As the International Maritime Organization (IMO) sulphur regulation date of 1 January nears, availability of the new, very low-sulphur fuel oil is moving in the right direction – although too slowly – high-sulphur fuel oil inventories are shrinking glo…
Bunker prices will rise, regardless of type, at 2020 start – MABUX Read More »
A child can hope, but ultimately, they know if they have been good during the year or managed to get themselves on Father Christmas’s naughty list. For shipowners, life can be a little cruel at this time of year too. Good or bad, the seasonality chart …
Dry bulk market still on the naughty step Read More »
European short-sea and feeder lines challenge legality of Dockers’ Clause extension.European short-sea and feeder ship operators are challenging efforts by the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) to redefine container lashing as…
EU Shortsea Shippers Challenge ITF Longshore Clause Read More »
Coast Guard responds to deadly New York harbor pilot accident.On December 30, 2019 at approximately 0430, Sandy Hook Pilot Captain Dennis R. Sherwood was involved in an incident while boarding a container vessel inbound to the Port of New York & New Je…
Sandy Hook Pilots Issue Statement on Operational Fatality Read More »