Tag: Skuld Club

Skuld informed that it receives an increased number of technical inquiries regarding the use of marine biofuel grades available in the market, either as an alternative fuel or for main engine testing for future use.

In this article, Jia Hong Liu, Assistant Vice President, Technical Manager, Skuld Club talks about project and equipment cargoes, providing guidance for their safe shipment.

Colombia appears to be the largest producer of cocaine in the world, supplying the most cocaine to North American and Europe by sea transport.

Skuld announced its participation as mission partner in a global initiative to decarbonize the maritime industry.

Shipping lawyers Wang Jing & Co.Charles and Qiu Yuhao, Senior Claims Executive at Skuld Club shared some useful tips for soybeans bound for China.

Skuld informs that it has seen an uptake of bunker quality disputes between operators and bunker suppliers.

It is known that COVID-19 has caused disruptions in global supply chains. As a result, cocaine smuggling has thrived with the increased use of commercial shipping, Skuld explained.

The phenomenon known as Parametric Rolling Movement (PRM) can cause a ship to roll at extreme angles of up to 30-40 degrees or more and may in extreme cases lead to capsizing of the vessel, as Anatoliy Frank, Technical Manager and Senior Claims Executive, Skuld Hamburg explains.

Following IMO's implementation of sulphur cap regulation, Dick Farrel Camoying Technical Manager of Skuld insurance association explained that the number of claims reported to the club are not significantly higher for VLSFO compared to other fuel.

Skuld Club issued an advisory in an effort to prevent the damage of the main engine, auxiliary engine and boiler plant caused by fuel oil contaminated by chemicals such as cleaning solvents.