US coal exports on track for second highest year behind 2012: Census data

US coal exports totaled 9.1 million mt in August, up 5.5% from July and up 17.3% from the year-ago month, according to US Census data. Through August, US coal exports total 70.5 million mt, up 29.8% compared with the same period last year, while exports on an annualized basis would total 105.7...

https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/us-coal-exports-on-track-for-second-highest-year-behind-2012-census-data/

Saudi Crown Prince to Trump: We’ve Replaced All Iran’s Lost Oil

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, facing U.S. pressure to tame surging oil prices, insisted that the kingdom is fulfilling promises to make up for Iranian crude supplies lost to American sanctions. “The request that America made to Saudi Arabia and other OPEC countries is to be sure that if there is any...

https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/saudi-crown-prince-to-trump-weve-replaced-all-irans-lost-oil/

Compliance with IMO 2020 rule to be high despite concerns – consultant

Compliance with the International Maritime Organization’s global sulfur limit for marine fuels will likely settle around 90% in the initial years after 2020 as most shipowners switch to 0.5% sulfur bunker fuels to meet the rule, a bunker industry veteran and senior partner at 2020 Marine Energy...

https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/compliance-with-imo-2020-rule-to-be-high-despite-concerns-consultant/

Glencore, Tohoku Electric set coal contract price at $109.77/T: source

Global miner Glencore and Japan’s Tohoku Electric Power agreed on a price of $109.77 per tonne for supplies of thermal coal from Australia for the year through September 2019, according to a source with direct knowledge of the matter. The agreed price, which serves as an industry benchmark for...

https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/glencore-tohoku-electric-set-coal-contract-price-at-109-77-t-source/

Retrofits – the approach to innovative technology and new equipment

A ship’s life cycle ends with it being dismantled and recycled. Up to 95 % of a ship’s weight is made up of steel, which can be sold and reused. A modern ­recycling process, which also includes the recycling of other materials, can be very efficient and is a positive step towards a greener shipping...

https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/retrofits-the-approach-to-innovative-technology-and-new-equipment/