OceanPal seals fresh panamax charter
by Adis Ajdin
Tuesday, July 05, 2022
Diana Shipping’s spinoff OceanPal has struck a new time charter deal with ETG Commodities for its 73,691 dwt panamax dry bulk vessel, Calipso. The 2005-built ship has been booked for about 90 days at $19,600 per day from July 2, following its previous charter earlier this year with Tongli Shipping at a dayrate of $24,500. …
Sembcorp Marine Delivers Second Zero-Emission Battery-Powered Ferry to Norled
by Mike Schuler
Tuesday, July 05, 2022
Singapore-based Sembcorp Marine has delivered its second of three battery-operated roll-on/roll-off (RoPax) passenger ferries to Norwegian ferry operator Norled. The zero-emission vessel, based on a proprietary design developed by Sembcorp...
IBIA/BIMCO Survey Sees Widespread Support for Bunker Licensing and MFMs
by Ship Bunker
Tuesday, July 05, 2022
On a scale of 1 to 10, the respondents rated their support for bunker supplier licensing at an average 8.51 and for mass flow meters at an average 8.43.
Russian Separatists Seize Cargo Ships
by Reuters
Tuesday, July 05, 2022
By Jonathan Saul (Reuters) Russian-backed separatists have seized two foreign-flagged ships in the eastern Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, saying they are now “state property,” in the first such moves...
Norway Oil and Gas Workers End Strike as Government Steps In
by Reuters
Tuesday, July 05, 2022
By Gwladys Fouche, Nora Buli and Victoria Klesty OSLO, July 5 (Reuters) – The Norwegian government on Tuesday intervened to end a strike in the country’s energy sector that had cut oil...
Portland Mulls Halt on Growth in Fossil Fuel Terminal Capacity
by Ship Bunker
Tuesday, July 05, 2022
City leaders are considering a zoning code change to ban the construction of new fossil fuel terminals and to prevent the city's 11 existing terminals from adding fossil fuel tank capacity.
PIL Orders 'Ammonia Intermediate Ready Fuel Tank' for Four New Boxships
by Ship Bunker
Tuesday, July 05, 2022
The ships will be able to run on both LNG and conventional bunkers from delivery, and will be delivered from 2025.
Europe Needs More LNG & Coal Ships ASAP
by Bloomberg
Tuesday, July 05, 2022
By Elena Mazneva (Bloomberg) European natural gas prices rose to the highest level in almost four months on persistent supply concerns amid the worst energy crunch in decades. Meanwhile, despite...
Goodbye China, Hello Deglobalization – Shipping Woes Push USA Factory Boom
by Bloomberg
Tuesday, July 05, 2022
American executives are working to deglobalize production in the wake of port bottlenecks, parts shortages, port lockdowns, collapsing Chinese demographics, and skyrocketing shipping costs that have wreaked havoc on corporate...
US Navy Fails Hypersonic Missile Test
by John Konrad
Tuesday, July 05, 2022
The United State Navy’s most expensive surface ships, the three destroyers of the USS Zumwalt class, has been plagued with failures. The ship’s Advanced Gun System did not work as...