Heres a wild fact Id never heard: Biofouling on ship hulls increases fuel consumption around 15% on average. The term specifically refers to a build-up of microorganisms and other life. That includes a wide range of different creatures, lik

On April 19, the first 13,000-dwt LNG dual-fuel chemical tanker BIT WAVE built by Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group for Swedish shipowner TARBIT successfully delivered. The ship is also the first LNG dual-fuel chemical tanker built by Yangziji

Shell Marine announced that it has received a full No Objection Letter (NOL) from MAN Energy Solutions (MAN ES) for Shell Alexia 40 XC, its Category II (CAT II) 40BN cylinder oil, confirming the successful completion of the full approval pr

As the climate emergency impacts every corner of the world, the basic human necessity of access to fresh water is one of the most urgent challenges facing the planet. While land-based desalination plants have been built all over the world i

World-leading coatings company, Hempel A/S, has successfully amended the companys credit facilities, linking borrowing costs to four sustainability targets. This Earth Day, Hempel is Investing in our planet and announces amendments of its E

New LiveFleet tool offers greater transparency of ship s performance and generates cost savings Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) makes further progress in the digitalisation of its fleet management. Building on the success of its exist

Updates to detection levels and effects on machinery encountered Since the last alert ( BF202203-02 ) dated 15-March-2022 on High Sulphur Bunker fuels contaminated with chlorinated organic compounds, CTI-Maritec has kept a close watch on th

GTT announces that it has received, in March 2022, orders fromthe Chinese shipyard Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co. Ltd. for the tank design of four new LNGCs on behalf of 2 ship owners. GTT will design the tanks of these four vesse

The Delphi Economic Forum VII was held in Greece local time from April 6 to 9. With the theme of New Realities, the forum conducted extensive discussions on the economy, politics, international relations, education and other topics. Chinese

On April 15, the naming ceremony of M.V. COSCO SHIPPING ZHI CHENG was held virtually in Beijing, Tianjin, Dalian, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Hong Kong. The vessel is a 62,000 DWT multi-purpose specialized pulp carrier built by COSCO SHIPPING D

While many factories in Shanghai remain closed or are preparing to resume production, the citys ports are helping to keep supply chains running by shipping goods for export that are coming by waterways from nearby areas in the Yangtze River

Bauxite shipments arriving in China hit new record levels in the first quarter of 2022 and grew at an average annual rate of 12.8% between 2017 and 2021, significantly outpacing all other commodities which combined grew at an average of jus

A newly published guidance paper from DNV seeks to support the prevention and mitigation of blackouts impacting passenger vessels. With blackout incidents on cruise ships on the rise, DNV has created a new guidance titled Managing the risk

Korean Register (KR) Senior Surveyor, HASeungman, has been awarded the prestigious Denny Medal from the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science Technology (IMarEST). The renowned Denny Medal is awarded to the best paper published in the Jo

April has delivered a shock to the system for long-term ocean freight rates from the US to the Far East, with significant falls on both East Coast and West Coast routes. The surprise development, revealed by Oslo-based Xenetas weekly market