USA-based ballast water treatment system (BWTS) manufacturer, Ecochlor, Inc. announced the completion of a contract to retrofit 36 vessels, including Suezmaxes, Aframaxes, VLCCs, Minicapes and Capes for Angelicoussis Shipping Group Limited (ASGL). Inst…
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Dutch shipowner Seatrade was recently found in breach of the EU Waste Shipment Regulation1 (the “Waste Regulation”) after selling four reefer ships for scrapping in India, Bangladesh and Turkey in 2012. This case raises interesting questions about the …
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Tanker owners had little to talk about during the course of the past week, amid holidays left and right, but it was the geopolitical side of the market, which caused the most stir, as a result of the reprise of Iran sanctions from the US. In its latest…
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Capesize A positive mood for the coming days, with rates firming again as the week closed out. In Asia, the key C5 route, West Australia/China, peaked at $8.55, but then lost ground as a holiday in Europe unsettled the market and this combined with a t…
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Changes in the cyber security industry A recent set of attacks against critical infrastructure entities, such as oil and gas pipeline operators, utilities and even some city and state governments reveal new motives and methods. The attackers were not o…
DNV GL: The seven phases of a cyber attack Read More »