Senegalese customs continue to pay particular attention to a vessel’s declarations of lubrication (lube) oil and failure to declare “used lube oil” may be considered an infringement of the country’s […]
An ice breaker and two bulk carriers are being forced to wait out the winter off Russia’s Arctic coast after the ice became too thick for safe navigation. The ice […]
When we upgraded the Dry bulk shipping sector in June 2016, we had argued that “the long-awaited normalisation process has already begun in the dry bulk shipping; even as we […]
Two key players in the dry bulk market are adopting contrasting views on investments with a slow recovery in store. SwissMarine chief Peter Weernink has plans to grow the fleet […]
When we upgraded the Dry bulk shipping sector in June 2016, we had argued that “the long-awaited normalisation process has already begun in the dry bulk shipping; even as we […]
DNV GL has awarded the Chinese scrubber manufacturer Shanghai Bluesoul Environmental Technology with an Approval in Principle (AiP) in recognition of the technical feasibility of the BlueSulf scrubber system. The […]
The IMO has published a recommended method for sampling of liquid fuel oil used on board ships to assist with effective control and enforcement of the sulphur content requirements under […]
The Indonesian government made a U-turn on its 2014 ban on the export of unprocessed bauxite and nickel concentrates last week. The ban, which covered all unprocessed minerals, wiped out […]
The most TALKED-ABOUT event of the current rapidly receding protection-and-indemnity (P&I) year was something that did not happen. The proposed merger between the Britannia and UK clubs and the tie-up […]
In Denmark a former bunker trading CEO is being sent to prison for defrauding his customers, and no one in the industry seems particularly surprised. Last month a court in […]
