GLOBAL MARITIME TRADE AFFECTED
World maritime trade lost momentum in 2018 as heightened uncertainty, escalating tariff tensions between the US and China and mounting concerns over other trade...
DP WORLD FORMS NEW MARINE UNIT FOLLOWING TOPAZ ACQUISITION
Global port operator DP World has established a Dubai-based marine solutions and logistics company, P&O Maritime Logistics (POML).
POLM is the result of DP World’s...
How to be more transparent in Bunkering ?
The heavy distillate marine fuel ExxonMobil Premium HDME 50™, through an MFMS, is now available. It has received third-party accreditation from Lloyd’s Register. They...
AUTONOMOUS MARITIME ECOSYSTEM ONSET
The changes towards autonomous shipping seems to be a long one. The process is rather incremental and can be achieved in small steps and...
INDUSTRY MUST BE READY FOR IMO 2020 TEETHING PROBLEMS
The Advancement of the global sulphur cap is a change of a magnitude never attempted before on a global basis.
Under the new regulation, the...
HAPAG-Lloyd SETS GREEN TARGETS
Moving forward with its sustainability activities, German container shipping company Hapag-Lloyd has presented ambitious green targets for the coming period.
In its latest sustainability report,...
BANGLADESH SHIP RECYCLING, SENSREC II LAUNCHED
Launching of the second phase of an IMO-implemented project to enhance safe and environmentally sound ship recycling in Bangladesh was carried out at a...
Rolls-Royce steams into electric shipping market
Engineering giant Rolls-Royce has launched its own range of battery powered engines for the shipping industry. They announced the launch of their SAVe energy...
MV Desh Shakti Captain and Two Others Arrested
The Police have arrested Captain B S Ahluwalia and two other workers of MV Desh Shakti for allegedly killing four fishermen after ramming a...
German firm Hapag-Lloyd makes way into Kenyan Shipping Industry
Hapag-Lloyd, World’s fifth-largest container shipping company, has entered the Kenyan shipping industry. There will be weekly trips from the port of Mombasa to Jeddah...