Safe Bulkers to Fit Half of Its Fleet with Scrubbers

Safe Bulkers to Fit Half of Its Fleet with Scrubbers

Safe Bulkers, Inc., an international provider of marine dry bulk transportation services, has agreed with Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry Co. Ltd., (Cosco) a detailed schedule within 2019 for the installation of Alfa Laval PureSOx scrubbers in about half of its fleet. The vessels will be mainly Monaco-based company’s medium size vessels, Kamsarmax to Post-Panamax class. The company…

Chevron Launches 2020 Ready Range Of Cylinder Lubricants

Chevron Launches 2020 Ready Range Of Cylinder Lubricants

Chevron Marine Lubricants has developed a new range of cylinder lubricants designed to be compatible with virtually all available global sulfur cap 2020 compliance options. As the shipping industry prepares for the arrival of the IMO global sulfur cap in January 2020, the operation of ships in a multi-fuel future is a fast approaching reality….

Vard Finds Buyer For Vessel Left After Harkand Bankruptcy

Vard Finds Buyer For Vessel Left After Harkand Bankruptcy

Vard reported last Friday that it has signed a sales and purchase agreement (SPA) for the sale of diving support and construction  (DSCV) vessel previously contracted by the subsea operator Harkand Group. The SPA was signed with an undisclosed international customer, Vard said. The original contract with Harkand had been announced on December 30, 2013,…

Bunker Fuel Market with Top 20 Countries Data Growth Opportunities, Growth, Drivers, Trends, Demand, Share and Analysis to 2023

Bunker Fuel Market with Top 20 Countries Data Growth Opportunities, Growth, Drivers, Trends, Demand, Share and Analysis to 2023

South America Bunker Fuel Market report provide emerging opportunities in the market and the future impact of major drivers and challenges and, support decision makers in making cost-effective business decisions. The Bunker Fuel Industry report assesses key opportunities in the market and outlines the factors that are and will be driving the growth. Description: South America Bunker Fuel Market Status and…

Port of Colombo Ranked World’s Top Container Growth Port

Port of Colombo Ranked World’s Top Container Growth Port

Sri Lanka’s Port of Colombo has been ranked the world’s top port with the highest container growth in the first half of 2018. This was revealed by Sri lanka’s Ports and Shipping Ministry said in a statement on Sunday. According to the International rating agency Alphaliner, the Port of Colombo has recorded a 15.6 %…

German Pop Singer Overboard from AIDAluna

German Pop Singer Overboard from AIDAluna

Daniel Küblböck, a German pop singer who became famous after appearing on the German version of Pop Idol, has been reported overboard from AIDAluna during a cruise from Hamburg to New York. Küblböck, 33, went missing off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, early on Sunday morning, and the search is ongoing about 200 kilometers north…

Energy transition offers innovators a competitive edge through “carbon robust” ship designs

Energy transition offers innovators a competitive edge through “carbon robust” ship designs

“The energy transition is undeniable,” says Remi Eriksen, Group President and CEO of DNV GL. “Last year, more gigawatts of renewable energy were added than those from fossil fuels and this is reflected in where lenders are putting their money.” Following on from the 2017 report, the new Maritime Forecast to 2050 focusses on the…

DNV GL forecasts gas capital expenditure boost to fuel the energy transition

DNV GL forecasts gas capital expenditure boost to fuel the energy transition

Energy Transition Outlook forecasts upstream gas capital expenditure to grow to a peak of USD1.13 trillion in 2025 This will enable gas to overtake oil as the world’s primary energy source in 2026 LNG capacity is forecast to double by the late 2040s, connecting shifting sources of gas with changing demand centres Focus on decarbonization…

Energy transition offers innovators a competitive edge through “carbon robust” ship designs

Energy transition offers innovators a competitive edge through “carbon robust” ship designs

“The energy transition is undeniable,” says Remi Eriksen, Group President and CEO of DNV GL. “Last year, more gigawatts of renewable energy were added than those from fossil fuels and this is reflected in where lenders are putting their money.” Following on from the 2017 report, the new Maritime Forecast to 2050 focusses on the…

World’s 1st Ocean Cleanup System Launched

World’s 1st Ocean Cleanup System Launched

The Ocean Cleanup, the Dutch non-profit organization developing advanced technologies to rid the oceans of plastic, today launched the world’s first ocean cleanup system from the San Francisco Bay. The cleanup system (“System 001”) is heading to a location 240 nautical miles offshore for a two-week trial before continuing its journey toward the Great Pacific…