Weak Scrubber Demand Hits Wärtsilä

Wärtsilä’s order intake for the marine segment of its business fell by 30% in the third quarter of 2019 due to the waning scrubber...

European Council Revises EU Ship CO2 Emission Rules

In a major development, the EU has announced that they are making efforts to cut red tape for ship owners while maintaining its high...

LNG Designing Needs To Tackle Space & Safety Issues As LNG...

According to a Lloyd's Register article, gas is set to become the second largest source of energy by 2025, with renewables and natural gas...

Maersk Pitches Ammonia & Biomethane As Decarbonization Fuels

According to a joint study by AP Moller – Maersk and Lloyds Register (LR), alcohol, biomethane and ammonia are seen best positioned for zero...

Unintended Release of CO2 Can Cause Casualties!

The UK MAIB issued a double investigation report focusing on the unintentional release of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the fixed fire-extinguishing system onboard two...

Inmarsat’s Fleet Data Secures Decisive Approval from Bureau Veritas

Inmarsat's Fleet Data has received decisive approval from Bureau Veritas. It allows the Fleet Data to be installed safely onboard, without its operation...

Sea Commerce Hosts Seminar on Methanol As Marine Fuel

Sea Commerce is hosting commercial and technical seminars on methanol as a marine fuel in Brazil. The seminars will be held on the...

China Shows Dominance in Oil Tanker Market as IMO-2020 Approaches!

According to an article published in Bloomberg, China’s demand for crude oil shows no signs of abating. Increased movement of supertankers There are currently more supertankers...

MEE Commences Sale of IMO-Compliant Fuel At Fujairah

According to an article published in Argus Media, Fujairah-based bunkering firm Mediterranean Eastern Enterprise (MEE) has started supplying International Maritime Organisation (IMO) compliant marine...

Europort Hosts Special Exhibition for Smart Ship Solutions

From 5 – 8 November 2019 Europort, the leading international exhibition for special purpose vessels, will take place in the world port city of...

Switch To Natural Gas: Japan Rushes to Establish LNG Bunkering Hub

Japan rushes to establish LNG bunkering hub as environmental rules push global fleet to natural gas, reports Transport Topics. Check on sulfur emissions A U.N.-led call...

IMO Symposium: Ammonia and Hydrogen are Fuels of the Future

As per the International Maritime Organization (IMO) symposium on sulphur 2020 and alternative fuels, ammonia and hydrogen are touted to be potential fuels of...

Gard: Recommendations To Deal With Improper Scrubber Installations

Marine insurer Gard advises its members that the installation of scrubber units must be carefully monitored in order to minimize errors, reports Maritime Executive. Scrubber...

Maersk Continuing With World’s First Data Verified Wind Propulsion After 8.2%...

According to an article published in Nafsgreen, Norsepower Oy Ltd.,  together with project partners Maersk Tankers, Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) and Shell International Trading...

Attacker’s Simple Moves That Can Disrupt Ship Safety

If attackers decide to sneak a monitoring device into a target network, how might they go about it? A report published in Naked Security...

[Watch How Smartphone Detox Camps Are Helping Teenagers Get Rid of...

A CNN report highlights how problematic teenagers' smartphone addiction and how an addiction cure center in South Korea is dealing with it. Here's the excerpt...

A Year of Change Awaits With Cyber Security Incorporation in Safety...

According to a Riviera Maritime Media report, it is a busy year for maritime regulation in navigation, communications and digitalisation with important deadlines approaching....

Zero Carbon Fuels Need Carbon Levy for a Level Playing Field,...

In a  major development, the Anglo-Dutch oil major Shell has called for a level playing field to be created through the maritime regulatory authorities...

IMO 2020 To Be Challenging for Tramp Shippers, Says ICS

According to a Reuters report, Shipping companies running itinerant merchant vessels known as tramps are concerned about sourcing fuel to comply with one of...

Turn Negative ‘Weed’ into Positive ‘Biofuel’?

Damen Shipyard of the Netherlands and a local partner aim to turn the troublesome seaweed that forced closure of beaches into fuel, reports Riviera...