Efficient, always-on fuel cells could be the centre of an innovative hybrid power arrangement that would be ideal for cruise ships, according to a new study. The project, by researchers at the cole Polytechnique Fdrale de Lausanne, has prop

Global Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) production is on the growth trajectory as the global liquefaction capacity is expected to increase from 396 Mt in 2018 to 434 Mt in 2019. According to the energy consulting service company Rystad Energy, m

China imported 1.44 million mt of LPG in December, up 13.5% from November, but down 9.3% year on year, the latest data released by the General Administration of Customs showed Friday. A combination of lower import price, better cracking mar

Chinas iron ore futures ended higher on Monday. The most active contract for May, 2019 delivery finished the day session 2.80 percent higher at 550.5 yuan per ton. China has opened the domestically-traded iron ore futures to foreign investo

Further to our insight It is time to strengthen your onboard cyber security procedures of 12 December 2018, the Danish Ministry of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs recently published its Cyber and Information Security Strategy for t

After nearly half a year of project research and renovation of facilities, Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co., Ltd. began to produce low-sulfur heavy marine fuel oil from January 18, becoming the first domestic refining and chemical enterpr

1.The first POT-DeSOx Scrubber retrofitting project undertaken by Shandong Pure Ocean Technology Co.,Ltd (POT) in 2019 has recently completed the retrofitting design in CUD Shipyard, and successfully completed the lifting and positioning of

From a PI club perspective, the role of the marine surveyor is to make shipping safer and more efficient by inspecting and making recommendations regarding the seaworthines of a ship, and promoting a culture of safety amongst the membership

SEA\LNG has released an independent study revealing a strong investment case for LNG as a marine fuel in the container shipping market. Peter Keller, Chairman, SEA\LNG, stated: We commissioned this study from independent simulation and anal

On the afternoon of January 22, 2019, Capt. Xu Lirong, Chairman of COSCO SHIPPING, held talks with the Prime Minister of Georgia H.E. Mamuka Bakhtadze in Davos, Switzerland during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2019. The two sides

Chinas steel and iron ore futures dipped on January 23 following a broader sell-off across riskier assets, pressured by persistent concerns over weak demand amid a slowing global economy. Benchmark Shanghai steel rebar futures eased followi

The Clean Shipping Alliance (CSA) 2020 has called upon the global maritime industry not to single out scrubber wash waters when coastal states and port authorities adopt local regulations to lessen the impact of ship operations on their por

Incidents of piracy and armed robbery increased in 2018, according to the latest annual piracy report from the International Chamber of Commerces International Maritime Bureau (IMB). The IMB reports a marked rise in attacks against ships an

French shipping giant CMA CGM and OOCL, now owned by Cosco, have been linked to this weeks reports that they are planning to order large containerships. Singapores Splash247 quotes a weekly report from Braemar ACM shipbroking as saying CMA

Central Chinas Hubei province found new shale gas fields in its western part with combined geological resources reaching 11.68 trillion cubic meters, China Geological Survey said in a meeting on January 22. The resources provide possibility