New turn-key service supports shipowner lay up requirements London-headquartered survival and safety solutions specialist Survitec is now offering a service aimed at ensuring CO2 low pressure (LP) firefighting systems are correctly deactivated when ships enter lay-up. The turn-key CO2 LP
J-ENG books multiple orders for new UEC42LSH engines In a reminder that there are more than two players in the large two-stroke engine sector, Japan Engine Corporation (J-ENG) reports it has booked a total of six orders for its UEC42LSH
Schottel wins repeat Mystic Cruises pump jets order Spay, Germany, based propulsion specialist Schottel has won a contract to supply state-of-the-art pump jets for five additional expedition cruise ships (with option to include a sixth) for Portuguese-based company Mystic Cruises.
Congressmen object to "crude" mnemonic in USCG training material Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.Congr) sent a letter to
Kongsberg pushes ahead on digitalization Kongsberg is combining Kongsberg Digital's two maritime divisions, its Maritime Digital Solutions unit and its Maritime Simulation hub, into one brand: Digital Ocean. It says the combination will enabling the synergies required
InfraStrata buys Appledore Shipyard and puts the H&W brand on it InfraStrata plc (AIM: INFA), the U.K. infrastructure project specialist that bought the assets of Northern Ireland shipbuilder Harland & Wolff reports that it has acquired another U.K. yard, Appledore Shipyard located in
Patrick Hawkins, leading marine lawyer with expertise in salvage, dies at 59 Praising him for his mastery of the various esoteric aspects of shipping law, law firm also pays tribute to Mr...
US Gulf ports brace for 'extremely dangerous' hurricane The National Hurricane Center midday Wednesday said Laura had become 'an extremely dangerous' Category 4 hurricane packing 140 mph winds, and warned...
Open-loop scrubbers shrug off regional restrictions Despite pressure due to regional restrictions and prohibitions, open-loop scrubbers do not seem to be losing market share to other...
Panama Canal extends advance payment suspension Measures introduced to help the industry get through the health pandemic are being further extended and will run at least...
Avance Gas sees US-Asia LPG arbitrage improvement Asian demand for LPG is normalising, which, combined with low US prices, is leading to an improving arbitrage, says Avance...
Crew change crisis deepens amid bureaucracy, logistics and cost A multi-agency UN approach and an extraordinary session of the IMO will get seafarers back on the political agenda after...
Weekly briefing: More positivity for container lines; reshaped tanker markets Maersk has predicted a 'progressive recovery' in container shipping demand in the third quarter of 2020 after a 16% drop...
Hapag-Lloyd chief holds shippers to commitment to ease supply chain recovery Hapag-Lloyd calls for commitments from customers to be honoured to ease disruption as capacity supply returns to normal
Standards set for wider use of methanol as marine fuel A new technical reference for methanol bunkering is expected to help boost understanding of an emerging marine fuel, which holds...
Favoured future marine fuel faces scaling-up challenges The build of ammonia-fuelled ships must ramp up significantly if net carbon-zero emissions targets are to be met; however, accelerating...
Digital crew pass offering virus certification faces test The move could allow crew to carry their authenticated digital health pass via their smartphone which would solve the document authentication problem...
Daily Briefing Free to read: Refined product data paints grim picture for tanker market | Seadrill shareholders could lose all in debt-restructuring...
Hurricane holds back US LNG output The last LNG carrier sailed away from Sabine LNG, the largest US export terminal, yesterday as the storm is expected...
India to restart ship-recycling yards at Sachana According to the government release, the ship-breaking yard in Sachana will be modelled on the one in Alang, although industry...
Total's Mozambique LNG project at risk from insurgent threat Mocímboa da Praia has been a logistics link for Total's $23bn LNG project on the Afungi Peninsula in Cabo Delgado...
Merger of HHI-DSME receives Singapore approval The competition authority said there were sufficient viable alternative suppliers to both companies, particularly for VLCCs and liquefied natural carriers...
Hurricane Laura: United Airlines cancels flights, cargo delayed Hurricane Laura's onslaught has begun to disrupt air logistics in Texas.
Truck stops close shop ahead of Hurricane Laura Logistics aid network seeking assistance from transportation sector.
LA and Long Beach ports could learn from Mister Rogers The pandemic, trade war and a communication gap have muddled implementation of a $10-per-TEU surcharge.
Trans-Atlantic LCL steady despite COVID-19 The trans-Atlantic may not be the dominant container market, but it remains dependable for hungry ocean consolidators and forwarders.
Maritime History Notes: Beirut blast echoes Texas City catastrophe The recent death and destruction at the Port of Beirut from ammonium nitrate reminds us that continued carelessness with handling this substance dooms us to...
Transportation, logistics sector braces for Hurricane Laura Hurricane Laura is predicted to make landfall near Port Houston, part of the nation's largest logistics hub for oil, gas and petrochemicals.
JAPAN DATA: Oil product stocks rise 2% on week to 67.74 mil barrels Aug 22 The stocks also rose 1.5% from 66.71 million barrels a year earlier, S&P Global Platts data showed.
Taiwan's CPC to shift to ultra low sulfur marine gasoil on growing regional ECAs: source Taiwan's state-owned CPC Corp. is planning to lower the sulfur content to 0.1% across its ports over time from 0.5% as more Emission Control Areas mandating 0.1% sulfur are implemented in the region, according to a company source.
Medium Range rates soar as cargoes covered in wake of US hurricanes Medium Range tanker markets have risen sharply on the back of news of imminent lockdowns in the US Gulf Coast region due to two incoming hurricanes -- Laura and Marco.
HSFO cargo to move back from Zhoushan to Singapore in rare move: sources This is likely the second fuel oil cargo plying the rare route in recent years as Singapore is typically a high sulfur fuel oil supplier to China, and most of the high sulfur bunker fuel sold in Chinese ports is imported, industry sources said.
CHINA DATA: July fuel oil exports rise 34% on year to 1.18 mil mt China exported 1.18 million mt of fuel oil in July, up 34% year on year but down 6.8% from June, data from General Administration of Customs showed Aug. 26.
Thailand's July fuel oil exports rise on month as domestic demand softens Thailand's exports of fuel oil in July recorded a 4.62% rise on the month, according to customs data, as sources highlighted domestic bunker demand in the third quarter weakened slightly. Exports were, however, 21.39% lower on the year.
Fujairah oil product stocks soar in biggest weekly gain since February Stockpiles of oil products at the crude trading and bunkering hub of Fujairah on the east coast of the UAE jumped to a six-week high, with marine bunkers and fuel for power generation soaring the most in six months.
World gasoline demand to recover by year-end helped by 'urban flight': Barclays Global gasoline demand, the biggest casualty of COVID-19 lockdowns by volume, could largely recover to normal levels by year-end, according to Barclays, which shrugged off widespread concerns of structural weakening in long-term demand for the driving fuel.
US DATA: EIA says Gulf Coast ULSD stocks hit record high Ultra low sulfur diesel stocks on the US Gulf Coast reached a record high during the week ended Aug. 21, building 1.82 million barrels to 56.08 million barrels, US Energy Information Administration data showed Aug. 26.
BRAZIL DATA: Diesel, bunker fuel boost refinery output in July Brazilian refined-product output jumped to its highest level in seven months in July amid strong demand for diesel and low-sulfur bunker fuel, according to data published Aug. 26 by the National Petroleum Agency, or ANP.
Durban VLSFO bunker prices jump $61/mt in two days Delivered-Durban 0.5% sulfur fuel oil bunker prices reached $435/mt on Aug. 25, up from $374/mt on Aug. 21 in just two consecutive trading sessions, S&P Global Platts data shows.
OIL FUTURES: WTI edges higher but products dip as US Gulf braces for Laura US crude prices edged higher Aug. 26 as a strengthened Hurricane Laura approached the heart of US energy country, but the rest of the energy complex declined amid weakened demand outlooks.
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