Leading health and wellbeing support service provider, OneCare Solutions (OCS) has reconfirmed its dedication to the health and wellbeing of passengers and crews through its recent collaboration with Marine Medical Solutions (MMS). The medical services provider MMS,...

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At the end of last month, an extraordinary incident occurred at the Bystre mouth. The dry cargo ship VYSSOS (IMO 9385790, Panama) struck a mine, causing substantial damage to its hull. The ship was en route to the port of Izmail to load grain. Consequently, the engine...

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Asia’s fuel oil cash premiums were little changed in thin trade on Wednesday, though supply pressure put a lid on the market. Selling interest continued to emerge for 380-cst high sulphur fuel oil though this met with muted buying interest. Singapore 380-cst HSFO cash...

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The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, recorded its biggest daily fall in a week on Wednesday, hurt by lower rates in the capesize segment. The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax...

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Disruption in the Red Sea has led to an influx of westward ballasters into the Atlantic region from the Persian Gulf, which has in turn played a major part in driving down freight rates for Suezmax voyages loading in West Africa, according to sources. Platts, part of...

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DNV has quantified the gains that owners of liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers could expect to achieve using the new Dual Fuel, Electric+ (DFE+) solution developed by ABB and MAN Energy Solutions. Comprising MAN’s four-stroke 49/60DF dual fuel engine and ABB’s...

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