IMO: Transition to low-sulfur fuels “extremely smooth”
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) reports that the reduction in the upper limit of the sulfur content of ships’ fuel oil to 0.5% (from 3.5%) that went into effect January 1, 2020,
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ME-GI engines will power ultra large Hapag-Lloyd box ships
MAN Energy Solutions has won an order for six MAN B&W 11G95ME-GI Mk10.5 main engines in connection with the building of six ultra-large, 23,500TEU container vessels for Hapag-Lloyd. The engines will be
Shipping leaders in new move to resolve crew change crisis
In a worldwide call to action to end the unprecedented crew change deadlock caused by COVID-19, over 300 companies and organizations have joined forces to help resolve what has become a humanitarian
Seafarers on hunger strike hospitalized in Kuwait
Indian, Turkish, Azerbaijaniani and Bangladeshi seafarers are in the third week of a hunger strike in the port of Shuaiba, Kuwait, reports the International Transport Workers Federation. The abandoned crew of the
PODCAST: Liberian Registry on how quality, compliance and technology work together
In this edition of Marine Log’s Listen Up! podcast, Alfonso Castillero, chief operating officer of the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry, the U.S.-based manager of the Liberian Registry, gives us some
Royal Caribbean sells Azamara brand
Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE: RCL) reports that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its three-ship Azamara brand to Sycamore Partners, a private equity firm specializing in consumer, retail and
Singapore to vaccinate 10,000 front line maritime workers
Singapore has become one of the first countries to prioritize COVID-19 vaccinations for frontline maritime personnel, with the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore noting, “these workers go onboard vessels at our
Poten says some crude tanker earnings are in negative territory
The latest weekly Tanker Opinon from Poten & Partners notes that 2021 is “not off to a great start.” While usually, the winter months are good for tanker rates, that’s not the
NTSB reports on contact of tanker with multiple vessels on Lower Mississippi
The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its report on an incident in which a fully laden product tanker plowed into moored vessels, barges and wharves causing some $40.5 million of damages.
VIDEO: Meyer Turku shipyard floats out Costa Toscana
Finland’s Meyer Turku shipyard today floated out Costa Toscana, the new flagship of Carnival Corporation’s Italian company, Costa Cruises. Like sister ship Costa Smeralda, the 337 meter, 6,730 passenger vessel will be