A screen capture of SeaTrust-Frame 3D in action Korean Register (KR) has launched SeaTrust-Frame3D, a grillage structure evaluation software for ships. SeaTrust-Frame3D enables a complicated ship structure to be simply modelled by represent

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

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

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

Maritime satellite communications are evolving to serve the ever-increasing data demands of a digitally maturing shipping industry The twin trends towards decarbonisation and digitalisation in shipping are driving an exponential increase in

Tackling the barriers to transition may be the single most important issue facing the shipping industry on its path to decarbonisation. To succeed, new commercial solutions and shared responsibilities between charterers and shipowners will

The 34th Interim Meeting of ASA SPC was held online on 18 April 2022 due to precautionary measures against COVID-19. The meeting was chaired by Mr Keiji Tomoda, Vice President of the Japanese Shipowners Association and participated in by 24

Shanghais foreign trade expanded by 14.6 percent year-on-year, to 1.01 trillion yuan ($158 billion) in the first quarter of 2022, with exports of automobiles, mobile phones, lithium-ion batteries doubling in growth, despite the challenge po