The shipping industry has previously faced problems with bunker contamination due to the presence of catalytic fines and is again experiencing similar issues. The culprit this time has been identified as phenols and fatty acids. One theory is that thes…
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The future prospects of the Handy/Supramax bulker segment appear to be more than favorable as we enter into 2019, perhaps even more than their larger “siblings” of the dry bulk market segment. This despite the fact that demolitions have slowed down ove…
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With the industry’s eyes firmly fixed on the 2020 sulphur cap, shipowners might be paying less attention to installing a ballast water management system. But time will run out to comply with the ballast water regulation and delaying to the last minute …
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Challenges and risks arise when changing from one fuel to another on board. We have handled many cases in which a new fuel was mixed with the fuel already in use, but proved incompatible. A critical moment occurs each time fuel runs out and a new batch…
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2018 certainly hasn’t been what it was predicted to be back in late 2017, for the most part, as it had more than a few surprises up its sleeve, most notably in the form of President Trump’s decisions and its implication on the shipping industry, from t…
2018: A Year to Remember or to Forget for Shipping? Read More »