolls-Royce Delivers Mobile MTU Gas Engines to Rederij Doeksen

The engines are set to power two aluminium ferry vessels, which are slated to operate on the Dutch Wadden Sea.

19 Dec 2017

More Old Oil Tankers Bound for Demolition, Forecasts Frontline CEO

Spot rates for VLCCs and Suezmax vessels are currently below Frontline's cash break-even level.

19 Dec 2017

Verifavia Shipping Adds CSI Verification to Service Offerings

Verifavia Shipping says it is the first non-class verifier to offer verification according to the Clean Shipping Index.

18 Dec 2017

Update: One Third of Shipping Will Eventually Opt for Scrubbers for IMO2020 Compliance: Foreship

While initial uptake will be much lower, Foreship says oil company expectations are that up to 30 percent of commercial shipping will return to the use of high sulfur fuel oil by 2030.

18 Dec 2017

Cold-Ironing to Make an Appearance at Mombassa

Move aims to reduce ships' emissions in East African port

18 Dec 2017

Africa Sees Launch of Centre of Excellence Toward Low-Carbon Shipping

MTCC-Africa was launched on December 13 in Mombasa, Kenya, where it is hosted by the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology.

15 Dec 2017

Green Award Offers New Platinum Label for Inland Zero-Emission Vessels

A Platinum label for sea-going ships is also being considered for the Green Award programme in the future.

15 Dec 2017

Dragages Ports Moves Closer to Dual-Fuel Conversion of TSHD Samuel de Champlain

The conversion comes under the EU-funded S/F SamueLNG Project.

15 Dec 2017

Wartsila's Smart Marine Ecosystem Gets Noticed

For reducing fleet waste and optimising performance

15 Dec 2017

Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report: 2017 Week 48

Have you sold bunkers to a recently scrapped vessel? Check here with VesselsValue's demolition sales from December 7 – December 13, 2017.

14 Dec 2017

Wärtsilä and MHI-MME Partner to Boost Ship Power and Propulsion

Wärtsilä has signed a MOU with MHI-MME for the commercial marketing of a new energy solution for ships.

14 Dec 2017

Chevron Marine Lubricants Releases White Paper on Use of Methanol Bunker Fuel and Marine Lubricants

Paper based on data from two-ship trial

14 Dec 2017

OPEC And Allies "Designing a Framework" For Supply Management After Cutbacks Expire Next Year

Meanwhile, OPEC's secretary general insists that global supply and demand will be fully rebalanced by the end of 2018.

13 Dec 2017