Following the announcement of the IMO’s SOx emission limitations from 2020 and increased developments in the global supply of gas, there has been a growing demand for innovative and environmentally friendly designs to replace traditional oil-fuelled ship designs.
“Green” VLOC Built On Vale Initiative Loads For The First Time
The first second-generation VLOC loaded for the first time this week at the Tubarão port, in Vitória, Espírito Santo.
HHI Signed $800 Million Order To Build 10 VLOCs With Polaris Shipping
HHI announced that it signed a $800 Million worth contract to build ten 325,000 dwt VLOCs with Polaris Shipping, the domestic dry bulk owner and operator, on September 25.
BIMCO: The Vintage Converted VLOC’s Still Make Economic Sense
There are few acute purely economic incentives to demolish VLOC’s converted from VLCC’s, as they have secured freight rates and employment on long-term time charter contracts.
LNG-Fuelled VLOC Joint Design Programme Announced
The joint design programme is aimed at exploring the suitability of technologies for large ships, such as VLOC.
VLOC Spills Oil in Strait of Malacca
Berge Bulk Maritime confirms that an incident involving its operated VLOC (Very Large Ore Carrier) “BERGE BUREYA” – (IMO/LR # 9297539) took place off Malaysia in the Malacca Strait earlier yesterday morning (July 26, 2016).