Festøya, the first in a series of four new hybrid ferries due for delivery to Norwegian ferry operator Norled in 2020, entered service in mid-July.The double-ended RoPax ferries are being built at the Remontowa shipyard in Poland. Two of the…
First of Norled’s Four New Hybrid Ferries Enters Service Read More »
Despite the recent lull in newbuilding orders over the past few months, the past week proved to be a different story, albeit only slightly. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Clarkson Platou Hellas said that it was a “quite active week in terms of…
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Bunkers are a relatively small part of the overall oil market, accounting for just over 6%. It is what is happening elsewhere in the industry that sets the underlying price in our market, but of course with a number of factors that determine if VLSFO, …
To see where bunker prices are going, we have to look at the bigger oil picture Read More »
This article will examine the Merchant Shipping (Masters and Seamen) Laws of 1963 to 2002 and the amendments introduced by Law 233(I)/2002 together with the repeals effected on 20/08/2013 by Ratification Law 6(III)/2012 regarding the ILO Maritime Conve…
Earlier Discharge Of A Seafarer Under Cyprus Law Read More »
A pair of tropical cyclones forecast to become hurricanes early next week are headed for the U.S. Gulf Coast and will spin over the Gulf’s warm waters simultaneously, a rare weather event that could cause massive disruption as they make landfall.The la…
Two Storms Head for US Gulf in Rare Hurricane Season Event Read More »