IMO’s Low Sulphur Fuel Regs Seen Cutting Demand for Canadian Oil 15 August 2018 Вадим Николаев By Robert Tuttle (Bloomberg) IMO’s Low Sulphur Fuel Regs Seen Cutting Demand for Canadian Oil — As if pipeline bottlenecks were not enough, Canadian heavy…
Big Spike in Containership Lay-Ups Mid-Peak Season a Worry for Owners 10 August 2018 Вадим Николаев By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Alphaliner’s bellwether containership idle tonnage data has recorded a big spike in vessels being consigned to lay-up, shifting the…
Twenty-Five Nations Conclude RIMPAC, the World’s Largest International Maritime Exercise 6 August 2018 Вадим Николаев The world’s largest international maritime exercise concluded this week following more than a month of training events conducted in and around the Hawaiian Islands and…
Panama Canal Marks 4,000 Neopanamax Transits 31 July 2018 Вадим Николаев Panama Canal an LNG tanker carrying gas exported from the United States became the 4,000th Neopanamax vessel to transit through the Expanded Canal on Sunday….
Offshore Heavy Transport to Enter Wind Market with Innovative Heavy Lift Installation Vesse 25 July 2018 Вадим Николаев Norway-based Offshore Heavy Transport is set to enter the offshore renewables market with a state-of-the-art heavy lift transport and installation vessel that combines semi-submersible capability…
China’s Growth Slows as Trade Row Stirs Concerns on Outlook 18 July 2018 Вадим Николаев China’s Growth Slows as Trade Row Stirs Concerns on Outlook. By Kevin Yao and Fang Cheng BEIJING, July 16 (Reuters) – China’s economy expanded at…
Offshore Strike in Norway Expands to More Than 1,500 Workers 16 July 2018 Вадим Николаев OSLO, July 15 (Reuters) Offshore Strike – A Norwegian union for workers on offshore oil and gas drilling rigs stepped up a six-day strike on…
Largest U.S.-Built Containership Christened at Philly Shipyard 11 July 2018 Вадим Николаев Largest U.S.-Built Containership Christened at Philly Shipyard christened the largest containership ever built in the United States in a ceremony at the Philly Shipyard on…
Crew members’ concern Saved Lives When Rescue Boat Unintentionally Released During Drill 9 July 2018 Вадим Николаев Crew members’ concern over the safety of rescue boats being lowered from heights prevented an accidental release of a boat during a training exercise from…
Euronav Acquires Second of Two 3-Million-Barrel Supertankers Left in the World 3 July 2018 Вадим Николаев Euronav Acquires Second of Two 3-Million-Barrel Supertankers Left in the World. Belgian tanker company Euronav has purchased the Ultra Large Crude Carrier Seaways Laura Lynn,…
First Offshore Wind Farm Battery Installed in Scotland 28 June 2018 Вадим Николаев Norwegian energy company Equinor has installed a battery that will for first time make it possible to store energy produced from an offshore wind farm….
Shipping Groups Call for Cooperation on Migrant Rescues at Sea 27 June 2018 Вадим Николаев International shipping groups are calling for greater cooperation on a policy for migrants rescued at sea following Italy’s move to refuse ships carrying migrants from…
NGO Shipbreaking Platform Slams Shipping Industry ‘Scaremongering’ to Undermine European Ship Recycling Regulation 25 June 2018 Вадим Николаев The NGO Shipbreaking Platform is accusing the shipping industry of using ‘scaremonger’ tactics and ‘fake news’ in order to get South Asian shipbreaking yards included…
First Battery-Powered SEACOR Offshore Supply Vessel in the Gulf of Mexico 21 June 2018 Вадим Николаев Louisiana-based SEACOR Marine has completed the installation of the first hybrid battery power system on an an offshore support vessel in the Gulf of Mexico….
CMA CGM to Acquire European Shortsea Specialist Containerships 21 June 2018 Вадим Николаев French shipping group CMA CGM has signed to acquire Finland’s Containerships from Container Finance Ltd Oy. Containerships specializes in the intra-European shortsea shipping and logistics…
