Bunker prices saw an uptick through the end of November compared to the first wave of Covid-19, but have remained low compared to the start of...
Korean ship yard Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering will build the six vessels and deliver them to Hapag-Lloyd between April and December 2023.
With most retrofits requiring docking, the pandemic offers an economically sound opportunity to upgrade old ships into leaner vessels for the future, it said.
European Commission’s strategy paper ‘Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy’ outlines its plans for the decarbonisation of shipping including establishing more ECAs.
Representatives of Veritas Petroleum Services, Maersk, INTERTANKO, ElbOil Singapore, and SDE International provide insight from their respective fields of expertise on what lies ahead.
Shipyards in China were reportedly offering discounts on new builds, giving an opportunity to shipowners to transition to be IMO 2030 compliant, it said.
Over an extended period of time, the Reserve Stability Number test is unable to accurately predict the compatibility and stability of marine fuels, it said
Majority of problems with 0.5% sulphur fuel oil have arisen over sediment or sulphur content, and most disputes are resolved commercially, it said.
While Covid-19 concerns are important, Captain Rahul Choudhuri was quick to note this does not mean bunker fuel related issues have indeed disappeared from the shipping...
New suggestion can cause confusion between the ship, bunker supplier, time charter etc, especially if the testing results turn out to be different, said BIMCO.
