“A fire in the engine room is any seafarer’s worst nightmare,” says Tom Backlund, Wärtsilä’s General Manager Large Bore Engines. This is especially true when it comes to fuel leakages in vessel engine rooms. This is why the International Convention for…
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2019 has proven to be just as hard as 2018 for tanker owners, but for a whole new set of reasons. While last year was characterized by shipping’s own shortcomings, as a result of an imbalance between supply and demand, 2019 is proving to be the year of…
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A wider conflict with Iran would be negative for most types of ships and for the oil markets in general. Fewer ships will transit the Straits of Hormuz. The following analysis focuses on VLCCs, which lift most of the crude cargo volumes out of the Arab…
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The frequency of port state control taking spot samples of a ship’s fuel oil to verify its sulphur content is expected to increase significantly after 1 January 2020. Our case studies below show how proper onboard procedures and a well prepared and att…
Prepare crews for PSC spot sampling of ships’ fuel Read More »
Ship owners and more specifically tanker owners have been tasked with yet another twist, in their efforts to trade their vessels, after the latest developments in the Strait of Hormuz. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Allied Shipbroking said tha…
Hormuz Strait Tensions, a Nightmare Scenario for Shipping Read More »