In 2016, a 14,000 TEU MSC containership was involved in a ship collision in the Singapore Straits. While the impact did not result in any environmental damage or injury to the crews of either vessel, it did cause severe damage to the aft section of the…
ERS: Managing emergencies, preventing disasters Read More »
Over the course of the past couple of weeks, ship owners have been rather active in the newbuilding market for dry bulk carriers. However, this trend waned off during the previous week, with few contracts being finalized. Nevertheless, shipbrokers expe…
The IMO decision to limit the sulphur content of ship fuel from 1 January 2020 to 0.5 per cent worldwide, and the recently adopted resolution to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 50 per cent by 2050, will change the future mix of ship fuels dram…
Alternative fuels: the options Read More »
The European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) entered into force on 25 May this year. While many of its provisions already applied under existing national and European data protection laws, the advent of the GDPR raised the profile of the issu…
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As the tanker sector is still trying to recover part of the lost ground of the past couple of years in terms of earnings, shipbroker Charles R. Weber, in a recent research analysis, noted that supply fundamentals are bound to improve in the near future…
Suezmax Tanker Owners Can Find Hope for 2019, Unlike their VLCC Counterparts Read More »